22-18 Container Throughput by Main Cargo Handling Location

Thousand T.E.U.s

 

1990

1996

1997

 

1998

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Container Throughput

5101

13460

14567

(14386)

14582

16211

Container Terminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Discharged

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Laden Container

1290

3328

3708

(3698)

3432

3584

        Empty Container

540

819

856

(856)

1214

1251

    Loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Laden Container

1859

4148

4474

(4558)

4470

5072

        Empty Container

142

391

451

(451)

439

389

Other than Container Terminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

    By Ocean Vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Discharged

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Laden Container

544

1401

1374

(1326)

1258

1360

            Empty Container

120

224

258

(258)

200

182

        Loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Laden Container

464

1220

1270

(1063)

874

1037

            Empty Container

72

201

253

(253)

309

259

    By River Vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Discharged

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Laden Container

26

406

439

(439)

599

765

            Empty Container

11

475

545

(545)

582

885

        Loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Laden Container

21

601

666

(666)

856

983

            Empty Container

12

248

272

(272)

349

444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: Starting from 1998, a new series of container throughput has been compiled. To facilitate comparison, figures for 1997 under the new series are presented in brackets. T.E.U. refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (based on a standardized container size of 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. ).