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| In 2006, the port of Hong Kong handled 23.5 million TEUs of containers, representing a 4% increase compared to 2005. |
Total port cargo throughput rose to 60.8 million metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2006, up 3% compared to the same period the previous year, according to the Census and Statistics Department.
Within this total, inward port cargo recorded virtually no change compared to a year earlier at 35.9 million metric tons, while outward port cargo rose 7% to 25.0 million metric tons.
For 2006 as a whole, total port cargo throughput grew 4% compared to a year earlier to 238.2 million metric tons. Within this total, inward port cargo recorded virtually no change at 141.5 million metric tons, while outward port cargo rose 8% to 96.7 million metric tons.
Within port cargo, seaborne cargo increased 7% compared to a year earlier to 43.3 million metric tons, while river cargo decreased 5% to 17.5 million metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2006.
In 2006, seaborne cargo grew 3% to 166.2 million metric tons while river cargo rose 5% to 72 million metric tons.
In the fourth quarter of 2006, the port of Hong Kong handled 6.2 million TEUs of containers, representing a 5% increase compared to a year earlier. Within this total, both laden and empty containers increased 5% to 5 million TEUs and 1.1 million TEUs, respectively. Among laden containers, inward and outward containers increased 4% and 6% compared to a year earlier to 2.4 million TEUs and 2.6 million TEUs, respectively.
In 2006, the port of Hong Kong handled 23.5 million TEUs of containers, representing a 4% increase compared to 2005. Within this total, laden and empty containers went up 5% and 1% to 19.3 million TEUs and 4.2 million TEUs respectively. For laden containers, inward and outward containers rose 4% and 5% to 9.4 million TEUs and 10.0 million TEUs, respectively.
In the fourth quarter of 2006, the number of ocean vessel arrivals fell 2% compared to a year earlier to 9,770, with the total capacity increasing 6% to 88.9 million net registered tons. Over the same period, the number of river vessel arrivals fell 4% to 47,800, with the total capacity increasing 6% to 28.4 million net registered tons.
In 2006, the number of ocean vessel arrivals recorded was 39,020, virtually the same compared to 2005 with the total capacity up 7% to 346.6 million net registered tons. Over the same period, the number of river vessel arrivals reached 191,940, also virtually no change from 2005, with the total capacity up 9% to 109.8 million net registered tons.
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