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International shipping – Cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded annual variation and containerization rate by foreign region and country

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International shipping Cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded annual variation and containerization rate by foreign region and country


Table summary
This table displays the results of international shipping cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded annual variation and containerization rate by foreign region and country cargo loaded, cargo unloaded, tonnage, containerized and 2010, calculated using 2010, 2011, variation, '000 t and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Cargo loaded Cargo unloaded
Tonnage Containerized Tonnage Containerized
2010 2011 Variation 2010 2011 2010 2011 Variation 2010 2011
  '000 t % '000 t %
Total foreign countries 219,998.2 227,276.5 3.3 9.9 10.1 114,179.2 114,265.6 0.1 14.8 15.4
Europe 35,752.1 35,264.3 -1.4 15.8 19.1 20,320.5 20,023.0 -1.5 26.7 29.6
Albania 0.5 0.4 -28.4 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0
Belgium 3,880.8 3,154.8 -18.7 34.3 48.2 2,144.3 1,832.4 -14.5 56.8 66.4
Bulgaria 72.2 96.8 34.1 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.2 -78.8 100.0 100.0
Croatia 2.0 0.3 -85.0 100.0 100.0 0.2 0.4 71.7 100.0 100.0
Denmark 143.4 129.8 -9.5 2.2 0.4 255.4 367.6 44.0 10.3 2.3
Estonia 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0 154.5 101.5 -34.3 0.0 0.0
Finland 538.4 564.9 4.9 0.8 0.1 375.0 773.6 106.3 0.1 0.0
France 4,287.7 5,430.7 26.7 3.7 2.4 644.3 559.2 -13.2 61.2 68.4
Georgia 0.5 0.9 85.1 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0
Germany 4,415.9 3,853.2 -12.7 30.7 37.0 1,818.1 1,791.5 -1.5 73.6 80.0
Gibraltar 42.4 258.0 508.2 0.0 0.0 287.7 286.9 -0.3 29.7 41.8
Greece 102.2 5.4 -94.7 21.8 100.0 403.1 266.3 -33.9 7.2 7.8
Greenland 1.8 0.2 -88.3 0.0 0.0 38.9 0.4 -98.9 0.0 0.0
Iceland 85.0 50.5 -40.5 33.8 74.6 13.8 15.0 8.7 96.8 96.1
Ireland 106.8 134.4 25.8 16.4 0.5 6.2 2.6 -57.3 100.0 85.1
Italy 3,987.8 3,800.8 -4.7 14.8 15.7 1,082.1 918.5 -15.1 76.8 81.3
Latvia 0.1 0.1 29.0 100.0 100.0 87.5 166.1 89.8 0.7 0.6
Lithuania 32.2 2.1 -93.3 6.9 100.0 360.3 323.3 -10.3 0.0 0.1
Malta and Gozo 0.1 0.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 43.5 0.0 -100.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable
Netherlands 10,155.3 8,791.0 -13.4 2.8 5.2 832.3 1,486.9 78.6 38.3 21.5
Norway 305.6 484.4 58.5 0.3 0.0 3,595.2 2,903.9 -19.2 0.1 0.1
Poland 75.6 246.6 226.3 3.9 0.0 247.6 80.6 -67.4 0.9 1.0
Portugal 297.2 424.5 42.8 12.4 4.5 177.8 255.6 43.7 39.1 45.1
Romania 112.7 0.3 -99.7 3.0 100.0 102.5 161.3 57.3 1.8 0.0
Russia 287.6 47.1 -83.6 22.2 82.3 4,051.4 3,844.4 -5.1 0.1 0.1
Slovenia 0.3 0.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 23.7 0.7 -97.0 0.8 13.3
Spain 2,818.2 3,939.6 39.8 36.0 47.1 951.2 1,429.1 50.2 58.0 70.6
St Pierre And Miquelon 45.1 49.1 8.9 38.3 32.0 2.0 1.5 -24.4 94.6 61.3
Sweden 109.1 82.4 -24.5 30.3 33.5 632.5 195.8 -69.0 7.5 18.5
Ukraine 19.4 41.2 112.1 100.0 22.2 316.2 282.9 -10.5 0.1 0.1
United Kingdom 3,826.1 3,674.7 -4.0 16.8 16.1 1,672.3 1,974.5 18.1 28.2 24.5
Yugoslavia 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Middle East 6,671.0 6,432.2 -3.6 11.1 7.1 8,525.4 9,190.2 7.8 2.1 1.0
Bahrain 156.1 156.7 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0
Cyprus 2.3 0.8 -65.6 100.0 100.0 0.0 6.6 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 36.0
Djibouti 0.9 0.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.1 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0
Ethiopia 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0
Iran 108.2 219.0 102.3 13.9 1.1 4.4 0.1 -98.3 100.0 100.0
Iraq 616.2 210.0 -65.9 0.1 0.0 1,576.9 1,752.4 11.1 0.0 0.0
Israel 422.2 328.5 -22.2 45.8 33.4 62.9 55.8 -11.3 100.0 100.0
Jordan 29.7 27.4 -7.7 100.0 100.0 1.3 0.2 -84.2 100.0 100.0
Kuwait 21.6 9.8 -54.7 100.0 99.9 41.7 4.8 -88.5 0.1 32.2
Lebanon 11.2 0.6 -94.5 100.0 100.0 1.1 0.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0
Oman 16.1 156.2 872.3 37.4 1.3 10.0 0.0 -100.0 0.5 100.0
Qatar 155.5 303.9 95.4 1.3 0.5 410.6 1,478.9 260.2 0.0 0.0
Saudi Arabia 1,204.0 1,047.7 -13.0 14.6 10.0 3,898.2 3,872.6 -0.7 0.0 0.0
Sudan 364.5 417.7 14.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0
Syria 124.2 59.7 -52.0 8.6 0.3 15.0 42.7 185.0 0.0 0.0
Turkey 1,905.7 2,311.7 21.3 5.3 2.5 2,309.8 1,903.4 -17.6 4.2 1.1
United Arabi Emirates 1,516.6 1,176.5 -22.4 9.8 10.7 193.4 62.9 -67.5 6.4 10.1
Yemen 16.0 5.8 -63.6 100.0 100.0 0.0 9.8 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 0.1
Africa 5,269.1 3,823.2 -27.4 4.8 3.5 20,226.9 22,745.3 12.5 0.3 0.2
Algeria 720.7 292.4 -59.4 6.5 8.0 4,908.3 5,030.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
Angola 34.5 0.3 -99.2 21.0 100.0 5,243.3 6,935.0 32.3 0.0 0.0
Benin 4.1 0.9 -77.6 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Cameroon 36.1 46.9 29.9 3.9 6.3 0.2 0.0 -100.0 100.0 Note ...: not applicable
Congo 0.1 0.1 150.0 100.0 100.0 550.6 965.3 75.3 0.0 0.0
Egypt (Africa) 1,544.3 1,412.5 -8.5 5.1 3.6 155.8 353.9 127.1 1.1 0.0
French Africa 0.1 0.0 -100.0 100.0 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Gabon 0.3 0.6 105.4 100.0 100.0 5.4 0.0 -100.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable
Gambia 0.3 0.2 -21.4 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Ghana 237.4 187.5 -21.0 4.4 2.0 125.5 148.8 18.6 0.4 0.0
Guinea 0.8 0.6 -22.6 100.0 100.0 1,678.9 1,730.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
Ivory Coast 51.0 25.8 -49.4 4.4 0.0 179.0 410.6 129.5 0.1 0.0
Kenya 52.0 104.1 100.2 31.6 6.3 2.5 0.1 -97.7 100.0 100.0
Liberia 0.6 0.5 -21.0 97.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Libya (Africa) 355.0 0.1 -100.0 1.0 100.0 522.9 12.7 -97.6 0.0 0.0
Mauritania 0.1 0.1 35.8 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Mauritius 1.0 1.5 42.5 100.0 100.0 5.5 0.0 -100.0 2.9 100.0
Morocco 580.0 424.0 -26.9 3.5 3.7 43.5 26.4 -39.4 62.0 100.0
Mozambique 3.2 55.5 1,648.6 100.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 -100.0 100.0 Note ...: not applicable
Namibia 8.5 8.7 2.3 3.6 0.6 2.8 7.5 165.4 98.3 60.9
Nigeria 233.7 146.0 -37.5 1.8 1.1 5,654.3 5,873.2 3.9 0.0 0.0
Portuguese Africa 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Senegal 171.3 72.3 -57.8 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 100.0
Sierra Leone 1.1 1.7 50.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
South Africa 957.2 837.9 -12.5 3.4 1.9 122.1 126.7 3.8 23.0 19.2
Spanish Africa 0.3 27.5 10,316.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 141.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0
Togo 8.9 0.1 -98.4 9.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 Note ...: not applicable
Tunisia 221.7 160.6 -27.6 2.0 0.2 11.8 2.8 -76.1 21.0 3.9
United Republic of Tanzania 42.6 13.5 -68.3 19.8 17.0 0.5 0.1 -78.4 100.0 100.0
Asia 84,677.9 97,140.5 14.7 15.8 14.4 12,965.4 13,161.7 1.5 79.5 80.5
Bangladesh 1,811.8 1,334.3 -26.4 5.6 2.5 11.4 10.7 -5.7 100.0 100.0
Cambodia 0.9 1.3 38.0 100.0 100.0 21.1 24.6 16.3 100.0 100.0
Hong Kong 696.5 606.2 -13.0 84.9 86.7 673.4 613.3 -8.9 100.0 99.9
India 2,920.2 3,003.2 2.8 17.1 10.1 204.3 109.8 -46.3 60.8 98.6
Indonesia 2,341.0 2,683.8 14.6 20.5 18.2 159.0 140.0 -12.0 100.0 88.4
Japan 21,594.2 21,891.0 1.4 12.0 11.7 1,207.2 959.3 -20.5 33.2 24.7
Malaysia 1,092.7 1,131.2 3.5 20.5 14.5 167.3 163.8 -2.1 100.0 79.4
Myanmar 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
North Korea 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Pakistan 975.0 1,031.7 5.8 14.3 12.5 8.1 6.3 -22.6 100.0 100.0
Papua New Guinea 11.3 0.2 -97.8 4.4 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable 100.0 Note ...: not applicable
People Republic of China 33,309.4 38,788.0 16.4 18.4 18.6 7,253.8 7,623.0 5.1 91.4 92.4
Philippines 688.9 549.6 -20.2 36.0 40.3 71.9 74.3 3.2 100.0 100.0
Portuguese Asia 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Singapore 491.6 1,303.5 165.2 52.3 20.1 386.9 356.9 -7.8 42.8 42.4
South Korea 14,080.7 19,007.3 35.0 4.7 3.4 1,456.7 1,861.7 27.8 52.4 51.4
Sri Lanka 1,130.4 856.7 -24.2 17.9 14.1 127.8 108.7 -15.0 100.0 100.0
Taiwan 2,423.5 3,152.1 30.1 33.2 26.6 469.6 519.6 10.6 84.0 81.8
Thailand 849.0 1,224.5 44.2 36.0 21.4 567.1 396.7 -30.1 72.3 97.4
Vietnam 260.6 575.7 120.9 57.5 30.0 179.7 193.2 7.5 100.0 100.0
Oceania 1,251.5 1,386.6 10.8 13.3 12.8 776.5 582.3 -25.0 25.4 34.3
Australia 848.9 970.0 14.3 14.0 12.9 727.5 523.4 -28.1 22.5 31.8
Fiji 1.8 1.9 8.8 100.0 100.0 0.2 0.4 108.6 100.0 100.0
French Oceania 56.5 4.1 -92.8 7.1 100.0 0.8 1.0 24.7 100.0 61.5
Marshall Islands 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
New Zealand 341.5 407.7 19.4 11.6 10.8 47.8 57.6 20.3 68.7 56.2
Oceania 2.7 2.8 5.6 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
South America 9,940.1 11,313.2 13.8 5.5 2.5 13,007.9 10,540.1 -19.0 2.0 1.5
Argentina 101.5 309.4 204.8 8.1 0.7 104.0 51.8 -50.2 16.8 6.7
Brazil 4,288.0 4,793.7 11.8 2.9 0.3 6,746.0 6,521.9 -3.3 1.0 0.5
Chile 1,615.5 2,367.8 46.6 4.9 1.7 395.7 444.4 12.3 30.8 18.6
Colombia 975.5 1,134.5 16.3 17.4 11.0 2,283.9 1,749.4 -23.4 0.7 0.6
Ecuador 539.1 503.4 -6.6 5.3 5.0 2.8 0.9 -68.4 100.0 100.0
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Guyana 40.5 40.6 0.2 1.5 0.7 14.5 153.6 962.7 0.2 0.0
Paraguay 0.5 0.1 -80.1 100.0 100.0 0.2 0.4 118.9 100.0 100.0
Peru 905.0 588.4 -35.0 7.2 9.0 702.4 484.9 -31.0 3.6 4.2
Surinam 0.8 0.0 -100.0 100.0 100.0 292.5 189.3 -35.3 0.0 0.0
Uruguay 13.6 20.3 49.0 40.1 6.5 627.3 0.5 -99.9 0.9 100.0
Venezuela 1,451.7 1,554.9 7.1 4.5 1.2 1,838.6 942.8 -48.7 0.0 0.0
Central America and Antilles 7,855.2 8,297.7 5.6 11.3 13.4 3,953.6 5,055.4 27.9 10.5 11.0
Bahamas 403.2 767.5 90.3 26.3 37.2 218.5 576.7 164.0 42.1 32.7
Barbados 3.1 12.8 306.8 6.9 1.6 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0
Belize 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0 0.0 6.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.6
Bermuda 27.5 15.3 -44.2 0.0 0.0 98.1 192.3 95.9 0.0 0.0
Costa Rica 92.0 161.3 75.2 9.3 2.6 58.5 30.6 -47.6 0.8 2.4
Cuba 561.2 524.1 -6.6 6.3 2.3 117.4 72.8 -38.0 14.6 3.0
Dominican Republic 270.0 308.5 14.3 58.9 77.7 95.4 154.3 61.7 68.6 92.0
El Salvador 21.5 26.9 25.3 41.0 59.0 111.5 71.3 -36.1 0.2 0.8
French West Indie 1.3 0.0 -100.0 100.0 Note ...: not applicable 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Guatemala 139.9 88.2 -36.9 23.6 18.0 150.2 128.8 -14.3 5.9 0.7
Haiti 3.2 0.3 -90.3 92.8 100.0 0.0 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100.0
Honduras 40.9 40.9 0.0 14.0 1.5 27.4 0.7 -97.4 9.2 100.0
Jamaica 270.5 307.0 13.5 97.9 97.4 560.7 809.1 44.3 10.7 8.7
Leeward Island, Lesser Antilles 81.8 0.0 -100.0 0.2 100.0 0.0 72.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 0.1
Mexico 3,179.6 3,216.8 1.2 1.5 1.6 727.4 967.3 33.0 12.5 6.3
Netherlands Antilles 42.4 46.7 9.9 0.1 1.0 83.6 36.6 -56.2 0.1 1.9
Nicaragua 8.8 12.7 43.3 22.2 10.3 0.8 30.2 3,518.6 100.0 3.9
Panama 74.2 143.0 92.9 42.2 24.8 67.8 98.8 45.6 99.6 81.6
Puerto Rico 558.4 624.7 11.9 24.5 18.0 7.7 8.2 5.9 23.3 32.0
Trinidad and Tobago 2,039.9 1,878.5 -7.9 0.4 0.1 1,302.7 1,450.9 11.4 0.0 0.0
United States - Virgin Islands 35.7 122.5 243.0 100.0 26.2 325.8 347.5 6.7 1.8 1.2
United States - Atlantic and Gulf 45,302.8 40,328.5 -11.0 0.4 0.4 6,268.7 7,953.4 26.9 0.1 0.2
United States - Great Lakes 14,059.6 14,603.7 3.9 0.0 0.0 24,553.8 21,264.3 -13.4 0.0 0.0
United States - Pacific 9,219.0 8,686.5 -5.8 0.2 0.2 3,580.4 3,749.9 4.7 0.7 0.7
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