Klaipeda Port leads in cargo handling volumes in Baltic region in January 2011

Danuta Pavilenene, BC, Vilnius, 22.02.2011.

http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=37548

According to the cargo handling turnover in the Eastern Baltic ports Klaipeda Seaport in January 2011 registered the highest cargo handling turnover and outpaced not only the neighbouring Seaports of Riga and Ventspils but even the Joint Port of Tallinn, informed BC Public Relations representative at Klaipėda State Seaport Authority Geda Marozaitė.

In January of 2011 Klaipeda Port handled 3,18 million tons of marine cargo, the overallcargo handling growth was 23,1 % comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year. 

In January of 2011 the cargo handling volumes in Klaipėda Port increased in all cargo groups – in general cargo group (+38,3%), in dry and bulk cargo group (+59,8% ) and in liquefied cargo group (+12,5%).

Throughout the analysed period the overall cargo handling of the Ports of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia equalled to 11 142,5 thousand tons, were the part of Klaipėda Port constituted 28,54%.

It should be noted that in case the cargo handling results should be calculated including Butinge Terminal the overall cargo handling turnover of Lithuania Ports should yet more exceed the cargo handling results of neighbouring ports – competitors. The common Klaipeda Port and Butinge Terminal handling turnover in January of 2011 was 3,98 mln. t.

Cargo handling of the Baltic Ports in January of 2011

	Klaipėda Seaport, thou. tons	Seaports of Latvia (Riga, Liepaja, Ventspils), thou. tons	The Joint Port of Tallinn thou. tons	TOTALLY thou. tons	The part of Klaipėda Seaport, %	The increase of Klaipėda Seaport (2010–2011), thou. tons	The increase of the part of Klaipėda Seaport (2010–2011 ), %
January of 2010	2.584,1	4.870,1	3.113,8	10.568,0	24,45	596,2	4,09
January of 2011	3.180,3	4.962,2	3.000,0	11.142,5	28,54

 

In January of 2011 the overall cargo handling of Latvia Seaports reached up to 4 962,2 thousand tons. During the afore mentioned period Riga Seaport handled 2 698,1 thousand tons, 1 878,0 thousand tons were handled in Ventspils Seaport and 386,1 thousand tons were handled in Liepaja Port. The comparison of cargo handling results registered only in Riga and Klaipeda Seaports showed that Klaipeda Port considerably outpaced Riga Seaport – nearly by half million tons (482,2 thousand tons).

	Klaipėda Seaport, thou. tons	Seaports of Latvia (Riga, Liepaja, Ventspils), thou. tons t	TOTALLY thou. tons	The part of Klaipėda Seaport, %
January of 2010	2.584,1	4.870,1	7.454,2	34,67
January of 2011	3.180,3	4.962,2	8.142,5	39,06

January of 2011 was rather „ dry“ to Joint Port of Tallinn, comprising 5 ports. Throughout the mentioned period the Port of Tallinn handled 3.000,0 thousand tons of cargo (oil and chemistry products constitute nearly 70% of overall handling turnover). Klaipėda Seaport handled more by 180,3 thousand tons and together with the handling results of Butinge Terminal the increase should be even higher – nearly 980 thousand tons. 

  

	Klaipėda Seaport, thou. tons	The Joint Port of Tallinn thou. tons	TOTALLY thou. tons
January of 2010	2.584,1	3.113,8	5.697,9
January of 2011	3.180,3	3.000,0	6.180,3

Cargo handling in the Eastern Coast Baltic Seaports, in thousand tons

Port	Volumes		Change in %
	01-01 2010	01-01 2011
Primorsk*	-	-	-
Saint Petersburg*	-	-	-
Tallinn	3 113,8	3 000,0	-3,7
Klaipeda	2 584,1	3 180,3	23,1
Riga	2 189,0	2 698,1	23,3
Ventspils	2 370,0	1 878,0	-20,8
Ust Luga*	-	-	-
Liepaja	311,1	386,1	24,1
Vyborg*	-	-	-
Kaliningrad*	-	-	-

* data were not submitted