On the rise: The port of Hong Kong handled 5.4 million TEUs of containers in the second quarter, a rise of 6% over a year earlier.

Total port cargo throughput rose to 55.3 million tones in the second quarter, up 8% over a year earlier. 

Within this total, inward port cargo rose 10% to 34.6 million tonnes, while outward port cargo rose 6% to 20.7 million tonnes.

For the first half of 2004, total port cargo throughput increased 10% to 110.8 million tonnes. 

Within this total, inward port cargo went up 9% to 68.6 million tonnes while outward port cargo went up 12%  to 42.2 million tonnes.

Total port cargo throughput fell 8% in Q2

On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, total port cargo throughput decreased 8% in the second quarter.

Within this total, inward port cargo decreased 6%, while outward port cargo decreased  10%.

In the second quarter, the port of Hong Kong handled 5.4 million TEUs of containers, a rise of 6% over a year earlier.  Within this total, laden containers and empty containers both rose 6% to 4.4 million TEUs and 1 million TEUs. 

Among laden containers, inward and outward containers were up 11% and 2% to 2.1 million TEUs and 2.2 million TEUs.

Hong Kong handled 10.6m TEUs in first half of 2004

In the first half of 2004, the port of Hong Kong handled 10.6 million TEUs of containers, representing an increase of 8% over the same period in 2003. Within this total, laden containers rose 11% to 8.7 million TEUs, while empty containers decreased 1% to 1.9 million TEUs. 

Among laden containers, inward and outward containers were up 14% and 8% over a year earlier to 4.2 million TEUs and 4.5 million TEUs in the first half of 2004.