Vessel Arrivals by Ocean/River and Cargo/Passenger Vessels Ocean Vessels Year Month Cargo Vessels Passenger Vessels Sub-total No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) 2019 Jan 2 177 32 976 78 1 654 2 255 34 630 Feb 1 575 26 059 75 1 813 1 650 27 872 Mar 2 022 30 875 110 2 381 2 132 33 256 Apr 2 027 30 984 101 2 526 2 128 33 510 May 2 007 30 991 84 1 690 2 091 32 681 Jun 2 011 30 995 82 1 544 2 093 32 539 Jul 2 056 30 642 84 2 258 2 140 32 900 Aug 2 042 31 281 76 2 198 2 118 33 478 Sep 2 078 31 947 60 1 631 2 138 33 578 Oct 2 034 31 538 74 1 611 2 108 33 149 Nov 2 070 31 770 89 1 433 2 159 33 204 Dec 2 308 35 451 68 2 164 2 376 37 615 2020 Jan 2 215 35 320 68 2 336 2 283 37 657 Feb 1 761 29 473 17 709 1 778 30 182 Mar 2 098 31 203 7 86 2 105 31 289 Apr 2 074 30 296 1 † 2 075 30 296 May 2 027 30 022 0 0 2 027 30 022 Jun 2 116 34 747 0 0 2 116 34 747 Jul 2 444 46 225 14 781 2 458 47 005 Aug 1 460 22 027 3 † 1 463 22 028 Sep 1 453 21 508 6 † 1 459 21 509 Oct 1 370 21 481 6 † 1 376 21 481 Nov 1 390 20 192 4 † 1 394 20 192 Dec 1 463 21 100 4 † 1 467 21 100 2021 Jan 1 373 20 700 1 † 1 374 20 700 Feb 997 17 345 6 † 1 003 17 346 Mar 1 468 20 605 7 19 1 475 20 624 Apr 1 459 20 305 4 † 1 463 20 305 May 1 463 20 690 2 † 1 465 20 690 Jun 1 327 18 897 9 307 1 336 19 203 Jul # 1 362 18 580 8 751 1 370 19 332 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year-on-year change (%) Ocean Vessels Year Month Cargo Vessels Passenger Vessels Sub-total No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) 2019 Jan -0.9 -1.3 -36.1 -18.5 -2.8 -2.3 (2019 over Feb -7.0 -9.5 -31.8 +3.1 -8.5 -8.8 Mar +0.8 +1.0 -18.5 -1.0 -0.4 +0.8 2018) Apr +2.7 +2.5 -28.4 +9.1 +0.7 +3.0 May -6.1 -4.6 -32.3 -32.5 -7.6 -6.6 Jun -0.6 -4.5 -14.6 -28.0 -1.2 -5.9 Jul -1.2 -2.9 -22.2 +15.7 -2.2 -1.8 Aug +1.4 -0.7 -26.9 ^ 0 -0.7 Sep +12.5 +11.0 -18.9 +6.9 +11.3 +10.8 Oct +2.6 +0.6 -24.5 -19.5 +1.3 -0.6 Nov +3.2 +2.8 -46.4 -29.7 -0.6 +0.8 Dec +11.3 +11.8 -32.0 +3.6 +9.3 +11.2 2020 Jan +1.7 +7.1 -12.8 +41.3 +1.2 +8.7 (2020 over Feb +11.8 +13.1 -77.3 -60.9 +7.8 +8.3 Mar +3.8 +1.1 -93.6 -96.4 -1.3 -5.9 2019) Apr +2.3 -2.2 -99.0 -100.0 -2.5 -9.6 May +1.0 -3.1 -100.0 -100.0 -3.1 -8.1 Jun +5.2 +12.1 -100.0 -100.0 +1.1 +6.8 Jul +18.9 +50.9 -83.3 -65.4 +14.9 +42.9 Aug -28.5 -29.6 -96.1 -100.0 -30.9 -34.2 Sep -30.1 -32.7 -90.0 -100.0 -31.8 -35.9 Oct -32.6 -31.9 -91.9 -100.0 -34.7 -35.2 Nov -32.9 -36.4 -95.5 -100.0 -35.4 -39.2 Dec -36.6 -40.5 -94.1 -100.0 -38.3 -43.9 2021 Jan -38.0 -41.4 -98.5 -100.0 -39.8 -45.0 (2021 over Feb -43.4 -41.1 -64.7 -99.9 -43.6 -42.5 Mar -30.0 -34.0 0 -77.7 -29.9 -34.1 2020) Apr -29.7 -33.0 +300.0 +653.8 -29.5 -33.0 May -27.8 -31.1 - - -27.7 -31.1 Jun -37.3 -45.6 - - -36.9 -44.7 Jul # -44.3 -59.8 -42.9 -3.7 -44.3 -58.9 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Vessel Arrivals by Ocean/River and Cargo/Passenger Vessels (Cont'd) River Vessels Year Month Cargo Vessels Passenger Vessels Sub-total No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) 2019 Jan 5 820 8 552 6 708 1 710 12 528 10 261 Feb 3 401 5 573 6 192 1 617 9 593 7 190 Mar 5 783 8 125 6 513 1 860 12 296 9 986 Apr 5 411 7 860 6 195 1 604 11 606 9 464 May 5 766 8 418 6 221 1 742 11 987 10 160 Jun 5 456 7 741 5 967 1 613 11 423 9 354 Jul 5 645 8 434 5 918 1 279 11 563 9 713 Aug 5 659 8 426 5 825 1 560 11 484 9 986 Sep 5 382 8 121 5 323 1 487 10 705 9 608 Oct 5 160 7 930 5 454 1 519 10 614 9 449 Nov 5 534 8 382 5 338 1 613 10 872 9 995 Dec 5 652 8 583 5 541 1 767 11 193 10 350 2020 Jan 4 215 7 160 5 345 1 489 9 560 8 648 Feb 3 582 5 783 930 139 4 512 5 922 Mar 5 354 9 162 368 48 5 722 9 209 Apr 5 220 8 274 0 0 5 220 8 274 May 5 698 9 046 0 0 5 698 9 046 Jun 5 264 8 490 28 6 5 292 8 496 Jul 5 634 9 574 32 7 5 666 9 582 Aug 4 754 5 230 0 0 4 754 5 230 Sep 5 057 5 638 0 0 5 057 5 638 Oct 4 514 5 073 7 1 4 521 5 074 Nov 4 715 5 320 62 9 4 777 5 329 Dec 4 989 5 738 62 9 5 051 5 746 2021 Jan 3 811 4 437 62 9 3 873 4 445 Feb 1 784 2 391 56 7 1 840 2 398 Mar 4 432 5 113 63 8 4 495 5 121 Apr 4 201 4 597 60 8 4 261 4 605 May 4 077 4 640 62 8 4 139 4 648 Jun 3 685 4 426 60 8 3 745 4 434 Jul # 3 916 5 132 67 9 3 983 5 141 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year-on-year change (%) River Vessels Year Month Cargo Vessels Passenger Vessels Sub-total No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) 2019 Jan -13.5 +2.5 -3.2 -1.6 -8.3 +1.8 (2019 over Feb -18.5 -7.9 -5.9 -5.2 -10.8 -7.3 Mar -12.6 -8.0 -6.1 -0.4 -9.3 -6.7 2018) Apr -6.7 +8.0 -9.3 -6.6 -8.1 +5.2 May -6.3 +10.5 -10.4 -3.2 -8.5 +7.9 Jun -2.7 +12.7 -11.2 -12.4 -7.3 +7.4 Jul -0.1 +19.2 -15.3 -27.4 -8.5 +9.9 Aug +2.6 +15.6 -15.2 -16.4 -7.3 +9.1 Sep +9.0 +19.9 -14.6 -7.7 -4.2 +14.6 Oct -1.7 +2.7 -21.8 -14.3 -13.2 -0.4 Nov -0.1 +9.3 -19.7 +2.6 -10.8 +8.2 Dec -0.6 +5.4 -19.7 +0.5 -11.1 +4.5 2020 Jan -27.6 -16.3 -20.3 -12.9 -23.7 -15.7 (2020 over Feb +5.3 +3.8 -85.0 -91.4 -53.0 -17.6 Mar -7.4 +12.8 -94.3 -97.4 -53.5 -7.8 2019) Apr -3.5 +5.3 -100.0 -100.0 -55.0 -12.6 May -1.2 +7.5 -100.0 -100.0 -52.5 -11.0 Jun -3.5 +9.7 -99.5 -99.6 -53.7 -9.2 Jul -0.2 +13.5 -99.5 -99.4 -51.0 -1.3 Aug -16.0 -37.9 -100.0 -100.0 -58.6 -47.6 Sep -6.0 -30.6 -100.0 -100.0 -52.8 -41.3 Oct -12.5 -36.0 -99.9 -99.9 -57.4 -46.3 Nov -14.8 -36.5 -98.8 -99.5 -56.1 -46.7 Dec -11.7 -33.2 -98.9 -99.5 -54.9 -44.5 2021 Jan -9.6 -38.0 -98.8 -99.4 -59.5 -48.6 (2021 over Feb -50.2 -58.7 -94.0 -94.9 -59.2 -59.5 Mar -17.2 -44.2 -82.9 -82.8 -21.4 -44.4 2020) Apr -19.5 -44.4 - - -18.4 -44.3 May -28.4 -48.7 - - -27.4 -48.6 Jun -30.0 -47.9 +114.3 +20.4 -29.2 -47.8 Jul # -30.5 -46.4 +109.4 +16.8 -29.7 -46.3 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Vessel Arrivals by Ocean/River and Cargo/Passenger Vessels (Cont'd) Overall Year Month Cargo Vessels Passenger Vessels Total No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) 2019 Jan 7 997 41 527 6 786 3 363 14 783 44 891 Feb 4 976 31 632 6 267 3 431 11 243 35 062 Mar 7 805 39 000 6 623 4 241 14 428 43 241 Apr 7 438 38 844 6 296 4 130 13 734 42 974 May 7 773 39 409 6 305 3 432 14 078 42 840 Jun 7 467 38 736 6 049 3 157 13 516 41 893 Jul 7 701 39 076 6 002 3 537 13 703 42 613 Aug 7 701 39 707 5 901 3 758 13 602 43 465 Sep 7 460 40 068 5 383 3 118 12 843 43 186 Oct 7 194 39 469 5 528 3 130 12 722 42 598 Nov 7 604 40 153 5 427 3 046 13 031 43 199 Dec 7 960 44 034 5 609 3 931 13 569 47 965 2020 Jan 6 430 42 480 5 413 3 825 11 843 46 305 Feb 5 343 35 256 947 848 6 290 36 104 Mar 7 452 40 364 375 134 7 827 40 498 Apr 7 294 38 570 1 † 7 295 38 570 May 7 725 39 068 0 0 7 725 39 068 Jun 7 380 43 237 28 6 7 408 43 243 Jul 8 078 55 799 46 788 8 124 56 587 Aug 6 214 27 257 3 † 6 217 27 258 Sep 6 510 27 146 6 † 6 516 27 146 Oct 5 884 26 554 13 1 5 897 26 555 Nov 6 105 25 512 66 9 6 171 25 521 Dec 6 452 26 838 66 9 6 518 26 847 2021 Jan 5 184 25 136 63 9 5 247 25 145 Feb 2 781 19 736 62 8 2 843 19 744 Mar 5 900 25 718 70 27 5 970 25 745 Apr 5 660 24 902 64 8 5 724 24 910 May 5 540 25 329 64 8 5 604 25 337 Jun 5 012 23 323 69 315 5 081 23 637 Jul # 5 278 23 712 75 760 5 353 24 472 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year-on-year change (%) Overall Year Month Cargo Vessels Passenger Vessels Total No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT No. of Vessel NT Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) Arrivals ('000) 2019 Jan -10.4 -0.5 -3.8 -10.7 -7.5 -1.4 (2019 over Feb -15.2 -9.3 -6.3 -1.0 -10.5 -8.5 Mar -9.4 -1.1 -6.4 -0.7 -8.1 -1.0 2018) Apr -4.3 +3.6 -9.7 +2.4 -6.8 +3.4 May -6.2 -1.7 -10.8 -20.2 -8.4 -3.5 Jun -2.1 -1.5 -11.3 -20.8 -6.5 -3.3 Jul -0.4 +1.1 -15.4 -4.7 -7.5 +0.6 Aug +2.3 +2.3 -15.4 -7.5 -6.2 +1.4 Sep +10.0 +12.7 -14.7 -0.6 -1.9 +11.6 Oct -0.6 +1.1 -21.9 -17.0 -11.1 -0.5 Nov +0.8 +4.1 -20.3 -15.6 -9.2 +2.4 Dec +2.6 +10.4 -19.9 +2.2 -8.1 +9.7 2020 Jan -19.6 +2.3 -20.2 +13.7 -19.9 +3.2 (2020 over Feb +7.4 +11.5 -84.9 -75.3 -44.1 +3.0 Mar -4.5 +3.5 -94.3 -96.8 -45.8 -6.3 2019) Apr -1.9 -0.7 -100.0 -100.0 -46.9 -10.2 May -0.6 -0.9 -100.0 -100.0 -45.1 -8.8 Jun -1.2 +11.6 -99.5 -99.8 -45.2 +3.2 Jul +4.9 +42.8 -99.2 -77.7 -40.7 +32.8 Aug -19.3 -31.4 -99.9 -100.0 -54.3 -37.3 Sep -12.7 -32.3 -99.9 -100.0 -49.3 -37.1 Oct -18.2 -32.7 -99.8 -100.0 -53.6 -37.7 Nov -19.7 -36.5 -98.8 -99.7 -52.6 -40.9 Dec -18.9 -39.1 -98.8 -99.8 -52.0 -44.0 2021 Jan -19.4 -40.8 -98.8 -99.8 -55.7 -45.7 (2021 over Feb -48.0 -44.0 -93.5 -99.1 -54.8 -45.3 Mar -20.8 -36.3 -81.3 -79.5 -23.7 -36.4 2020) Apr -22.4 -35.4 ※ ※ -21.5 -35.4 May -28.3 -35.2 - - -27.5 -35.1 Jun -32.1 -46.1 +146.4 ※ -31.4 -45.3 Jul # -34.7 -57.5 +63.0 -3.6 -34.1 -56.8 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec # Provisional figures ^ Change within ±0.05% † Less than 500 tons - Not applicable ※ Change more than 1000% Notes: (1) Ocean vessels and river vessels are defined according to whether or not their ports of call are beyond the river trade limits. Ocean vessels refer to vessels operating beyond the river trade limits while river vessels refer to vessels plying within the river trade limits. Notes: (2) Arrivals of river passenger vessels include arrivals at Macau Ferry Terminal, China Ferry Terminal, Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal (TMFT) and SkyPier. The cross-boundary ferry services at China Ferry Terminal has been suspended since 30 January 2020, while that at Macau Ferry Terminal has been suspended since 4 February 2020. The cross-boundary ferry service at TMFT was suspended on 30 January 2020 and was ceased on 8 June 2021. Except for the chartered ferry transfer services, the scheduled ferry transfer services at SkyPier between Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and the Mainland China and Macao have been suspended since April 2020. Sea-to-air transfer ferry service from Shenzhen Shekou Port to SkyPier of HKIA has been resumed from 28 October 2020.