Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics 1 2019 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics Version 4.1 (October 2019) Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics 2 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics 3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................7 PART I: METHODOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS .................................................................................8 3.1 Ports ................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.1 List of ports ................................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.2 Port ............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.1.3 Statistical port (reporting port) .................................................................................................... 15 3.1.4 Main port .................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.5 Other port (data set A3) .............................................................................................................. 16 3.1.6 UN/LOCODE ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.7 Port call by a merchant ship ........................................................................................................ 16 3.1.8 Direction ..................................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.9 Relation – Maritime Coastal Area (MCA)...................................................................................... 17 3.1.10 MCA codes .................................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.11 Maritime coastal area classification ............................................................................................. 17 3.2 Vessels ................................................................................................................................................ 18 3.2.1 Seagoing vessel ........................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.2 Merchant ship and classification by type of ships (F1, F2) ............................................................ 18 3.2.3 Ship (Boat)................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.4 Cruise ship................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.5 IMO ship number ........................................................................................................................ 20 3.2.6 Deadweight (F1) .......................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.7 Gross tonnage (F2) ...................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.8 Nationality of registration of vessels (Flag) (D1, E1) ..................................................................... 20 3.2.9 Nationality of registration code (D1, E1) ...................................................................................... 20 3.2.10 Vessel size classes (F1, F2) ........................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Journeys.............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.1 Cargo journey .............................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.2 Port of loading ............................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.3 Port of unloading ......................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.4 Passenger journey (A3, D1) .......................................................................................................... 22 3.3.5 Port of embarkation .................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.6 Port of disembarkation ................................................................................................................ 22 3.3.7 Temporary movements of consignments in port.......................................................................... 22 3.4 Cargo .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics 4 3.4.1 Gross weight of goods ................................................................................................................. 24 3.4.2 Number of units transported ....................................................................................................... 25 3.4.3 Categories of goods carried by sea (B1) ....................................................................................... 25 3.4.4 Type of cargo (A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, E1) .......................................................................................... 26 3.4.5 Unitised cargo or unit load cargo ................................................................................................. 26 3.4.6 Bunkers ....................................................................................................................................... 27 3.4.7 Reporting of transport undertaken by offshore supply vessels..................................................... 29 3.5 Containers (C1, C2) ............................................................................................................................. 30 3.5.1 Freight container and container cargo ......................................................................................... 30 3.5.2 Sizes of containers ....................................................................................................................... 31 3.5.3 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) .............................................................................................. 32 3.5.4 Tare weight of container ............................................................................................................. 32 3.5.5 Stora Enso Cargo Unit (SECU) ...................................................................................................... 32 3.6 Ro-Ro: Roll-on roll-off (C1) .................................................................................................................. 32 3.6.1 Ro-Ro unit ................................................................................................................................... 32 3.6.2 Ro-Ro cargo ................................................................................................................................. 33 3.6.3 Port trailers or ships' trailers........................................................................................................ 33 3.7 Passengers (A3, D1)............................................................................................................................. 33 3.7.1 Sea passenger (A3, D1) ................................................................................................................ 33 3.7.2 Passengers on board ................................................................................................................... 33 3.7.3 Cruise passenger (A3) .................................................................................................................. 33 3.7.4 Cruise passenger excursion (A3) .................................................................................................. 33 3.7.5 Passengers excluding cruise passengers (A3, D1) ......................................................................... 33 3.7.6 Further information on passengers .............................................................................................. 33 3.8 Tonne-kilometre and passenger-kilometre .......................................................................................... 34 4.1 Type of cargo classification and the goods classification NST 2007 ...................................................... 34 4.2 Liquid bulk (code 1) ............................................................................................................................. 36 4.3 Dry bulk (code 2) ................................................................................................................................. 36 4.4 Containers (code 3) ............................................................................................................................. 36 4.5 Roll on Roll off (Ro-Ro) cargo (codes 5 and 6) 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