REVIEW OF CARGO HANDLING IN KLAIPĖDA AND OTHER BALTIC COAST
SEAPORTS
(Comparison of results achieved in January – June of 2009 and 2010
The common total cargo handling of the Baltic Ports (Klaipėda, Tallin, Ryga, Ventspils and Liepaja ) during the analysed
period was 63 109,1 thousand tons, the change was +4,9 percent or +2951,7 thousand tons
Cargo handling in the Eastern Baltic Coast Seaports, in thousand tons
Port
Volume
06-01-2009
Primorsk
Snt. Petersburg
Tallin
Klaipeda
Ryga
Ventspils
Ust-Luga
Liepaja
Vyborg
38 287,7
26 350,1
17 892,3
-0,3
+16,4
+16,5
13 107,9
14 794,2
14 841,2
4 380,4
2 056,9
15 012,0
14 579,3
13 607,3
5 677,2
2 026,9
+14,5
-1,5
-8,3
+30,0
-1,5
06-01-2009
597 663
123 783
87 461
67 309
450
162
Difference
06-01 -2010
38 419,5
22 632,4
15 357,4
Container handling in the Eastern Baltic Coast Seaports, in TEU
Port
Volume
Snt. Petersburg
Klaipėda
Ryga
Tallin
Kaliningrad
Liepaja
Ventspils
Change in percent.
Change in percent.
-131,8
+3 717,7
+2 534,9
1 895,4
-214,9
-1 233,9
+1296,8
-30,0
Difference
06-01 -2010
880 737
141 077
115 384
75 226
516
0
+47,0
+14,0
+31,9
+11,8
+14,7
-100,0
+226 082
+17 294
+27 923
+7 917
+66
-160
Totally 17 892,3 thousand tons of cargo were handled in Tallin Port, the change was +16,5 percent or +2534,9 thousand
tons Oil and chemicals account for 69,3 percent of the cargo handled in this port.
General cargo volumes constituted 2 636,6 thousand tons, the change was +28,1 percent of +579,0 thousand
tons, including:
forest products
+191 percent, or +67,2 percent, or , 102,4 thousand tons were handled.
Ro-Ro cargoes
+33,5 percent, or +426,0 thousand tons, 1 699,0 thousand tons were handled.
metals
+12,2 percent, or +13,4 thousand tons, 123,0 thousand tons were handled.
containerised cargoes
+10,1 percent, or +60,4 thousand tons, 657,3 thousand tons were handled.
that increased.
Dry and bulk cargo volumes were 2 841,6 thousand tons, the change was +89,4 percent or +1 341,2 thousand tons
including:
grain
+697,5 percent, or +102,2 percent, or 116,9 thousand tons were handled.
coal
+110,5 percent, or +484,9 percent, or 923,8 thousand tons were handled.
fertilizers
+109, percent, or +426,8 percent, or 817,2 thousand tons were handled.
construction materials
+80,5 percent, or +309,8 percent, or 694,6 thousand tons were handled.
peat
+14,0 percent, or +10,2 percent, or 83,9 thousand tons were handled.
that increased.
scrap metal
that decreased.
-2,3 percent, or -4,4 thousand tons, 185,3 thousand tons were handled
Liquid cargo volumes were 12 393,5 thousand tons, the change was +5, percent or +623,8,1 thousand tons, including:
oil and chemicals
+5,0 percent, or +590,4 thousand tons, 12 328,6 thousand tons were handled
Passenger transportation. This year joint Tallin Port rendered services to 3570 thousand passengers, the change was +6,0
percent or + 220 thousand passengers..
Ships. 3 499 ships called Tallin Port, the change was -1,6 percent or -58 ships.
Totally 14 579,3 thousand tons of cargo were handled in Ryga Port, the change was -1,5 percent, or -214,9 thousand tons.
Coal constituted the largest part of cargo – 40,7 percent- handled in this Port.
General cargo volumes were 2 985,7 thousand tons, the change was +60,7 percent or +1127,7 thousand tons, including:
iron and steel products
forest products
containerised cargoes
reefer products
grain
that increased.
+3480,0 percent, or +17,4 thousand tons, 17,9 thousand tons were handled
+100,2 percent, or +684,6 thousand tons, 1362,0 thousand tons were handled
+45,4 percent, or +383,0 thousand tons, 1 226,6 thousand tons were handled
+38,3 percent, or +9,8 thousand tons, 35,4 thousand tons were handled
2,5 thousand tons were handled, grain was not handled last year.
chemicals
that decreased.
-100,0 percent., 4,8 thousand tons were handled last year.
Dry and bulk cargo volumes were 8 625,2 thousand tons, the change was -10,5 percent, or -1010,5 thousand tons,
including :
fertilizers
coal
that decreased.
-32,2 percent, or -332,2 thousand tons, 699,9 thousand tons were handled
-22,3 percent, or -1 673,0 thousand tons, 5 845,0 thousand tons were handled
iron ore
construction materials
peat
grain
raw sugar
+198,3 percent, or +172,9 thousand tons, 260,1 thousand tons were handled
+70,8 percent, or +69,0 thousand tons, 166,5 thousand tons were handled t
+18, percent, or +18,3 thousand tons, 118,4 thousand tons were handled
+9,3 percent, or +13,7 thousand tons, 161,3 thousand tons were handled
34,9 thousand tons were handled, raw sugar was not handled last year.
that increased,
Liquid cargo volumes were 2 968,4 thousand tons, the change was -10,1 percent or -332,1 thousand tons, including:
oil products
-10,2 percent, or -334,7 thousand tons, 2 950,1 thousand tons were handled
that decreased.
liquid gas
that increased.
+43,2 percent, or +5,1 thousand tons, 16,9 thousand tons were handled.
Passenger transportation. 323,4 thousand passengers called Ryga Port, the change was +10,9 percent, or +31,8 thousand
tons.
Totally 13 607,0 thousand tons were handled in Ventspils Port, the change was -8,3 percent, or -1 233,0 thousand tons.
Oil products constitute the largest part- 56,0 percent - of cargo handling in this port.
General cargo handling volumes were 969,0 thousand tons, the change was +56,0 percent or +348 thousand tons,
including:
forest products
Ro-Ro cargoes
that increased.
+62,3 percent, or +131 thousand tons, 341 thousand tons were handled
+52,7 percent. or +217 thousand tons, 628 thousand tons were handled
containerised cargoes
-100,0 percent, 3 thousand tons were handled last year t
Dry and bulk cargo volumes were 4 953 thousand tons, the change was +30,3 percent, or +1 152 thousand tons,
including:
iron ore
+2 692 percent, or +1 023 thousand tons, 1 061 thousand tons were handled
raw sugar
+662,5 percent, or +53 thousand tons 61 thousand tons were handled
fertilizers
+283,1 percent, or +920 thousand tons 1 245 thousand tons were handled
grain
+105,4 percent, or +194 thousand tons 378 thousand tons were handled
peat
+52,2 percent, or +12 thousand tons 35 thousand tons were handled
that increased.
forest products
coal
construction materials
-53,42 percent, or -117 thousand tons, 102 thousand tons were handled
-31,3 percent, or -929 thousand tons, 2 038 thousand tons were handled
-10,8 percent, or -4 thousand tons, 33 thousand tons were handled
that decreased.
Liquid cargo volumes were 7 627 thousand tons, the change was -26,2 percent or -2 706 thousand tons, including:
oil
-82,3 percent, or -374,0 thousand tons, 80 thousand tons were handled
oil products
-23,8 percent, or-2 258 thousand tons, 7 208 thousand tons were handled
chemicals
-17,9 percent, or -17,9 thousand tons, 339 thousand tons were handled
that decreased.
Passenger transportation. The number of passengers in Ventspils Port was 8,1 thousand, the change was +33,3 percent,
or +2,0 thousand.
Ships. Totally the Port rendered services to 859 ships, the change was -9,9 percent, or -95 ships.
Totally 2 026,9 thousand tons of cargo were handled in Liepoja Port, the change was -1,5 percent or -30,2 thousand tons.
Grain constituted the largest part of cargo – 76,8 percent - handled in this port.
General cargo volumes were 879,7 thousand tons, the change was +5,4 percent, or +45,7 thousand tons, including:
forest products
containerised cargoes
+128,9 percent, or +270,2 thousand tons, 479,7 thousand tons were handled
+48,5 percent, or +1,7 thousand tons, 5,2 thousand tons were handled
that increased
chemicals
peat (packed))
Ro-Ro cargoes
scrap metal
metals
-100,0 percent, last year 11,0 thousand tons were handled
-78,1 percent, or -23,8 thousand tons, 6,7 thousand tons were handled
-31,4 percent, or -1,1 thousand tons, 2,4 thousand tons were handled
-28,1 percent, or -30,9 thousand tons, 78,2 thousand tons were handled
-15,4 percent, or -46,3 thousand tons, 252,5 thousand tons were handled
Bulk and dry cargo volumes were 813,4 thousand tons, the change is – 13,7 percent, or -129,2 thousand tons, including:
metals
scrap metal
peat
forest products
grain
chemicals
-100,0 percent, last year 16,4 thousand tons were handled
-100,0 percent, last year 5,8 thousand tons were handled
-35,6 percent, or -6,1 thousand tons, 11,0 thousand tons were handled
-31,9 percent, or -12,7 thousand tons, 27,0 thousand tons were handled
-23,0 percent, or - 187,8 thousand tons, 625,2 thousand tons were handled
-20,5 percent, or -1,5 thousand tons, 5,8 thousand tons were handled
that decreased.
construction materials
that increased.
+209,0 percent, or +64,1 thousand tons, 94,7 thousand tons were handled
Liquid cargo volumes were 333,8 thousand tons, the change is +19,0 percent, or 53,3 thousand tons, including:
oil products
+77,6 percent, or +97,9 thousand tons, 224,0 thousand tons were handled.
that increased.
oil
chemicals
that decreased.
-26,3 percent, or -22,6 thousand tons, 63,2 thousand tons were handled,
-11,5 percent, or -6,0 thousand tons, 46,1 thousand tons were handled.