23-22    Container Throughput by Main Cargo Handling Location
					(10 000 TEUs)
Item	1997		1998	1999	2000	2001
Container Throughput	1456.7	(1438.6)	1458.2	1621.1	1809.8	1782.6
Container Terminals
Inward
Laden Container	370.8	(369.8)	343.2	358.4	386.2	380.2
Empty Container	85.6	(85.6)	121.4	125.1	164.4	157.5
Outward
Laden Container	447.4	(455.8)	447.0	507.2	574.7	559.1
Empty Container	45.1	(45.1)	43.9	38.9	34.9	31.7
Other than Container Terminals
Ocean
Inward
Laden Container	137.4	(132.6)	125.8	136.0	152.8	153.7
Empty Container	25.8	(25.8)	20.0	18.2	17.1	13.2
Outward
Laden Container	127.0	(106.3)	87.4	103.7	112.8	118.5
Empty Container	25.3	(25.3)	30.9	25.9	20.5	15.6
River
Inward
Laden Container	43.9	(43.9)	59.9	76.5	86.1	98.6
Empty Container	54.5	(54.5)	58.2	88.5	91.2	80.2
Outward
Laden Container	66.6	(66.6)	85.6	98.3	112.1	108.8
Empty Container	27.2	(27.2)	34.9	44.4	56.8	65.5
Notes: Starting from 1998, a new series of container throughput statistics has been compiled. To facilitate comparison, figures for 1997 under the new
series are presented in brackets.
TEU refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (based on a standardized container size of 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. ).