2016 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics Version 3.0 (July 2016) 2 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics 3 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 PART I: Methodology, definitions and classifications ........................................................................................... 8 1 Scope of the Directive: main aspects ........................................................................................................ 8 2 Description of the datasets ....................................................................................................................... 9 3 Further information on the definitions and scope of the legal acts ....................................................... 14 3.1 Ports ................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.1.1 List of ports.............................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.2 Port .......................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.3 Statistical port ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.4 Reporting port ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.5 Main port ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.6 Other port (A3) ........................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.7 UN/LOCODE ............................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.8 Port call by a merchant ship .................................................................................................... 16 3.1.9 Direction .................................................................................................................................. 16 3.1.10 Relation – Maritime Coastal Area (MCA) ................................................................................ 17 3.1.11 MCA codes .............................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.12 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) ..................................................................................................... 21 3.3.5 Port of embarkation ................................................................................................................ 22 3.3.6 Port of disembarkation ........................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Cargo ............................................................................................................................................... 22 4 Reference Manual on Maritime Transport Statistics 3.4.1 Gross weight of goods ............................................................................................................. 22 3.4.2 Number of units transported .................................................................................................. 23 3.4.3 Categories of goods carried by sea (B1) .................................................................................. 24 3.4.4 Type of cargo (A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, E1) ..................................................................................... 24 3.4.5 Unitised cargo or unit load cargo ............................................................................................ 25 3.5 Containers (C1, C2) .......................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.1 3.5.1. Freight container and container cargo .......................................................................... 25 3.5.2 Sizes of containers ................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.3 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) ......................................................................................... 26 3.5.4 Tare weight of container ......................................................................................................... 26 3.5.5 Stora Enso Cargo Unit (SECU).................................................................................................. 27 3.6 Ro-Ro: Roll-on roll-off (C1) .............................................................................................................. 27 3.6.1 Ro-Ro unit................................................................................................................................ 27 3.6.2 Ro-Ro cargo ............................................................................................................................. 27 3.6.3 Port trailers or ships' trailers ................................................................................................... 27 3.7 Passengers (A3, D1) ......................................................................................................................... 28 3.7.1 Sea passenger (A3, D1)............................................................................................................ 28 3.7.2 Passengers on board ............................................................................................................... 28 3.7.3 Cruise passenger (A3) .............................................................................................................. 28 3.7.4 Cruise passenger excursion (A3) ............................................................................................. 28 3.7.5 Passengers excluding cruise passengers (A3, D1) ................................................................... 28 3.7.6 Further information on passengers ........................................................................................ 28 3.8 Tonne-kilometre and passenger-kilometre .................................................................................... 28 4 Specific classification and methodological issues ................................................................................... 29 4.1 Type of cargo classification and the goods classification NST 2007 ............................................... 29 4.2 Liquid bulk (code 1) ......................................................................................................................... 31 4.3 Dry bulk (code 2) ............................................................................................................................. 31 4.4 Containers (code 3) ......................................................................................................................... 31 4.5 Roll on Roll off (Ro-Ro) cargo (codes 5 and 6) ...............................................................................