📋 Tender Overview
The Census and Statistics Department CSD today June 3 released the statistics on vessels port cargo and containers for the first quarter of 2025
In the first quarter of 2025 total port cargo throughput decreased by 39 to 411 million tonnes over a year earlier Within this total inward port cargo decreased by 108 to 245 million tonnes while outward port cargo increased by 86 to 166 million tonnes
On a seasonally adjusted quartertoquarter comparison total port cargo throughput increased by 26 in the first quarter of 2025 Within this total inward port cargo decreased by 13 compared with the preceding quarter while outward port cargo increased by 89 compared with the preceding quarter The seasonally adjusted series enables more meaningful shorterterm comparison to be made for discerning possible variations in trends
Port cargo
In the first quarter of 2025 within port cargo seaborne and river cargo decreased by 37 and 42 to 259 million tonnes and 152 million tonnes respectively over a year earlier
Comparing the first quarter of 2025 with a year earlier a doubledigit increase was recorded in the tonnage of inward port cargo loaded in Chile 333 On the other hand doubledigit decreases were recorded in the tonnage of inward port cargo loaded in Vietnam 306 Taiwan 239 Malaysia 216 Thailand 214 Korea 185 Japan 138 and the mainland of China 132 For outward port cargo doubledigit increases were recorded in the tonnage of outward port cargo discharged in Australia 283 Taiwan 228 and the mainland of China 225 On the other hand doubledigit decreases were recorded in the tonnage of outward port cargo discharged in the United States of America 319 the Philippines 306 Malaysia 278 Thailand 259 Japan 215 and Vietnam 181
Comparing the first quarter of 2025 with a year earlier doubledigit changes were recorded in the tonnage of inward port cargo of metalliferous ores and metal scrap 249 artificial resins and plastic materials 150 and stone sand and gravel 377 As for outward port cargo tripledigit or doubledigit changes were recorded in the tonnage of stone sand and gravel 1229 metalliferous ores and metal scrap 156 and artificial resins and plastic materials 206
Containers
In the first quarter of 2025 the port of Hong Kong handled 337 million twentyfoot equivalent units TEUs of containers representing an increase of 16 over a year earlier Within this total laden containers decreased by 33 to 258 million TEUs while empty containers increased by 212 to 080 million TEUs Among laden containers inward and outward containers decreased by 29 and 36 to 139 million TEUs and 119 million TEUs respectively
On a seasonally adjusted quartertoquarter comparison laden container throughput increased by 16 in the first quarter of 2025 Within this total inward laden containers increased by 33 while outward laden containers decreased by 04
In the first quarter of 2025 seaborne and river laden containers decreased by 33 and 32 to 182 million TEUs and 076 million TEUs respectively over a year earlier
Vessel arrivals
Comparing the first quarter of 2025 with a year earlier the number of ocean vessel arrivals decreased by 11 to 4 506 with the total capacity also decreasing by 38 to 708 million net tons Meanwhile the number of river vessel arrivals decreased by 07 to 19 800 while the total capacity increased by 226 to 231 million net tons
Further information
Port cargo and laden container statistics are compiled from a sample of consignments listed in the cargo manifests supplied by shipping companies and agents to the CSD Vessel statistics are compiled by the Marine Department primarily from general declarations submitted by ship masters and authorised shipping agents Pleasure vessels and fishing vessels plying exclusively within the river trade limits are excluded
Table 1 presents the detailed port cargo statistics
Table 2 and Table 3 respectively present the inward and outward port cargo statistics by main countriesterritories of loading and discharge
Table 4 and Table 5 respectively present the inward and outward port cargo statistics by principal commodities
Table 6 presents the detailed container statistics
Table 7 presents the statistics on vessel arrivals in Hong Kong
More detailed statistics on port cargo containers and vessels are published in the report Hong Kong Shipping Statistics First Quarter 2025 Users can browse and download this publication at the website of the CSD
For enquiries about port cargo and container statistics please contact the Electronic Trading Services and Cargo Statistics Section of the CSD Tel 2582 2126 or email For enquiries about vessel statistics readers may contact the Statistics Section under the Planning Development and Port Security Branch of the Marine Department Tel 2852 3662 or email
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