HK container volumes continue to slide in the first half

For the first half, the slide was consistent, also falling 8% from the year before to 10.7m teu. The second quarter saw a 40-day long port strike at Hong Kong International Terminals that resulted in lines diverting calls to South China.

Vessel arrivals fell 4% year-on-year in the second quarter to 7,460, although in terms of tonnage, there was virtually no change at 102.9m net registered tons. The number of river vessel arrivals decreased by 4% to 38,710, but in terms of tonnage, total capacity increased by 9% to 28.5m net registered tons.

For the first half, the number of oceangoing vessel arrivals decreased by 2% to 14,930, with total capacity also decreasing by 1% to 204.2m net registered tons. The number of river vessel arrivals decreased by 3% to 76,820, with the total capacity increasing by 5% to 53.8m net registered tons.

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