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TRANSPORT STATISTICS 2015 National Statistics Office, Malta 2015 Published by the National Statistics Office Lascaris Valletta VLT 2000 Malta Tel.: (+356) 25 99 70 00 website: http://www.nso.gov.mt CIP Data Transport Statistics 2015. – Valletta: National Statistics Office, 2015 xii, 159p. For further information, please contact: Unit A4: International Trade and Transport Statistics Directorate A: Economic Statistics National Statistics Office Lascaris Valletta VLT 2000 Malta Tel.: (+356) 25 99 71 64 e-mail: [email protected] Our publications are available from: Unit D2: External Cooperation and Communication Directorate D: Resources and Support Services National Statistics Office Lascaris Valletta VLT 2000 Tel.: (+356) 25 99 72 19 email: [email protected] Foreword This publication presents key statistics covering all forms of transport that are relevant to Malta. The body of data provides a sound basis for the analysis of air passenger movements, sea and air freight movements and road transport patronage. Additionally, through the transport approach, a light is thrown on economic activities such as the yachting, cruise liner and fishing industries. In view of this, the volume should prove to be a useful reference book in the hands of analysts of commuter flows, urban planners, port management authorities and insurance businesses, amongst others. It also possesses the qualities of a reasonably comprehensive source book for the compilation of geospatial statistics, a tool which is increasingly being used to assess the extent of rural and urban challenges, be they at global, regional or local levels. The NSO would like to thank its data sources: transport authorities, administrative record providers, and major transportation companies for their valuable contributions and timely co-operation. Without their collaboration it would not be possible to steer this array of statistics to availability in the public sphere. Reuben Fenech Director General October 2015 CONTENTS T = Table C = Chart Page Foreword iii Commentary ix Air Transport T1.1 Passenger movements: 2010-2014 3 C1.1 Passenger movements 3 T1.2 Passenger movements by country/region: 2010-2014 4 T1.3 Passenger movements by major airports: 2010-2014 5 T1.4 Passenger movements by major airports - UK and Ireland: 2010-2014 6 T1.5 Passenger movements by major airports - Scandinavia: 2010-2014 7 T1.6 Passenger movements by major airports - Germany: 2010-2014 8 T1.7 Passenger movements by major airports - Italy: 2010-2014 9 T1.8 Passenger movements by major airports - Other European countries: 2010-2014 10 T1.9 Main airlines, flight and passenger movements: 2010-2014 11 T1.10 Mail and cargo movements: 2010-2014 12 Sea Transport T2.1 Number and net tonnage of vessels entered and cleared with cargoes and in ballast: 2014 15 T2.2 Number, tonnage and crews of vessels entered and cleared classified by country of origin or destination: 2014 16 T2.3 Number and tonnage of vessels arriving at Malta, classified by type and nationality: 2014 19 T2.4 Number and tonnage of vessels departing from Malta, classified by type and nationality: 2014 21 T2.5 Number, tonnage and crews of vessels entered and cleared, classified by nationality: 2014 23 T2.6 Number and net tonnage of vessels entered and cleared classified by country and port of origin or destination: 2014 25 T2.7 Number and tonnage of vessels entered and cleared classified by country of origin or destination and nationality: 2014 37 T2.8 Number and net tonnage of vessels entered and cleared with cargo and in ballast, classified by type of vessel: 2014 58 Page Sea Transport (cont.) T2.9 Number and net tonnage of vessels entered, classified by range of net tonnage and by month: 2014 59 T2.10 Number and tonnage of vessels entered, classified by range of gross tonnage: 2014 61 T2.11 Number and tonnage of vessels entered with cargoes and in ballast classified by range of net tonnage: 2014 62 T2.12 Number and tonnage of vessels cleared, classified by duration of stay in harbour: 2014 63 T2.13 Number and tonnage of Maltese vessels cleared, classified by country and port of origin or destination: 2014 64 T2.14 Number, tonnage and type of vessels, registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1973: 2014 69 T2.15 Tonnage of cargo unloaded and loaded at Malta: 2009-2014 69 T2.16 Cargo unloaded and loaded classified by country of origin/destination of vessel: 2014 70 T2.17 Cargo unloaded and loaded by vessel classified by nationality of vessel: 2014 75 T2.18 Unitised cargo and number of units unloaded and loaded: 2013-2014 76 T2.19 Yacht berthing capacity: 2014 77 T2.20 Foreign yachts arrivals: 2014 78 T2.21 Stock of fishing vessels registered in Malta and Gozo by region: 2014 79 T2.22 Stock of fishing vessels registered in Malta and Gozo by length group: 2014 79 T2.23 Stock of fishing vessels registered in Malta and Gozo by country of construction: 2014 79 T2.24 Stock of fishing vessels registered in Malta and Gozo by construction material: 2014 80 T2.25 Stock of fishing vessels registered in Malta and Gozo by vessel type and age group: 2014 80 T2.26 Stock of fishing licences by type of licence and type of vessels: 2014 81 T2.27 Stock of fishing licences by type of licence and region: 2014 81 T2.28 Stock of fishing licences by type of vessel and current base port: 2014 82 T2.29 Cruise liners: transit passengers 84 T2.30 Cruise liners: passenger embarkations 84 T2.31 Cruise liners: passenger landings 85 T2.32 Total passenger traffic 85 T2.33 Cruise liner calls 86 T2.34 Quarterly sea transport between Malta and Gozo 87 C2.1 Average number of passengers per vehicle crossing between Malta nad Gozo 87 T2.35 Monthly sea transport between Malta and Gozo 88 T2.36 Quarterly sea transport between Malta and Gozo by vessel 89 Page Sea Transport (cont.) C2.2 Annual vessel percentage patronage efficiency 89 T2.37 Commercial vehicles carried by Gozo Channel 90 Road Transport T3.1 Total road traffic accidents 93 C3.1 Total road traffic accidents by region: 2012-2014 93 T3.2 Minor road traffic accidents 94 T3.3 Road traffic accidents involving injuries 94 T3.4 Casualties in road traffic accidents 95 C3.2 Casualties in road traffic accidents: 2012-2014 95 T3.5 Injuries sustained by drivers in road traffic accidents 96 T3.6 Injuries sustained by passengers in road traffic accidents 96 T3.7 Injuries sustained by pedestrians in road traffic accidents 96 T3.8 Total injuries sustained in road traffic accidents: by type of injury 97 T3.9 Road traffic casualties by type of injury: monthly 97 T3.10 Traffic accidents and casualty-to-accident ratio by month: January-December 98 T3.11 Road traffic casualties by type of injury, age and sex 99 T3.12 Road traffic casualties by type of injury, age and means of transport 100 T3.13 Road traffic casualties by travellers, age and means of transport 101 T3.14 Road traffic casualties by day of the week 102 C3.3 Total road traffic casualties by day of the week: January-December 2014 102 C3.4 Total road traffic accidents by day of the week: January-December 2014 102 T3.15 Road traffic accidents by day and time of day 103 T3.16 Percentage ratio of casualties to accidents by day and time of day 104 T3.17 Road traffic accidents by locality 105 C3.5 Top 10 localities for traffic accidents: 2014 106 T3.18 Stock of licensed motor vehicles 107 T3.19 Newly-licensed motor vehicles 108 T3.20 Newly-licensed 'new' motor vehicles 108 T3.21 Newly-licensed 'used' motor vehicles 109 T3.22 Vehicles by main active Out-of-Action restriction: 2014 109 T3.23 Stock of licensed vehicles by fuel type and vehicle group: 2014 110 T3.24 Stock of licensed vehicles by Euro Legislation and vehicle group: 2014 111 T3.25 Stock of licensed vehicles as at end of year by vehicle group and age of vehicle 112 T3.26 Average age of vehicles as at end of year 112 Page Road Transport (cont.) T3.27 Stock of licensed vehicles as at end of year by vehicle group and region: 2014 113 T3.28 Stock of licensed vehicles as at end of year by age group and vehicle group: 2014 114 T3.29 Transport indicators 115 T3.30 License holders indicators 115 T3.31 Rate of motorisation by region 115 T3.32 Transport Equipment (Vehicles) as at end year: 2014 Number of passenger road vehicles licensed in the country 116 T3.33 Transport Equipment (Vehicles) as at end year: 2014 Goods-carrying vehicles, special purpose vehicles and road tractors licensed in the country 118 T3.34 Transport Equipment (Vehicles) as at end year: 2014 Number of passenger road vehicles registered in the country 120 T3.35 Transport Equipment (Vehicles) as at end year: 2014 Goods-carrying vehicles, special purpose vehicles and road tractors registered in the country 122 T3.36 Vehicle Road-worthiness Test (VRT): 2014 124 T3.37 Total licence holders by region 125 T3.38 Total licence holders by age group and sex 125 T3.39 Stock of licence categories issued as at end 2014 126 T3.40 Driving license tests carried out in 2014 127 T3.41 Driving license tests results by category 2014 128 T3.42 Contraventions issued by the Police: by region 129 C3.6 Contraventions issued by the Police: by region 129 T3.43 Contraventions issued by the Police: monthly 130 C3.7 Contraventions issued by the Police: monthly 130 T3.44 Contraventions issued by the Police: by contravention category 131 T3.45 Contraventions issued by the Police: by locality 132 C3.8 Top 10 localities for transport related contraventions issued by the Police: 2014 133 T3.46 Minimum fines issued by the Police: by contravention category 134 T3.47 Contraventions issued by Local Wardens:
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