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Scottish Transport Statistics No18: 1999 Edition

Table 10.7 Foreign and coastwise container and roll-on traffic by type1

 

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Units

thousand

Containers

45

44

43

49

52

87

96

108 l

100

82

86

Wheeled

277

286

314

310

300

293

342

343 l

356

359

387

Total

322

331

358

359

353

380

438

451 l

456

441

473

 
Weight

thousand tonnes

Containers

621

624

646

746

806

998

1,048

1,200 l

1,193

1,155

1,213

Wheeled

3,296

3,538

3,772

3,559

3,398

3,373

3,504

3,747 l

4,546

4,445

4,983

Other

209

167

204

228

150

66

79

88 l

25

17

9

Total

4,126

4,329

4,623

4,533

4,354

4,438

4,631

5,035 l

5,764

5,617

6,205

1. With effect from 1995, traffic at smaller ports is estimated

 

Table 10.8 Inland waterway freight traffic lifted and moved

 

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

                       
Freight lifted in Scotland

million tonnes

River Clyde

1.71

1.78

1.75

2.61

2.55

2.06

2.10

2.44

2.51

2.45

2.53

River Forth

7.07

7.95

8.22

8.91

8.46

8.28

8.94

8.41

8.40

8.32

8.81

All waterways1

10.28

10.22

10.37

11.92

11.34

10.66

11.35

11.16

11.22

11.08

11.62

 
Freight moved ( weight x distance )

million tonne-kilometres

River Clyde

69

71

71

103

98

80

80

90

100

100

100

River Forth

155

175

181

196

186

180

200

190

190

180

180

All waterways1

262

264

268

315

298

270

290

290

300

300

310

1. Includes also Caledonian Canal, lochs Fyne, Leven and Linnhe, Moray Firth, River Tay.

 

Table 10.9 Inland waterway freight traffic lifted and moved by mode of appearance

 

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

million tonnes

Freight lifted in Scotland
Bulk-liquid

7.47

7.97

8.35

9.43

9.31

8.85

9.54

9.22

8.50

8.45

8.81

Bulk-dry

1.79

1.06

0.79

0.91

0.80

0.67

0.61

0.65

1.44

1.29

1.33

Unitised forest products

0.28

0.32

0.34

0.32

0.29

0.28

0.30

0.31

0.28

0.32

0.34

Other semi-bulk

0.30

0.29

0.27

0.50

0.08

0.03

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.12

0.14

Break bulk

0.05

0.02

0.01

0.02

0.10

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.05

Unit loads

0.39

0.56

0.62

0.74

0.76

0.78

0.80

0.89

0.90

0.86

0.94

Total

10.28

10.22

10.37

11.92

11.34

10.66

11.35

11.16

11.22

11.08

11.62

 
Freight moved ( weight x distance )

million tonne-kilometres

Bulk-liquid

188

200

209

239

240

220

240

230

220

220

220

Bulk-dry

46

33

26

32

30

20

20

20

50

50

50

Unitised forest products

6

8

9

7

6

10

10

10

10

10

10

Other semi-bulk

11

11

10

20

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Break bulk

2

-

-

1

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unit loads

9

12

14

16

17

20

20

20

20

20

20

Total

262

264

268

315

298

270

290

290

300

300

310

 

Table 10.10 Vehicle and Passenger Traffic between Scotland and Northern Ireland

 

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

thousands

Numbers of cars

..

..

..

327

380

421

454

516

576

506

672

Numbers of passengers

..

..

..

1,782

1,678

1,934

2,264

2,268

2,342

2,205

2,247

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