Maritime transport, Q2 2003

The number of containers and roro cargo for 2003 are incorrect. New figures will be published within April 2004.

For the first time statistics on cargo by port and nationality of registration, and statistics of cargo by port and commodity are published.

Cargo by nationality of vessels

Of all domestic cargo transported in the first half of 2003, 64 per cent were transported on vessels registered in NOR. 8 per cent of the domestic cargo were transported on vessels registered in Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS), and 28 per cent by vessels registered in foreign ship registers.

Of the cargo transported between Norwegian and foreign ports, 83 per cent were transported on vessels registered in foreign ship registers, while 13 and 4 per cent were transported on NIS and NOR vessels.

23 per cent more containers

Compared with the 2^{n d} quarter last year there was an increase of 23 per cent of all TEU containers (twenty feet equivalent unit) with cargo handled by the big ports in the 2^{n d} quarter this year. The number of TEU containers with cargo over the port of Oslo increased by 45 per cent to 39 450 TEU containers the 2^{n d} quarter this year compared with the 2nd quarter last year.

Commodity

Crude oil and petroleum products, iron ore, crude and manufactured minerals, cement and manufactured building materials constituted the largest volume of commodities by 80 per cent of all cargo handled by the biggest ports. Crude oil and petroleum products alone constituted 57 per cent of all cargo. The port of Bergen represents the biggest portion of this. Non-specified commodity and miscellaneous articles (mostly transported in trucks and containers) constituted 7 per cent of all cargo.

Ferry transport between Norway and foreign countries

In the 2^{n d} quarter this year the ferries in foreign traffic transported 1.,55 million passengers, and.just over half of the passengers were e inbound.

Statistics on ferry services between Norway and foreign countries are from 2003 and onwards published through the maritime transport statistics.

Statistics on port calls are published in the StatBank.

Detailed statistics are published in the Statbank.

Tables:

• Table 1 Maritime transport statistics. Cargo loaded and unloaded in domestic and foreign traffic by port district. 2nd quarter 2003. Tonnes
• Table 2 Maritime transport statistics. Cargo in domestic and foreign traffic by port district. 2nd quarter 2003. Tonnes
• Table 3 Maritime transport. Number of containers TEU (by lolo and roro) and cargo by port district. 2nd quarter 2003. Tonnes
• Table 4 Maritime transport statistics. Number of passengers and vehicles in ferry transport, by direction and port district. 1st-2nd quarter 2003
• Table 5 Maritime transport statistics. Cargo loaded and unloaded in domestic and foreign traffic, by nationality of vessel. 1st- 2nd quarter 2003. Tonnes
• Table 6 Maritime transport statistics. Cargo loaded and unloaded in domestic and foreign traffic by type of commodity. 1st-2nd quarter 2003. Tonnes