Cargo handling in the Baltic Eastern Coast
Seaports grew by 04% in January-August
In January-May 2014, the overall cargo handling
in the Baltic Eastern Coast Seaports totalled 155 510.7 thou. tn; the
year-on-year change is +3.99% or +5 960.5 thou. tn, reports BC Klaipeda port’s
press service.
Load in the Seaports of
the Eastern Coast of the Baltic Sea, thou. tn
|
Seaport
|
Volume
|
The change,
per cent
|
Difference,
thous. tones
|
|
01-05 2013
|
01-05 2014
|
|
Total:
|
149 550.2
|
155 510.7
|
3.99
|
5 960.5
|
|
Ust Luga
|
23 906.9
|
30 096.4
|
25.9
|
6 189.5
|
|
Sankt Petersburg
|
22 090.6
|
24 504.0
|
10.9
|
2 413.4
|
|
Primorsk
|
28 658.3
|
24 101.7
|
-15.9
|
-4 556.6
|
|
Klaipėda Seaport and Būtingė terminal
|
18 323.2
|
17 665.2
|
-3.6
|
-657.9
|
|
RIGA
|
14 336.4
|
17 045.5
|
18.9
|
2 709.1
|
|
Ventspils
|
14 259.0
|
13 543.0
|
-5.0
|
-716.0
|
|
Tallinn
|
12 585.4
|
13 003.7
|
3.3
|
418.3
|
|
Vysock
|
6 630.4
|
7 006.0
|
5.7
|
375.6
|
|
Kaliningrad
|
6 200.5
|
5 605.4
|
-9.6
|
-595.1
|
|
Liepoja
|
2 090.4
|
2 278.6
|
9.0
|
188.2
|
|
Vyborg
|
469.2
|
657.2
|
40.1
|
188.0
|
Turnover of
containerised cargoes in the Seaports of the Eastern Coast of the Baltic Sea,
TEU
|
Seaport
|
Volume
|
The change in%
|
The change in TEU
|
|
01-05 2013
|
01-05 2014
|
|
Total
|
1.630.787
|
1.664.886
|
2.1
|
34.099
|
|
Sankt Petersburg
|
1.051.196
|
1.007.809
|
-4.1
|
-43.387
|
|
Klaipėda
|
162.869
|
182.464
|
12.0
|
19.595
|
|
RIGA
|
151.171
|
154.342
|
2.1
|
3.171
|
|
Kaliningrad
|
142.560
|
165.804
|
16.3
|
23.244
|
|
Tallinn
|
106.071
|
110.025
|
3.7
|
3.954
|
|
Ust Luga
|
14.876
|
42.819
|
187.8
|
27.943
|
|
Liepoja
|
2.044
|
1.623
|
-20.6
|
-421
|
UST LUGA – the priority project of development of capacities of Russian seaports in
the Baltic Sea region, which turnover for the first five months of the current
year increased by +25.9% or +6 189.5 thous. tones, comparing with
January-May of 2013, and that made 30 096.4 thous. tones.
There is rapid increase of turnover of oil products, green oil and coal,
than make 92% of the Seaport turnover: 10 246,6 thous. tones of oil products
were handled (the change made +88.9% or +4 821.6 thous. tones), and
7 321.4 thous. tones of coal were handled (+7.0% or +477.2 thous.
tones). The turnover of green oil remains on the same level as in January-May
2013: 9 612.3 thous. tones were handled (the change made +1.2% or
+113.2 thous. tones).
In January-May 2014 in SANKT PETERSBURG SEAPORT the turnover made 24 504.0 thous.
tones, i.e. by +10.9% or +2 413.4 thous. tones more than within the same
period of 2013. 41% of total turnover made containerised
cargoes, 10 032.2 thous. tones of containerised cargoes were handled
(the change made +4.7% or +454.7 thous. tones). The turnover of oil products
increased in January-May 2014 and made 20% of total turnover of the
Seaport: 4 829.8 thous. tones were handled (the change made +14.7% or
+618.3 thous. tones).
Other cargoes, making total turnover of the Seaport, also increased: in the
group of bulk cargoes – fertilizers (2 911.1 thous. tones were
handled, the change made +43.6% or +884.2 thous. tones), and general cargoes – non-ferrous
metals (2 106.8 thous. tones, the change made +21.6% or +374.2 thous.
tones) and metal waste (1 008.2 thous. tones, the change made
+122.9% or +555.8 thous. tones).
PRIMORSK SEAPORT – is the Russian export centre of green oil and oil products. In
January-May 2014 24 101.7 thous. tones of products were handled, i.e. by
-15.9% or -4 556.6 thous. tones less than within the same period of the
previous year. The turnover of green oil within the reported
period made 19 340.1 thous. tones, and oil products – 4 761.6
thous. tones.
In VYSOCK SEAPORT 7 006.0 thous. tones of cargoes were handled, the change made +5.7% or
+375.6 thous. tones. Only two types of cargoes were handled in this Seaport:
oil products and coal. The major part of this Seaport turnover (71%) make oil
products. In January-May 2014, 4 954.6 thous. tones of oil products
were handled, (the change made +6.1% or +286.4 thous. tones). The turnover of coal
on January-May 2014 increased by +4.6% or +89.4 thous. tones: 2 051.4
thous. tones were handled.
Total turnover in KALININGRAD SEAPORT made 5 605.4 thous. tones
of cargoes, i.e. by -9,6% or -595,1 thous. tones less than in January-May 2013.
Major part of the Seaport turnover made grains (19% of turnover) and
less part – oil products (18.5% of the Seaport turnover): respectively
1 065.4 thous. tones (the change made +338.4% or +822.4 thous. tones) and
1 035.2 thous. tones (-47.8% or -947.4 thous. tones) were handled.
The turnover of consumer commodities increased in Kaliningrad Seaport in
January-May 2014: 595,3 thous. tones of ro-ro cargoes were handled (the
change made +37.8% or +163.4 thous. tones) and containerised cargoes –
517.8 thous. tones (+10.9% or +51.0 thous. tones).
The turnover of metals, increased at the end of 2013, in January-May
2014 decreased by -33.7% or -250.9 thous. tones, making 494.0 thous. tones.
The total throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtingė terminal within
the period of January – May of 2014 totalled 17.67 mln. tones of
seaborne cargoes: in Būtingė Terminal – 2.8 mln. tones of cargoes (change
-24.3% or -897,5 thous. tones), and in Klaipėda Seaport – 14,87 mln. tones (the
change made +1.6% or +239,6 thous. tones).
By May of current year the cargo turnover in Klaipėda Seaport has grown by
+17.4%: totally 2 975.4 thous. tones were handled, i.e. by +440.3 thous.
tones more than in May 2013. The turnover in Būtingė Terminal increased by
+41.1%: 701.2 thous. tones were handled, i.e. by +204.4 thous. tones more than in
May 2013.
In January-May 2013 the turnover of fertilizers (bulk, liquid and packaged)
in the Seaport obviously increased: totally 5 021.9 thous. tones were
handled (the change +25.,25% or +1 012.5 thous. tones, comparing with
January-May 2013).
The turnover of bulk and dry cargoes, making 47.0% of turnover of
Klaipėda Seaport, increased in January-May 2014: 6 987.2 thous. tones
were handled, i.e. by +21.3% or +1 229.2 thous. tones more than in
January-May 2013. Great impact on such growth had the increase of
turnover of natural and chemical fertilizers by +34.2%: 4 257.9
thous. tones were handled (the change made +1 085.7 thous. tones).
Decrease in handling of other cargoes was observed in the following fields:
897.9 thous. tones of agricultural products were handled (the change
made -20.9% or -237.7 thous. tones), and primary and processed mineral
products, building materials – 701.7 thous. tones (the change made -11.5%
or -90.8 thous. tones). Rapid increase of ore shall be also noticed:
615.9 thous. tones were handled, (the change made +273.5% or +451.0 thous.
tones).
Comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year, the turnover
of liquid cargoes, that make 21.3% of turnover of the Seaport, significantly
decreased in January-May: total turnover of liquid cargoes made 3 168.9
thous. tones (the change made -30.5% or -1 391.9 thous. tones). Great
impact on the turnover of liquid cargoes had the turnover of oil products
and liquid fertilizers: 2 458.1 thous. tones of oil products were handled,
(the change made -33.6% or -1 242.9 thous. tones), turnover of liquid
fertilizers relatively made 535.6 thous. tones (the change made -21.0% or
-142.1 thous. tones). It shall be noticed that the turnover of oil products in
May 2014 increased by +13.5%: 565.2 thous. tones were handled, i.e. by +67.1
thous. tones more than in May 2013.
In January-May 2014 the turnover of general cargoes, making 31.7% of
turnover of Klaipėda Seaport, increased by +9.3% or +402.2 thous. tones: 4
712,4 thous. tones were handled. Packaged fertilizers, referred to
this group, increased by +43.2%: totally 228.4 thous. tones were handled (the
change made +69.0 thous. tones). There can be also significant growth of containerized
cargoes observed: totally 2 306.9 thous. tones were handled (the
change made +27.3% or +494.6 thous. tones, comparing with January-May 2013). As
for the abovementioned group of cargoes, predetermining the total Seaport
turnover, the decrease was observed in turnover of ro-ro cargoes
(totally 1 806.5 thous. tones were handled, the change made -6.3% or
-121.5 thous. tones), wood and forestry products (167.4 thous. tones
were handled, the change made -23.1% or -50.3 thous. tones).
2 769 vessels were reported to call Klaipėda Seaport and Būtingė Terminals in
January – May of 2014, 28 vessels moored at Būtingės
Terminal, and 2 741 vessels - in Klaipėda Seaport
(by +2.5% or +68 vessel more, comparing with January-May 2013).
The number of passengers within the analysed period made 94 301, i.e.
by -20.2% or -23 873 passenger less than within five first months of
2013.
In January-May 2014 in TALLINN SEAPORT 13 003.7 thous. tones
were handled, the change made +3.3% or +418.3 thous. tones. The most popular
cargo in Tallinn Seaport – making 71% of total turnover – is oil products,
which increased in January-May 2014: 9 222.3 thous. tones were handled(the
change made +3.2% or +285.9 thous. tones).
As for the group of general cargoes, the significant increase was observed
in the turnover of containerised cargoes (851.2 thous. tones were
handled, the change made +17.6% or +127.1 thous. tones) and ro-ro
cargoes, making 12.6% of total turnover (1 634.0 thous. tones, the change
made +8.5% or +128.2 thous. tones).
As for the group of bulk and dry cargoes, the turnover of fertilizers
decreased: 615.8 thous. tones were handled (the change made -18.9% or -143.2
thous. tones).
Passengers. In January-May 2014 in Tallinn Seaport 3 390 thous. passengers
were served, i.e. by +4.7% or +152,0 thous. passengers more than within the
same period of 2013.
Vessels. 2 762 vessels were reported to call Tallinn Seaport, i.e. by -63 vessels
or -2.2% less, comparing with January-May 2013.
In January-May 2014 in RIGA SEAPORT rapid increase of turnover by
+18.9% was observed: totally 17 045.5 thous. tones were handled (the
change made +2 708.6 thous. tones). The major impact on such growth had
the increase of turnover of oil products by +39.3%: 4 683.6 thous.
tones were handled (the change made +1 321.8 thous. tones). The most
popular cargo - coal, making 36.1% of total turnover, also increased:
6 151.1 thous. tones were handled (the change made +11.0% or +608.3 thous.
tones).
As for the group of bulk and dry cargoes, the turnover of fertilizers
increased: 915.4 thous. tones were handled, (the change made +36.1% or
+242.7 thous. tones), and as for the group of general cargoes– containerised
cargoes: 1 634.6 thous. tones were handled, (the change made
+4.6% or +72.6 thous. tones). We shall notice wood and forestry products,
that make 7.2% of total turnover, which turnover has decreased: 1 231.2
thous. tones were handled, (the change made -12.5% or -176.3 thous. tones).
Passengers. In January-May 2014 RIGA Seaport visited 308.7 thous. passengers (the
change made +6.9% or +20 036 thous. passengers), 12 995 passengers arrived
by cruise ships.
13 543.0 thous. tones of cargoes were handled in VENTSPILS SEAPORT
in January-May 2014, the change made -5.0% or -716.0 thous. tones. The
most popular products handled in the Seaport are oil products (56.7% of total
turnover) and coal (24.9%). The turnover oil products in January-May of
the current year is similar to the turnover of the same period of the previous
year: 7 681.0 thous. tones were handled (the change made -2.1% or
-165.0 thous. tones). The turnover of coal significantly decreased:
3 369.0 thous. tones were handled (the change made -9.3% or -347.0 thous.
tones).
As for other cargoes, predetermining total turnover, we shall notice the
increase of fertilizers: 1 092.0 thous. tones were handled (the
change made +84.1% or +499.0 thous. tones).
Passengers. 23 030 thous. passengers visited Ventspils Seaport in January-May
2014, the change made +14.9% or by +2 987 passengers more than in January-May
2013.
Vessels. 686 vessels were served in the Seaport, the change made -10.8% or -83
vessels.
2 278.6 thous. tones of cargoes were handled in LIEPAJA SEAPORT in
January-May 2014 per 2014 (the change made +9.0% or +188.2 thous. tones). The
major part of the turnover (50.8%) made grains, which turnover has
increased in January-May 2014: 1 158.3 thous. tones were handled,
the change made +78.8% or +510.3 thous. tones).
The turnover of liquid cargoes, which in 2013 deviated and decreased at the
end of 2013, increased in January-May 2014: 202.0 thous. tones of oil
products, green oil and chemical cargoes were handled (the change
made +10.0% or +18.3 thous. tones).
Great decrease of general cargoes shall be noticed: 545.3 thous. tones were
handled (the change made net -36.7% or -316.2 thous. tones). This was mainly
predetermined by decrease of turnover of metal cargoes by -93.9% or
-237.5 thous. tones.
Passengers. The number of passengers in Liepoja Seaport – 15 964, the change made -8.3%
or -1 442 passengers.
Vessels. 618 vessels moored at Liepja Seaport in January-May 2014, the change
made +4.6% or by +27 vessels more than within the same period of the previous
year.
