Cargo turnover in the Baltic Eastern Coast Seaports

In January-April, cargo turnover in the Baltic Eastern Coast Seaports increased by 2.4%

Danuta Pavilenene, BC, Vilnius, 29.05.2014.

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In January-April 2014, the overall cargo handling in the Baltic Eastern Coast Seaports totalled 122 878,9 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +2,39% or +2 864,5 thou. tn, reports BC Klaipeda port’s press service.

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

Port	Volumes		Yoy change in%	Yoy change in thou. tn
	01-04 of 2013	01-04 of 2014
Totally:	120 014,4	122 878,9	2,39	2 864,5
Ust Luga	18 646,6	23 020,0	23,5	4 373,4
Saint Petersburg	17 370,0	19 098,0	9,9	1 728,0
Primorsk	23 252,9	19 111,5	-17,8	-4 141,4
Klaipeda Port and  Butinges terminal	15 284,3	13 988,6	-8,5	-1 295,7
Riga	11 106,9	13 444,0	21,0	2 337,1
Ventspils	11 923,0	11 454,0	-3,9	-469,0
Tallinn	10 248,2	10 560,2	3,0	312,0
Vysotsk	5 033,7	5 299,0	5,3	265,3
Kaliningrad	5 024,0	4 546,7	-9,5	-477,3
Liepaja	1 741,1	1 866,9	7,2	125,8
Vyborg	383,7	490,0	27,7	106,3

UST-LUGA PORT is the priority project related with cargo handling capacity development of Russian ports in the Baltic Sea region. Comparing with the first four month of 2013 the throughput of this Port went up even by +23,5% or by +4 373,4 thou. t to 23 020 thou. t in January – April of the current year.

 

The handling turnover of crude oil, oil products and coal constituting even 92% of the overall cargo handling volumes in the port increased rapidly: 7 755,8 thou. t of oil products ( the yoy change was +77,4pct. or +3 384,7 thou. t) were transhipped and 5 721,9 thou. t of coal ( the yoy change was +10,9% or +563,9 thou. t) were handled in January – April of 2014. The handling volumes of crude oil were nearly the same as in January – April of 2013: 7 313,7 thou. tonnes were transhipped (the yoy change was –1,1% or –82,4 thou. tonnes).

 

In January – April of 2014 the SEAPORT of SAINT – PETERSBURG handled 19 098,0  thou. tonnes of cargo; i.e., more by  +9,9% or by +1 728  thou. tonnes than within the corresponding period of 2013.

 

7 964,4 thou. tonnes of containerised cargoes constituting even 42% of the overall turnover of the port were handled within the analysed period (the yoy change was +4,3% or +325,8 thou. tonnes). The handling turnover of oil products constituting 19% of the overall turnover of the port increased in January – April of 2014: 3 664,2 thou. tonnes were transhiped (the change was +13,8% or +444,5 thou. tonnes yoy).

 

The handling rates of other types of cargo making the most significant impact on the overall turnover of the port also saw an increase: in the group of bulk cargo the throughput of fertilizers (the yoy change was +46,1% or +695,2 thou. tonnes to 2 203,2 thou. tonnes) marked the most significant  increase and in the group of general cargo the throughput of non – ferrous metal (1 732,4 thou. tonnes were handled, the yoy change was +15,7% or +235,1 thou. tonnes) and scrap metal  ( the yoy change was +145,8% or +432,0 thou. t to 728,2 thou. tonnes) saw an increase. 

 

PRIMORSK PORT is the centre of Russian crude oil and oil products export. Altogether 19 111,5 thou. tonnes of products, i.e. less by –17,8% or by –4 141,4  thou. tonnes comparing with the correspondent period of the previous year were transhiped in January – April of 2014. Throughout the analysed period 15 329,4 thou. tonnes of crude oil and 3 782,1thou. tonnes of oil products  were transhiped in the port.

 

The overall turnover in the PORT of VYSOTSK within the analysed period was 5 299,0 thou. tonnes, the yoy change was +5,3% or +265,3 thou. tonnes. This port handles basically two types of cargo. Oil products cut out the biggest share in the overall turnover of the Port (69 pct).  In January – April of the current year 3 677,6 thou. tonnes of oil products were transhiped (the yoy change was +3% or +105,7 thou. tonnes). The throughput of coal handling achieved a significant rise in January – April of the current year by +11% or +159,6 thou. tonnes to 1 621,4 thou. tonnes. 

 

The total throughput in the PORT OF KALININGRAD was 4 546,7 thou. tonnes, i.e. less by –9,5% or by –477,3 thou. tonnes than in January – April of 2013. The basic cargo types handled in this port are dramatically decreasing oil products (20% of the overall throughput of the Port) and extremely rapidly growing grain (19% of the overall throughput of the port): 899,0 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was –46,1% or –768,7 thou. tonnes) and 858,2 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was +253,2% or +615,2 thou. tonnes) respectively were transhiped in January – April of 2014 in the seaport.

 

The turnover of consumer goods marked the increase in January – April of 2014in the port of Kaliningrad: 462,2 thou. tonnes of Ro-Ro cargoes (the yoy change was +41,8% or +136,3 thou. tonnes) and 409,5 thou. tonnes (+12,6% or +45,8 thou. t) of containerised were transported via  the Port of Kaliningrad.

Metal handling that marked the significant growth by the end of 2013 contracted even by –27,0% or by –161,8 thou. tonnes to 436,2 thou. tonnes in January – April of 2014.

The aggregate throughput of Klaipeda Port and at Butinges terminal in January – April of 2014 totalled 14 m tonnes of seaborne cargo: 11,9 m tonnes were handled in Klaipeda Seaport (the year-on-year change was –1,6% or –193,8 thou. tonnes) and 2,1 m tonnes were handled at Butinges Terminal (the year-on-year change was –34,5% or –1,1 m tonnes).

The overall turnover of Klaipeda Port year boosted even by +18,7 pct in April of the current: totally 3 184,3 thou. tonnes were handled, i.e. more by +502,5 thou. tonnes comparing with April of 2013. Such a significant growth was reached due to the monthly record result set in the throughput of fertilizers throughout the entire history of the port: altogether 1 237,2 thou. tonnes of bulk (packed and bulk) and liquid fertilizers were handled (+64,9% or +486,8 thou. tonnes than in April of 2013). The handling rates of fertilizers in April of the current year were higher by +6,9% or by +79,7 thou. tonnes than the second monthly result in the throughput of fertilizers recorded in August of 2011 – 1 157,5 thou. tonnes.

 

In January – April of 2014 the total throughput of fertilizers (bulk and liquid) jumped from 722,5 thou. tonnes in January to 1 237,2 thou. tonnes in April (the year-on-year change was +71,2% or +514,7 thou. tonnes).

In January – April of 2014 the turnover of dry and bulk cargo constituting 48% of the overall cargo turnover of Klaipeda seaport increased rather rapidly: totally 5 649,7 thou. tonnes, i.e. more by +19,4% or by +916,4 thou. tonnes than in January – April of 2013 were handled. This result was achieved basically due to increased even by 31,5% throughput of bulk natural and chemical fertilizers : 3 286  thou. tonnes were handled (the yoy change was +787,2 thou. tonnes). The handling rates of other categories of cargo making impact on the throughput in this cargo group dropped down: 851,8 thou. tonnes of agriculture products ( the yoy change was –20,4% or –218,3 thou. tonnes) and 621,8 thou. tonnes of raw and processed minerals, construction materials (the yoy change was –1%. or –6,6 thou. tonnes) were handled. The handling turnover of ore continues to grow rapidly: 509 thou. tonnes were handled ( the yoy change was +329% or +390,3 thou. tonnes),

 

The turnover of liquid cargo cutting out 21% of the overall cargo turnover of the seaport reached the level of April of 2013 : totally 785,6 thou. tonnes were handled (the yoy change was –0,4% or –3,5 thou. tonnes). The signs of recovery were observed in the handling of oil products and liquid fertilizers – 616,3 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was –2,2% or –13,9 thou. tonnes) and 125,7 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was –2% or –2,5 thou. tonnes) respectively were transhiped in April of 2014.

 

In January – April of 2014 the throughput of general cargoes constituting 31% of the overall cargo turnover of the seaport increased by +9,3% or by +318,5 thou. tonnes to 3 728,6 thou. tonnes.  The throughput of packed fertilizers attributed to this cargo group increased even by 46,5%: totally 187,6  thou. th were handled( the yoy change was  +59,5 thou. tonnes). In line the significant rise of containerised cargoes was recorded in April of 2014: totally 1 832,2 thou. tonnes were handled (the yoy change was +29,3% or +414,7 thou. tonnes). Meanwhile the handling turnover of Ro-Ro cargoes (1 424,2 thou. tonnes, the yoy change was –6,7% or –101,2 thou. tonnes), timber and forest products (127,1 thou. t were handled, the yoy change was –23,9% or –40 thou. t) and reefer cargoes ( 65,9 thou. t were handled, the yoy change was –26% or –23,1 thou. t) attributed to this cargo group and making impact of the overall turnover of the seaport significantly dropped down.

 

Altogether 2 191 vessel was reported to call Klaipeda Port and Butingės terminal in January – April of 2014. 21 vessel moored at Butingės terminal. Klaipeda Seaport received 2 170 vessels (more by +4,3% or by +89 vessels comparing with the corresponding period of 2013 ).

 

The number of passengers within the analysed period was 60 250 passengers, i.e. less by –20,2% or by -15 205 passengers comparing with the first four months of 2013.

 

The total throughput in the JOINT PORT of TALLINN in January – April of 2014 achieved 10 560,2  thou. tonnes, the change was +3,0% or +312 thou. tonnes year-on-year. The handling rates of oil products constituting the basic share in the overall cargo handling turnover in this port –even 72%- increased in January – April of 2014 : totally 7 584,5 thou. tonnes were transhiped (the yoy change was +2,1% or +156,9 thou. tn.).

 

In terms of general cargo the turnover of containerised cargoes (704,1 thou. tonnes were handled, the yoy change was +18,5% or +109,7 thou. tonnes) and Ro-Ro cargoes constituting 12% of the overall port throughput (1 273,8 thou. tonnes were handled, the yoy change was +9% or +104,8 thou. tonnes) marked the significant increase.

 

In the group of dry and bulk cargo it is worth to note the decreased handling rates of fertilizers: 469,8 thou. tonnes were transhipped (the yoy change was –17,5% or –99,9 thou. tonnes).

 

Passenger traffic. In January – April of 2014 the Joint Port of Tallinn rendered services to 2 505,4 thou. passengers, i.e. more by  +5,6% year-on-year, or by +133,0 thou. passengers.

 

Vessels. 2 145 vessels were reported to call the Port of Tallinn, i.e. less by –80 vessels or by –3,6% comparing with January – April of 2013.

 

In January – April of 2014 the rapid growth of cargo handling turnover – even by +21,0% – was achieved in  RIGA PORT: totally 13 444,0 thou. tonnes were handled ( the yoy change was  +2 377,1 thou. tonnes). Such a significant growth was achieved due to increased by +36,2% handling of oil products : 3 803,1 thou. tonnes were transhiped (the change was +1 010,7 thou. tn yoy). The handling rates of coal, cutting out 35,2% in the overall turnover of the port, increased as well : 4 738,6 thou. tonnes were handled (the yoy change was +13,2% or +545,9 thou. tonnes).

 

In the group of bulk and dry cargo the most rapid growth was recorded in the handling of fertilizers: 695,5 thou. tonnes were handled (the yoy change was +38,8% or +194,3 thou. tonnes) and in the group of general cargoes the turnover of containerised cargoes marked the increase: 1 338,1 thou. tonnes were handled (the yoy change was +4,6% or +59,2 thou. tonnes). It is worth noting that handling rates of timber and forest products constituting 7,3% of the overall throughput of the port have been consistently dropping down: 979,9 thou. tonnes were handled ( the yoy change was –9,8% or –106,9 thou. tonnes).

 

Passenger traffic. The Freeport of Riga received 222,9  thou. passengers in January – April of 2014 (the yoy change was +7,3% or +15 323 thou. passengers) including 3 042 passengers of cruise liners.

 

In January – April of 2014 the cargo handling turnover in the SEAPORT OF VENTSPILS dropped down by –3,9% or by –469 thou. tonnes year-on-year to 11 454 thou. tonnes. Oil products (56% of the overall port cargo handling) and coal (26% of the overall Port cargo handling) are two basically handled in the port cargo types. In January – April of the current year the turnover of oil products increased: 6 407 thou. tonnes of oil products were transhiped (the yoy change was +0,3pct. or +17 thou. tonnes). The handling rates of coal  dropped down to 2 985 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was –10% or –330 thou. tonnes).

 

Other cargo types making the most significant impact on the overall cargo turnover in the port are fertilizers that saw a rapid increase to 937,0 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was +114,9% or +501 thou. tonnes).

 

Passenger traffic. During the first four months of the year 17 245 thou. passengers called the port of Ventspils, the change was +7,5% or more by +1 196 passenger comparing with January – April of 2013.

 

Vessels. In total the port rendered services to 564 vessels; the yoy change was –9,2%, or –57 vessels.

 

The total throughput in the PORT of LIEPAJA in January – April of 2014  reached 1 866,9 thou. tonnes, (the yoy change was +7,2% or +125,8  thou. tonnes).  Grain cargo cuts out the largest share of handling volumes of this port (53,5%). In January – April of 2014 the grain handling turnover increased significantly comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year:  999,0 thou. t were transhipped, the yoy change was +78,4% or +439,1 thou. tonnes).

 

The handling rates of liquid cargo that fluctuated up and down rather significantly within the whole period of 2013 and remained negative by the end of the year started increasing successfully at the beginning of 2014 : altogether the transhipment volumes of oil products, crude oil and liquid chemical cargoes in January – April of 2014 totalled 174,0 thou. tonnes (the yoy change was +25,5% or +35,4 thou. tonnes).

 

It should be noted that a very significant drop down in the handling turnover of general cargoes was recorded: 423,3 thou. tonnes were handled within the analysed period (the yoy change was even –42,3% or –310,8 thou. tonnes). This contraction was determined basically by the decreased even by –95,5% or by –230,8 thou. tonnes metal handling rates.

 

Passenger traffic.  The number of passengers calling the Port of Liepaja was 12 435 passengers, the yoy change was –9,5% or –1 307 passengers.

 

Vessels. In January – April of the current year 493 vessels called the port, the change was +5,6% or more by +26 vessels comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year.