Statistics

HK's port cargo throughput up 10% in 2010

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-09 11:24

HONG KONG - The total port cargo throughput in 2010 in Hong Kong increased by 10 percent over a year earlier to 267.8 million tons, said the city's statistical authority Tuesday.

Within this total, inward and outward port cargo rose 11 percent and 10 percent to 154.3 million tons and 113.6 million tons respectively.

Meanwhile, the total port cargo throughput in Hong Kong rose to 70.0 million tons in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 8 percent on the same period last year.

Related readings:  HK backed to become offshore RMB center  Hong Kong's retail sales value up 28%  Hong Kong to foster economic diversification  HK backed to become offshore RMB center

On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, the total port cargo throughput increased by 3 percent in the fourth quarter. Inward and outward port cargo went up by 2 percent and 6 percent respectively.

The port of Hong Kong handled 23.7 million 20-foot container units in 2010, up 13 percent over 2009. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the port of Hong Kong handled 6.1 million container units, up 9 percent over a year earlier.

The number of ocean vessel arrivals in Hong Kong for 2010 decreased by 2 percent over 2009 to 32,650, with the total capacity increasing by 6 percent to 401.8 million net registered tons.

In the fourth quarter of 2010, the number of ocean vessel arrivals decreased by 1 percent over a year earlier to 8,420, with the total capacity increasing by 13 percent to 105.7 million net registered tons.

Over the same period, the number of river vessel arrivals increased by 4 percent over a year earlier to 45,830, with the total capacity increasing by 12 percent to 28 million net registered tons.