FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 9 FEBRUARY, 2010

NUMBER: 5.1.4/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

WATER TRANSPORT AND SUPPORTING TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES

FOURTH QUARTER OF 20091)

 

This release reports on data concerning the transport of passengers and goods in the water transport and supporting activities in transport.

 

The total number of passengers carried in the seawater and coastal transport decreased in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 1.8%, while in the transport of goods it increased by 5.5%, as compared to the same period of 2008. The domestic transport of goods decreased by 6.0%, the export by 39.5% and the import by 58.1%, while the cross-trade sea transport increased by 7.6%, all as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

In the period from January to December 2009, the transport of passengers in seawater and coastal transport decreased by 2.4%, while the transport of goods increased by 2.0%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The transport of goods in inland waterways increased in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 41.3%, as compared to the same period of 2008. In the period from January to December 2009 it decreased by 4.1%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

In supporting activities, in the fourth quarter of 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008, there was a decrease of 3.0% in the transport of passengers in seaports. In the period from January to December 2009, it decreased by 0.1%, as compared to the same period of 2008. In the fourth quarter of 2009, there was a decrease of 14.5% in the transport of goods, as compared to the same period of 2008. In the period from January to December 2009, it decreased by 20.0%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The traffic of dangerous goods in seaports decreased in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 4.4%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2009, concerning the transport of goods, there was a decrease of 34.4% in the transport in inland waterway ports, as compared to the same period of 2008. In the period from January to December 2009, it decreased by 35.0%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The traffic of dangerous goods in inland waterway ports decreased in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 21.3%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

 

1)  Provisional data

 

 

1.   SEAWATER AND COASTAL TRANSPORT

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Passenger ships

No.

 46

 46

  46

  46

100,0

100,0

100,0

     Ferries

No.

 42

 42

  42

  42

97,7

100,0

100,0

Cargo ships

No.

 68

 68

  64

  64

95,5

94,1

94,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Passenger carried

‘000

1 749

12 861

 1 718

 12 550

27,2

98,2

97,6

     Domestic transport

‘000

1 729

12 619

 1 698

 12 301

27,6

98,2

97,5

     International transport

‘000

 20

 242

  20

  249

11,4

100,0

102,9

 Out of total carried by ferries

‘000

1 167

8 682

 1 151

 8 583

26,6

98,6

98,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Passenger-kilometres

Mln

 69

 491

  68

  486

28,0

98,6

99,0

     Domestic transport

Mln

 65

 448

  64

  443

29,8

98,5

98,9

     International transport

Mln

 4

 43

  4

  43

14,3

100,0

100,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Goods carried

‘000 t

7 356

30 768

 7 764

 31 371

100,0

105,5

102,0

     Domestic transport

‘000 t

 182

1 176

  171

  793

74,7

94,0

67,4

     Export

‘000 t

 76

 329

  46

  204

97,9

60,5

62,0

     Import

‘000 t

 117

 690

  49

  211

98,0

41,9

30,6

     Transit

‘000 t

 14

 91

-

  7

-

-

7,7

     Cross-trade sea transport

‘000 t

6 967

28 482

 7 498

 30 156

100,8

107,6

105,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tonne-kilometres

Mln

33 071

142 972

 35 358

 137 345

100,4

106,9

96,1

     Domestic transport

Mln

 45

 249

  45

  214

71,4

100,0

85,9

     Export

Mln

 28

 122

  30

  122

88,2

107,1

100,0

     Import

Mln

 90

 610

  40

  162

102,6

44,4

26,6

     Transit

Mln

 11

 72

-

  6

-

-

8,3

     Cross-trade sea transport

Mln

32 897

141 919

 35 243

 136 841

100,5

107,1

96,4

 

 

2.   INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT (ON RIVERS)

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Goods carried

‘000 t

 75

 268

 44

257

60,3

58,7

95,9

     Domestic transport

‘000 t

 32

 141

28

127

103,7

87,5

90,1

     International transport

‘000 t

 43

 127

16

130

34,8

37,2

102,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tonne-kilometres1)

Mln

 59

 180

 26

191

40,0

44,1

106,1

     Domestic transport

Mln

 7

 30

 6

28

100,0

85,7

93,3

International transport

Mln

 52

 150

 20

163

33,9

38,5

108,7

 

 

1)    Refers to the distance between place of loading and place of unloading

 

 

3.   TRAFFIC IN SEAPORTS

 

Unit of
measure

2008.

2009.

Indices

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Arrival of ships

No.

42 864

248 539

40 685

247 547

40,5

94,9

99,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Traffic of passengers1)

‘000

3 691

28 282

3 580

28 258

23,8

97,0

99,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic traffic

‘000

3 258

25 542

3 141

25 510

23,1

96,4

99,9

        Arrivals

‘000

1 624

12 749

1 576

12 764

23,2

97,0

100,1

        Departures

‘000

1 634

12 793

1 565

12 746

23,0

95,8

99,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 International traffic

‘000

 433

2 740

 439

2 748

30,2

101,4

100,3

        Arrivals

‘000

 216

1 367

 230

1 405

30,8

106,5

102,8

        Departures

‘000

 217

1 373

 209

1 343

29,5

96,3

97,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Goods traffic

‘000 t

7 090

29 223

6 059

23 378

109,4

85,5

80,0

     Domestic traffic

‘000 t

 800

4 603

 717

3 460

68,3

89,6

75,2

         Loading

‘000  t

 403

2 306

 362

1 728

67,8

89,8

74,9

         Unloading

‘000 t

 397

2 297

 355

1 732

68,8

89,4

75,4

     Export

‘000 t

1 551

5 646

1 744

6 457

111,7

112,4

114,4

     Import

‘000 t

2 140

9 329

1 609

6 350

98,8

75,2

68,1

     Transit

‘000 t

2 599

9 645

1 989

7 111

153,2

76,5

73,7

         Loading

‘000 t

 583

2 684

 426

1 868

107,8

73,1

69,6

         Unloading

‘000 t

2 016

6 961

1 563

5 243

173,1

77,5

75,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out of total goods traffic, traffic
 of dangerous goods

‘000 t

2 426

9 942

2 319

9 198

107,0

95,6

92,5

 

 

 

1)    Data include passengers on cruise ships who disembarked for a visit and then re-embarking to continue their cruise. Data comprise both the disembarkation and

      re-embarkation of the passengers.

 

 

4.   TRAFFIC IN INLAND WATERWAY PORTS (ON RIVERS)

 

 

 

‘000 t

 

2008.

2009.

Indices

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Goods traffic

 192

1 017

 126

 661

61,5

65,6

65,0

Domestic traffic

 64

 278

 58

 255

113,7

90,6

91,7

Loading

 32

 137

 30

 128

111,1

93,8

93,4

Unloading

 32

 141

 28

 127

116,7

87,5

90,1

Export

 41

 286

 35

 147

66,0

85,4

51,4

Import

 79

 321

 27

 181

51,9

34,2

56,4

Transit

 8

 132

 6

 78

12,2

75,0

59,1

Loading

 -

 32

-

 51

-

-

159,4

Unloading

 8

 100

 6

 27

60,0

75,0

27,0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out of total goods traffic, traffic
of dangerous goods

 75

 295

 59

 270

109,3

78,7

91,5

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

According to the NKD 2007., the water transport comprises division 50 that includes Seawater and coastal transport and Inland waterway transport. Data in this first release relate also to a part of division 52 Warehousing and support activities for transportation, Traffic in seaports and Traffic in inland waterway ports.

 

Data on seawater and coastal transport are collected through the Quarterly Report on Seawater and Coastal Transport (PP/T-11 form). Data sources for the statistics on traffic in seaports are the following documents of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: Report of Arrivals of Ships into Sea Ports and Report of Departures of Ships from Sea Ports (PP/M-31a and PP/M-31b forms). The Central Bureau of Statistics takes over the database from the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure and then performs further processing.

 

Data on inland waterway transport and data on traffic in inland waterway ports are collected through the Report on Arrivals into Ports of Inland Waterways and Report of Departures of Vessels from Ports of Inland Waterways (PR/M-21a and PR/M-21b forms).

 

Coverage

 

Data on seawater and coastal transport relate to the activities of business entities which are engaged in seawater transport of passengers and goods.

 

Data on inland waterway transport include domestic and international transport of goods on vessels under domestic flags. Cross-trade transport is not included.

 

Data on traffic in seaports include arrivals and departures of passengers and loaded and unloaded goods on ships under domestic and foreign flags and relate to the activities of all seaports in the Republic of Croatia. This covers either ships with length of more than 12 m and of gross tonnage more than 15 or those authorised to carry more than 12 passengers.

 

Data on traffic in inland waterway ports include arrivals and departures of goods on both domestic and foreign vessels. The data are supplied by harbour master’s offices.

 

Definition

 

Sea passenger is any person who makes a voyage on a sea-going vessel. Service staff assigned to seagoing vessels is not regarded as passengers.

 

Goods are any goods moved on sea and on navigable inland waterway. This includes all packaging and equipment, such as containers, swap-bodies or pallets.

 

Domestic transport is a transport of passengers and goods between two domestic ports.

 

International transport is transport of passengers and goods between port of loading in the Republic of Croatia and port of unloading abroad and vice versa.

 

Cross-trade transport is international transport performed by domestic operators, and ports of loading and unloading are located in foreign countries.

 

Export implies transport of goods loaded in domestic ports and unloaded in foreign ports, irrespective of the origin of goods.

 

Import implies transport of goods, loaded in foreign ports and unloaded in domestic ports, irrespective of the origin of goods.

 

Transit – loading implies foreign goods that arrived in a domestic port, loaded and shipped by sea or inland waterways to a foreign port.

 

Transit – unloading implies foreign goods that arrived in a domestic port from a foreign one by sea or inland waterways, then unloaded in domestic port and shipped to a foreign country.

 

Passenger kilometre is a unit of measure representing transport of one person over a distance of one kilometre.

 

Tonne kilometre is a unit of measure representing transport of one tonne over a distance of one kilometre. Data on passenger- and tonne- kilometres can be calculated in passenger-miles and tonne-miles by the ratio 1 mile = 1 852 metres.

 

Abbreviations

m                metre

mln             million

NKD 2007. National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

No.             number

t                  tonne

'000            thousand

 

Symbols

-  no occurrence

 

 

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the Central Bureau of Statistics and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.