In the second quarter of 2010, total port cargo throughput increased by 9% over a year earlier to 67.3 million tonnes. Within this total, inward and outward port cargo rose by 10% and 7% to 39.3 million tonnes and 27.9 million tonnes respectively.
For the first half of 2010, total port cargo throughput increased by 14% over a year earlier to 130.0 million tonnes. Within this total, both inward and outward port cargo rose by 14% to 75.4 million tonnes and 54.7 million tonnes respectively.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, total port cargo throughput recorded virtually no change in the second quarter of 2010. Within this total, inward port cargo went up by 3%, while outward port cargo dropped by 3%.
Port cargo
Within port cargo, seaborne cargo increased by 12% over a year earlier to 46.3 million tonnes, while river cargo also rose by 3% to 21.0 million tonnes in the second quarter of Within inward port cargo, imports and inward transhipment increased by 4% and 17% in the second quarter of 2010 over a year earlier to 20.1 million tonnes and 19.3 million tonnes respectively. For outward port cargo, exports (including domestic exports and re-exports) decreased by 6% over a year earlier to 9.1 million tonnes, while outward transhipment rose by 16% to 18.8 million tonnes.
Within port cargo, seaborne and river cargo increased by 16% and 10% in the first half of 2010 over a year earlier to 88.4 million tonnes and 41.6 million tonnes respectively.
Within inward port cargo, imports and inward transhipment increased by 6% and 24% in the first half of 2010 over a year earlier to 38.7 million tonnes and 36.7 million tonnes respectively. For outward port cargo, exports recorded virtually no change at 18.6 million tonnes and outward transhipment increased by 23% to 36.1 million tonnes.
Containers
In the second quarter of 2010, the port of Hong Kong handled 6.0 million TEUs of containers, representing an increase of 15% over a year earlier. Within this total, laden containers increased by 13% to 5.1 million TEUs, while empty containers also rose by 21% to 0.9 million TEUs. Among laden containers, inward containers increased by 14% to 2.6 million TEUs, while outward containers also rose by 13% to 2.5 million TEUs.
In the first half of 2010, the port of Hong Kong handled 11.4 million TEUs of containers, representing an increase of 16% over the same period in 2009. Within this total, laden containers went up by 17% to 9.6 million TEUs, while empty containers also increased by 12% to 1.8 million TEUs. Among laden containers, inward containers increased by 17% to 4.9 million TEUs, while outward containers also rose by 16% to 4.8 million TEUs.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, laden container throughput recorded virtually no change in the second quarter of 2010. Within this total, inward laden containers rose by 1%, while outward laden containers dropped by 2%.
Seaborne and river laden containers increased by 16% and 7% in the second quarter of 2010 over a year earlier to 3.7 million TEUs and 1.4 million TEUs respectively.
In the first half of 2010, seaborne and river laden containers increased by 19% and 11% over the same period in 2009 to 7.1 million TEUs and 2.6 million TEUs respectively.
Within inward laden containers, imports and inward transhipment increased by 11% and 21% in the first half of 2010 over a year earlier to 1.7 million TEUs and 3.2 million TEUs respectively. For outward laden containers, exports and outward transhipment increased by 9% and 20% to 1.6 million TEUs and 3.2 million TEUs respectively.
Vessel arrivals
In the second quarter of 2010, the number of ocean vessel arrivals decreased by 4% over a year earlier to 8,020, with the total capacity increasing by 4% to 98.
