First Release

Year: LVIII.
Zagreb, 11 August 2021
TRAN-2021-3-1/2

ISSN 1334-0557

TRAFFIC IN SEAPORTS, SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

The number of passengers in the second quarter of 2021 recovers

In the second quarter of 2021, a total of 5 432 thousand passengers embarked or disembarked in Croatian seaports. Compared to the same period of 2020, it was an increase of 81.8%, while, compared to the same period of 2019, it was still a decrease of 41.9%.

The circumstances brought about by the spread of the COVID-19 disease in 2020 have directly influenced the decrease in the traffic of passengers and vehicles in Croatian seaports, which are now beginning to recover.

After a six-month break, in the second quarter of 2021, the passengers on cruise ships started to return and amounted to 12 thousand passengers, but still, compared to the same quarter of 2019, it was a decrease of 97.6%. In the second quarter of 2021, there was an increase in embarked and disembarked vehicles compared to 2020, yet 19.5% less passenger cars and 78.6% less coaches embarked on and disembarked from ships compared to the same quarter of 2019.

The total traffic of goods at the level of the Republic of Croatia increased by 10.2% compared to the same period of 2020, which was caused by the increase of dry bulk goods of 42.5% (with the share of 26% in the total traffic), while the traffic of liquid bulk goods decreased by 2.6% (with the share of 51% in the total traffic), as compared to the same period of 2020.

Out of five ports, which generate 92% of the total goods traffic in seaports, an increase in the second quarter of 2021 was recorded in the ports of Ploče (57.7%), Rijeka (18.1%) and Split (18.1%).

Increase in the traffic of passengers and goods in the first half-year of 2021

In the first half-year of 2021, as compared to the same period of 2020, the total number of ships arrived in seaports increased by 30.3%, the total number of passengers by 40.7% and the total traffic of goods by 12.5%.

G-1. TRAFFIC OF PASSENGERS, BY QUARTERS IN 2020 AND 2021

G-2. STRUCTURE OF TRAFFIC OF GOODS, SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

1. TRAFFIC OF SHIPS, PASSENGERS AND GOODS IN SEAPORTS

   Unit of measure 2020 2021 Indices
IV – VI I – VI IV – VI I – VI IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
I – VI 2021
I − VI 2020
Arrival of ships No.  45 071  94 640  71 866  123 322 159,5 130,3
Traffic of passengers 000  2 988  5 564  5 432  7 827 181,8 140,7
Traffic of goods 000 t  5 639  9 941  6 216  11 185 110,2 112,5

2. TRAFFIC OF GOODS IN SELECTED1) SEAPORTS, SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

    Total traffic of goods, t Indices
IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
Omišalj 2 254 372 99,8
Ploče 1 031 290 157,7
Rijeka  999 322 118,1
Bakar  945 168 91,1
Split  517 826 118,1

1) Ports that had the total annual traffic of goods greater than or equal to one million tonnes in the last three years.

3. TRAFFIC OF PASSENGERS IN SELECTED1) SEAPORTS, SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

    Traffic of passengers, total Indices
IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
National traffic of passengers Indices
IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
International traffic of passengers Indices
IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
Total 5 431 611 181,8 5 416 758 181,4  14 853 848,7
Out of that            
Split  739 970 215,3  731 801 213,5  8 169 860,8
Zadar  474 089 163,8  474 065 164,2   24 3,3
Preko  419 380 155,4  419 380 155,4 - -
Supetar  342 848 216,7  342 848 216,7 - -
Cres  304 458 158,9  304 458 158,9 - -
Korčula 299 7632) 208,3 299 6362) 208,2   127 -
Jablanac  294 437 156,1  294 437 156,1 - -
Pula 265 6633) 237,2 265 6633) 237,2 - -
Krk  235 518 151,0  235 518 151,0 - -
Dubrovnik  195 301 205,9  189 149 199,6  6 152 4)
Biograd  192 122 152,0  192 122 152,0 - -
Šibenik  182 702 180,3  182 575 180,2   127 4)
Rab  179 750 160,1  179 750 160,1 - -
Novalja  150 213 161,2  150 213 161,2 - -
Stari Grad  120 376 198,3  120 376 198,3 - -
Rogač  91 270 176,8  91 270 176,8 - -
Rabac  84 671 204,3  84 671 204,3 - -
Makarska  84 070 215,2  84 070 215,2 - -
Ploče  71 173 190,6  71 173 190,6 - -
Trpanj  71 173 190,6  71 173 190,6 - -
Hvar  61 316 352,1  61 189 351,4   127 -
Sućuraj  60 562 196,0  60 562 196,0 - -
Vis  58 245 203,8  58 245 203,8 - -
Trogir  49 328 171,2  49 328 171,2 - -
Božava  46 306 147,7  46 306 147,7 - -
Vela Luka  46 224 175,3  46 224 175,3 - -
Sobra  37 219 201,2  37 219 201,2 - -
Poreč  19 812 57,7  19 812 57,7 - -
Rovinj  4 153 538,0  4 153 538,0 - -

1) Ports that had the total traffic of passengers greater than or equal to 200 000 in the last three years.
2) Including the traffic in the seaport of Orebić.
3) Including the traffic in the seaports of Brijuni and Fažana.
4) The index exceeds 999.

4. EMBARKED AND DISEMBARKED PASSENGER VEHICLES, BY HARBOUR MASTER’S OFFICES, SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

    Passenger cars, motorcycles and trailers, number Indices
IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
Coaches, number Indices
IV – VI 2021
IV – VI 2020
Total 1 172 195 166,9  3 786 297,6
Harbour master’s office of Pula  31 684 192,6   94 1)
Harbour master’s office of Rijeka  263 406 152,2  1 222 291,6
Harbour master’s office of Senj  177 421 157,7   490 192,2
Harbour master’s office of Zadar  239 898 148,7   294 319,6
Harbour master’s office of Šibenik  1 758 136,9 - -
Harbour master’s office of  Split  306 232 196,5   491 261,2
Harbour master’s office of  Ploče  21 970 185,8   63 1)
Harbour master’s office of  Dubrovnik  129 826 185,4  1 132 367,5

1) The index exceeds 999.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Cumulative data do not always equal the sum of individual monthly results due to the rounding of numbers to the nearest thousand.

Since 2013, detailed monthly data have been available on the official web page of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (http://www.dzs.hr) within Databases, where they can be browsed and printed in various formats. Database is updated quarterly.

Sources and methods of data collection

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics carries out the statistical survey on the traffic in seaports by using the databases of the Croatian Integrated Maritime Information System. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics takes over a part of the database from the Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, after which it performs further processing.

The Croatian Integrated Maritime Information System (CIMIS) has been used as a uniform platform for the recording of arrivals and departures of ships. Among other data, ships submit information on the traffic of goods and passengers to CIMIS through authorised maritime agents and shippers. The accuracy and completeness of the data in the official proceedings of registration is verified by the harbour master’s offices.

The detailed notes on methodology are issued in the publication entitled "Methodological Basics for Statistical Survey Traffic in Seaports", which is also available on the web site of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Coverage

Data on traffic in seaports include arrived and departed ships, embarked and disembarked passengers and loaded and unloaded goods and relate to activities in all public seaports in the Republic of Croatia.

The statistical survey includes all ships under the national and foreign flags that arrived to or departed from the seaports in the Republic of Croatia, regardless of the activity they perform. Ships in ballast are included.

Data on traffic of passengers also include the passengers on cruise ships on excursions and present only their disembarkment.

Definitions

Statistical port consists of one or more ports, normally controlled by harbour master’s branch offices able to record ship and cargo movements.

Ships are vessels with a length of more than 12 m and of over 15 GT or those authorised to carry more than 12 passengers.

Sea passenger is considered to be every person that makes a sea journey on a merchant ship. Service staffs assigned to merchant ships are not regarded as passengers. Non-fare paying crew members travelling but not assigned and infants in arms are excluded.

Cruise passenger excursion is a short visit by a cruise passenger to a tourist attraction associated with a port while retaining a cabin on board.

National traffic of passengers refers to the traffic between two national ports.

International traffic of passengers includes the traffic between a port of embarkment of passengers in the Republic of Croatia and a port of disembarkment of passengers abroad and vice versa.

Goods are any goods moved on sea. This includes all packaging and equipment such as containers, swap-bodies, pallets or road goods vehicles. Goods carried in lorries, trailers or semi-trailers are included. Conversely, the following items are excluded: bunkers and stores of vessels, fish carried in fishing vessels and fish-processing ships, goods carried internally between different basins or docks of the same port.

 

Abbreviations  
   
COVID-19 COrona VIrus Disease-19
GT gross tonnage
m metre
t tonne
   
Symbols  
   
- no occurrence
   

 

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