　

24-24 Container Throughput by Main Cargo Handling Location
					(10 000 TEUs)
Item	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003

Container Throughput	1621.1	1809.8	1782.6	1914.4	2044.9
Container Terminals
Inward
Laden Container	358.4	386.2	380.2	409.6	433.5
Empty Container	125.1	164.4	157.5	161.0	157.5
Outward
Laden Container	507.2	574.7	559.1	583.3	579.9
Empty Container	38.9	34.9	31.7	35.3	36.1
Other than Container Terminals
Ocean
Inward
Laden Container	136.0	152.8	153.7	167.2	184.6
Empty Container	18.2	17.1	13.2	10.3	14.2
Outward
Laden Container	103.7	112.8	118.5	143.1	180.8
Empty Container	25.9	20.5	15.6	12.0	10.9
River
Inward
Laden Container	76.5	86.1	98.6	115.3	142.9
Empty Container	88.5	91.2	80.2	85.8	85.9
Outward
Laden Container	98.3	112.1	108.8	113.7	131.4
Empty Container	44.4	56.8	65.5	77.9	87.2


Note: TEU refers to Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (based on a standardized container size of 20 ft. x 8 ft. x 8 ft. ).