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Report on Asia-Pacific Port Development 2007.Pdf APEC PORT SERVICES NETWORK RRPORT ON ASIA-PACIFIC PORT DEVELOPMENT 2007 Reported by the APSN secretariat Beijing, China, 2009 Contents Chapter Page 1. Overview of the Asia-Pacific Port Industry Development, 2007………………....1 2. Port Production………………………………………………………………..…15 3. Port Management & Control…………………………………………………….28 4. Investment and Financing of the Port Industry………………………………….32 5. Port Safety and Security…………………………………………………………38 6. Port Services……………………………………………………………………..44 Individual Report： 1. Report on Port Development of China, 2007……………………………...….52 2. Report on Port Development of Hong Kong, China, 2007…………………...74 3. Report on Port Development of Canada, 2007………………………..………96 List of Tables Chapter Page 1. Economic growth rates of APEC member economies……………………………1 2. Exports of APEC member economies - value………………………………….…3 3. Annual average growth rates of exports of APEC member economies…………..4 4. Exports of APEC member economies - share………………….…………………6 5. Imports of APEC member economies - value…………………………….………7 6. Annual average growth rates of exports of APEC member economies……..……8 7. Imports of APEC member economies - share……………………………...……10 8. Container Port Throughputs of Selected APEC Member Economies…..……….12 9. List of the newly issued measures and regulations on the port and shipping industries in 2007, China……………………………………...…………………13 10. World‟s Top 20 Container Ports by Throughput in 2007……….………………15 11. Container port traffic for selected APEC member economies……..……………16 12. Port throughputs by types of cargo in China…………………….………………17 13. Tonnage handled at China‟s top ten container ports in 2007……………………18 14. Total Tonnage Handled in Canada‟s Port System………….……………………19 15. Canada‟s Marine Traffic Statistics by Sector……………………………………20 16. International Cruise Ship Traffic at Major Canadian Ports……………………...21 17. Productivity of major container ports in Canada, 2007……………………….…21 18. Container throughputs of major ports in Thailand………………………………22 19. Cargo throughputs of port of Hong Kong by year ………………...……………23 20. Statistics of four major cargo types of port of Hong Kong……………..………25 21. Waterway transport in Chinese Taipei by year…………………….……………27 22. Container throughputs at major ports in Chinese Taipei……………………...…27 23. List of the Port Related Laws/Regulations of Chinese Taipei…………………..28 24. FDI inflows, by host region and major host economy, 2006-2007………..….…32 25. Throughputs of main container terminals invested overseas in China, as of December 2007……………………….……………………….………...…33 26. Classified Statistics of the Statements of Compliance on Port Facilities Security in China by types of cargo……………………………………….………………39 27. Growth of the logistics related industry in 2007………..……….………………44 28. List of key players of logistics corporations in Singapore..…….……….………46 29. List of Top 10 Piloting Services measured by ships piloted……………….……47 30. Statistics of the Employment of Canadian Pilotage Authorities……………...…49 31. Total pilotage assignments and assignments per pilot in Canada……………….50 1 Individual Report： Report on Port Development of China, 2007 1-1. China‟s GDP for selected years……………….………..……………………52 1-2. Growth rates of China‟s GDP……………….…………….…………………52 1-3. Imports and exports for selected years………………….……………………53 1-4. Growth rates of imports and exports of China……….………………………53 1-5. Total volume and growth rates of imports and exports of China to main zations and regions ……………….……………..……………………………54 3-1. Port throughputs of China, 2007…………………………………..…………58 3-2. Cargo throughputs of 100 million ton ports in China……………………..…59 3-3. Port throughputs of five major types of cargo…………………….…………60 3-4. Container throughputs of ports of a carrying capacity of 1 million TEUs in China, 2007………………………………………………………………..61 3-5. Waterway transportation of coal in main ports of China……………….……62 3-6. Tonnage of imported iron ore handled at main ports of China………………64 3-7. Tonnage of crude oil handled at main coastal oil ports……………...………65 5-1. Classified statistics of the Statements of Compliance on Port Facilities Security in China, by types of cargo……………….……………...…………68 6-1. Growth of the logistics related industry, 2007………………………………70 6-2. List of top 10 piloting services measured by the quantity of ships piloted….71 6.3. Volume of tally business in 2007………………….…………………………73 Report on Port Development of Hong Kong, China, 2007 1-1. GDP of Hong Kong, China over selected years……………….….…………74 1-2. Growth rates of Hong Kong‟s GDP over years……………….….…….……75 1-3. Imports and exports of Hong Kong, China…………………….…….………75 1-4. Growth rates of exports and imports of Hong Kong, China…….……...……76 2-1. Aids to Navigation in Use………………………….…………….…..………76 3-1. Major listed corporations in Hong Kong involving port business….….….…77 3-2. New maritime legislation, 2007………………………..……….……………78 3-3. Statistics on ships registered in Hong Kong, China in 2007…………………78 3-4. Ship registered and de-registered in Hong Kong by ship type in 2007……...79 3-5. Ships registered in Hong Kong by Gross Tonnage distribution, as at end of 2007…………………………………………………………...…80 3-6. Statistics for vessel arrivals and annual growth rates in Hong Kong………...81 3-7. Vessel arrivals by month in 2007……………….……………………………82 3-8. Vessel arrivals by ship type in 2007…………………………………………83 3-9. Container vessel arrivals at Hong Kong in 2007……………………….……85 2 3-10. Container vessel arrivals at Hong Kong in 2007 by month………………..…86 4-1. Cargo throughput of Hong Kong Port ………………………………………86 4-2. Cargo throughput of Hong Kong Port by month…………….………………87 4-3. Container throughput of Port of Hong Kong…………………...……………89 4-4. Container throughput of imports of Port of Hong Kong……………………..90 4-5. Container throughputs of emports of Port of Hong Kong…………………...91 4-6. Source distribution of container throughputs of Port of Hong Kong………...92 4-7. Cargo handled by cargo type and mode of transport in 2007……………..…93 Report on Port Development of Canada, 2007 1-1. Gross domestic product at basic prices, overview-Annual……………..……96 1-2. Annual growth rates of Canada‟s GDP………………………………………97 1-3. Imports and exports in Canada over years……………………...……………99 1-4. Growth rates of imports and exports of Canada……………………………100 1-5. Canada‟s exports by origin, destination and mode of transport, 2007…...…100 1-6. Canada‟s imports by origin, destination and mode of transport, 2007….….101 1-7. Canadian exports by region…………………………………………………102 1-8. Shares of each mode of transport in the total trade volume of Canada….…103 1-9. Shares of each mode of transport in the total exports of Canada…………..104 1-10. Shares of each mode of transport in the total imports of Canada………...…105 1-11. Canada/other countries trade by mode and sector…………………………..106 2-1. Statistics of Canadian foreign trade volume………………..………………107 2-2. Canada‟s marine traffic statistics by sector…………………………………108 2-3. Major shipping companies of container transport in Canada………………109 2-4. Canadian-registered fleet by type………………………..…………………111 3-1. Canada's marine international vessel movements at major ports………..…113 3-2. Canada‟s marine traffic by sector………………………..…………………115 3-3. Canada‟s marine domestic and international traffic handled at Canada Port Authorities (CPA‟s) and other ports………..…………………116 3-4. Cargo handled by major commodity group………………………………...117 3-5. Canada‟s marine cargo throughput by major commodity group.….…...…..118 3-6. Canada‟s marine cargo throughput by sector…………………….…………119 3-7. International shipping - container traffic in TEU's…………………………123 3-8. International Passenger-Kms for the marine mode (cruise ship)……...……124 3-9. International traffic at major Canadian ports……………………….………124 4-1. Employment by Canadian Pilotage Authorities………………….…………125 4-2. Total pilotage assignments and assignments per pilot in Canada………..…127 3 Chapter 1 Overview of the Asia-Pacific Port Industry Development: 2007 Fueled by the emerging market economies, the year 2007 witnessed an average economic growth rate of 5.5% in the APEC region, 1.7% above the world’s average. In 2007, the global economy maintained good momentum for growth with international trade growing steadily worldwide. Overall, the global economy grew by 3.8％, down by 0.2% over the previous year. Affected by sluggish international financial markets and soaring oil prices, growth in the APEC region was moderate compared to the previous year. However, driven by vigorous economic development in the emerging market economies, the GDP of the APEC member economies maintained an average growth rate of 5.5%, 1.7% higher than the global average (See Table 1). Table 1 Economic growth rates of APEC member economies (Percentage) Total real GDP/Percentage Region, country or 80 80 90 90 95 00 territory 2004 2005 2006 2007 -00 -05 -00 -05 -05 -05 WORD 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 4.0 3.4 4.0 3.8 DEVELOPING 4.5 4.6 5.0 4.8 4.6 5.4 7.2 6.7 7.1 7.3 ECONOMIES ECONOMIES IN -5.5 -3.7 -4.8 -0.4 4.4 6.1 7.3 6.5 7.2 8.2 TRANSITION DEVELOPED 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.9 2.3 2.8 2.5 ECONOMIES Mexico 2.4 2.5 3.1 3.0 3.4 1.9 4.2 3.0 (e)4.9 (e)3.2 Chile 5.9 5.5 6.6 5.2 3.6 4.2 6.0 5.7 (e)4.3 (e)5.1 Peru 1.3 1.9 4.7 4.0 2.9 4.3 5.2 6.4 (e)7.7 (e)9.0 China 10.1 (e)9.9 10.6 (e)9.8 (e)8.9 (e)9.6 10.1 (e)10.4 (e)11.1 11.9 Hong Kong, China 5.6 (e)5.1 4.3 (e)4.0 (e)3.5 (e)4.2 8.2 (e)7.0 (e)6.7 (e)9.3 Chinese Taipei 7.6 (e)6.7 6.5 (e)5.2 (e)4.2 (e)3.6 (e)6.1 (e)4.2 (e)4.9 (e)5.7 Korea 7.7 7.0 5.8 5.3 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.0 5.0 (e)4.9 Brunei Darussalam 0.9 1.4 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.2 0.5 0.4 3.7 (e)0.4 Indonesia 6.0 5.2 4.2 3.5 2.2 4.7
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