REVIEW OF CARGO HANDLING IN KLAIPĖDA SEAPORT, BŪTINGĖS TERMINAL AND
OTHER EASTERN COAST BALTIC SEAPORTS
January of 2013
The total throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtingės terminal in January of 2013 totalled 3,96 mln. tn of
seaborne cargo, i.e. more by +7,4 pct. if to compare with the corresponding period of 2012. The cargo
handling turnover in Klaipėda Port in January of 2013 reached 2,96 mln. tn, the year-on-year change was
+2,6 pct. or +0,07 mln. tn, meanwhile 1,0 mln. tn of cargo were handled at Butingės terminal, the year-onyear change being +24,9 pct. or +0,2 mln. tn.
Comparing with the corresponding period of 2012 the most significant growth of cargo handling volumes in
January of 2013 was reached due to increased handling rates of agriculture products (+258,1 thou. tn yoy), crude
oil (+199,6 thou. tn yoy), raw sugar (bulk) (+44,0 thou. tn yoy) and) and Ro-Ro cargoes (+26,3 thou. tn yoy).
The most significant drop down in cargo turnover in January of 2013 comparing with the corresponding period of
2012 occurred due to decreased handling volumes of bulk natural and chemical fertilizers (-80,8 thou. tn yoy),
iron ore (-46,4 thou. tn yoy) and oil products (-25,3 thou. tn yoy).
In terms of cargo groups the handling volumes of liquid cargo marked an increase by 9,1 pct. yoy to 1 991,3 thou.
tn (50,4 pct. of overall Port handling turnover). Dry and bulk cargo handling volumes increased by 14,0 pct. yoy,
the handling rates of this cargo group were 1 144,6 thou. tn (28,9 pct. of overall Port handling turnover).
General cargo handling volumes decreased by 3,8 pct. yoy, the overall turnover in this cargo group was 819,4
thou. tn (20,7 pct. of overall Port handling turnover).
557 vessels were reported to call Klaipėda Port and Būtingės terminal in January of 2013. 10 vessels (+25,0 pct. or
more by 2 vessels yoy) moored at Būtingės terminal. 377 international vessels (more by 9 vessels or +2,3 pct
year-on-year) and 170 domestic ships ( more by 1 ship or by 0,1 pct. yoy) were reported to call Klaipėda Port.
Throughout the foregoing period of the current year 547 vessels were reported to call the Seaport of Klaipėda,
hence the number of vessels calling Klaipėda Port decreased by 8 vessels or by -1,4 pct. comparing with the
corresponding period of 2012.
The number of passengers calling the Port throughout the analysed period was 18 786, i.e. less by 5,0 pct. or by
986 passengers comparing with the corresponding period of 2012.
Cargo handling in Eastern Coast Baltic Seaports, in thousand tons
Port
Totally:
Primorsk
Ust Luga
Klaipėdos Port and Būtingės terminal
Saint Petersburg
Ventspilis
Riga
Tallinn
Vysotsk
Kaliningrad
Liepaja
Vyborg
Volumes
01 of 2012
01 of 2013
28 124,6
29 876,9
6 994,0
6 116,8
2 266,3
4 263,4
3 681,0
3 955,3
3 982,2
3 863,5
3 019,0
2 967,0
3 393,2
2 858,8
2 922,5
2 762,7
1 159,9
1 226,0
976,6
1 176,9
458,1
593,5
72,0
93,0
Yoy change
in pct.
+6,0
-12,5
+88,1
+7,4
-3,0
-1,7
-15,7
-5,5
+5,7
+20,5
+29,6
+29,2
Yoy change
in thou. tn
+952,0
-877,2
+1 997,1
+274,2
-118,7
-52,0
-534,4
-159,8
+66,1
+200,3
+135,4
+21,0
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Container handling in Eastern Coast Baltic Seaports, in thousand tons TEU
Volumes
Port
01 of 2012
01 of 2013
Saint Petersburg
170 901
177 668
Riga
27 683
30 774
Klaipėda Port
27 555
30 464
Kaliningrad
22 539
23 110
Tallinn
17 203
19 369
Ust Luga
76
2 089
Liepaja
324
291
Ventspils
0
0
Yoy change
in pct.
+4,0
+11,2
+10,6
+2,5
+12,6
+27,5 k.
-10,2
-
Yoy change
in thou. tn
+6 767
+3 091
+2 909
+571
+2 166
+2 013
-33
-
In PRIMORSK PORT 6 116,6 thou. tn of oil and oil products, i.e. less by -12,5 pct. or by 877,2 thou. tn than in
January of 2012 were handled. Primorsk Port handles exclusively oil and oil products. Throughout the analysed
period 5 397,1 thou. tn of crude oil (-15,8 pct. or -1 011,9 thou. tn yoy) and 719,7 thou. tn of oil products (+23,0
pct. or +134,7 thou. tn yoy) were handled in the Port.
In the SEAPORT of SAINT - PETERSBURG totally 3 863,5 thou. tn of cargo were handled; the change makes
-3,0 pct. or less by -118,7 thou. tn than during the corresponding period of 2012. Containerised cargoes constitute
42,8 pct. of the total cargo handling (1 655,0 thou. tn were handled; yoy change is -4,7 pct. or -82,3 thou. tn). Oil
products constitute 19,2 pct. ( 740,8 thou. tn were handled; yoy change is -1,3 pct. or -10,1 thou. tn), metal
constitutes 14,2 pct. (548,8 thou. tn were handled; yoy change is -3,0 pct. or -17,1 thou. tn) and fertilizers constitute
8,3 pct. of the total cargo handling volumes. Reefer cargoes marked the most significant increase, i.e. 160,4 thou.
tn were handled in January of 2013; yoy change is +51,1 pct. or +54,2 thou. tn.
UST-LUGA PORT totally handled 4 263,4 thou. tn of cargo; the year-on-year change is +88,1 pct. or +1 997,1
thou. tn. Such a rapid growth in cargo handling turnover was determined by the increased handling rates of oil
products, coal and crude oil that constitute the largest part of the overall turnover of this Port. Crude oil constitutes
37,5 pct. in the total cargo handling turnover of the Port (1 597,5 thou. tn were handled in January of 2013; the
year – on – year change is +1 597,5 thou. tn). Coal constitutes 29,1 pct. in the total cargo handling turnover (1
241,8 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change is +27,9 pct. or +271,1 thou. tn). Oil products constitute 24,9
pct. in the total cargo handling turnover ( the year –on-year change is +8,0 pct. or +78,5 thou. tn). The highest
negative cargo handling rates in January of 2013 occurred due to decreased metal handling turnover. Only 91,5
thou. tn were handled; the year-on -year change is -15,8 pct. or -17,2 thou. tn.
The overall turnover in the PORT of VYSOTSK within the analysed period was 1 266,0 thou. tn; the year-on-year
change makes +5,7 pct. or +66,1 thou. tn. This port handles only two categories of cargo. Oil products constitute
the largest share in the overall turnover of the Port, i.e., 67,8 pct. Throughout the analysed period 830,6 thou. tn of
oil products were handled, i.e. the handling rates decreased by -8,4 pct. or by -76,0 thou. tn year-on-year. Volumes
of coal handling were 395,4 thou. tn; the change is +56,1 pct. or +142,1 thou. tn year-on-year.
The total throughput in TALLINN PORT in January of the current year was 2 762,6 thou. tn; the change is -5,5
pct. or -159,8 thou. tn year-on-year. Oil products constitute 74,9 pct. of the overall cargo flow in Tallinn Port (2
069,8 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change is +2,4 pct. or +48,6 thou. tn), Ro-Ro cargoes constitute 10,1
pct. (279,4 thou. tn were handled; the change is 4,3 pct. or 12,4 thou. tn). Containerised cargoes constitute 5,0 pct.
(138,2 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change is +4,1 pct. or +5,4 thou. tn).
Passenger traffic. This year the Joint Port of Tallinn rendered services to 526,0 thou. passengers; the change is 0,01 pct year-on-year, or +0,1 thou. passengers.
Vessels. 554 vessels were reported to call the Port of Tallinn, i.e. more by 37 vessels or by 7,2 pct. comparing with
the corresponding period of 2012. The Port rendered services to 174 cargo ships ( the change is +6,7 pct. or +11
ships) and to 380 passenger ships; the yoy change is +7,3 pct. or +26 ships.
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The aggregate throughput of RIGA PORT totalled 2 858,8 thou. tn; the change is -15,7 pct. year– on - year or
-534,4 thou. tn. In January of 2013 coal and oil products constituted the largest share in the overall handling
volumes in this Port (42,0 pct. and 21,1 pct. respectively).
The reduced handling rates of oil products ( decreased by -29,9 pct. or by -269,4 thou. tn yoy to 630,5 thou. tn),
coal (decreased by -8,7 pct. or by -114,7 thou. tn yoy to 1 201,1 thou. tn) in line with Ro-Ro cargoes (decreased by
-10,5 pct. or by -4,8 thou. tn yoy to 41,0 thou. tn) made the greatest impact on the decreased overall turnover in the
Port.
In January of 2013 the handling rates of fertilizers (+25,9 pct. or +27,3 thou. tn yoy to 132,8 thou. tn), containers
(+2,2 pct. or +6,6 thou. tn yoy to 306,4 thou. tn) marked an increase.
Passenger traffic. The Freeport of Riga received 50 740 passengers; the year-on-year change is -21,4 pct.
or -13 793 passengers. The number of cruise line passengers was 5 054; the yoy change is +51,2 pct. or
+1 712 passengers.
The cargo handling turnover in the SEAPORT OF VENTSPILS decreased by -1,7 pct. or -52,0 thou. tn. year-onyear in overall turnover, which altogether totalled 2 967,0 thou. tn. In January of 2013 the most rapid growth was
achieved in handling of oil products, which amounted to 1629,0 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +7,0 pct. or
+107,0 thou. tn. The throughput of coal handling was 919,0 thou. tn with year –on year change -2,3 pct. or -20,0
thou. tn.
Oil products and coal constitute the largest share of the total cargo handling turnover in this port (55,0 pct. and 30,9
pct. respectively).
In January of 2013 the handling rates of fertilizers dropped dramatically (47,0 thou. tn were handled; the
yoy change is -145,0 thou. tn or -24,4 pct.).
Passenger traffic. 4 253 was the number of passengers calling the Port of Ventspils; the year-on-year change is 9,8 pct. or -456 passengers.
Vessels. In total the Port rendered services to 140 vessels; the year-on-year change is -4,7 pct, or -7 vessels
The total throughput in the PORT of LIEPAJA reached 593,5 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +29,6 pct. or
+135,4 thou. tn. Grain handling cut out the largest share of handling volumes of this port (41,1 pct.).
In January of 2013 the highest grain handling turnover rates were recorded, 243,9 thou. were handled; the year-onyear change is +55,9 pct. or +87,5 thou. tn. The handling turnover of metal increased as well (125,5 thou. tn were
handled; the year-on-year change is +150, 0 pct. or +75,0 thou. tn.
The handling of scrap metal marked a considerable slow down – 18,4 thou. tn were handled; the change is -27,5
thou. tn or -59,9 pct.
Passenger traffic. The number of passengers calling the Port of Leipaja was 3 202; the year-on-year change is
+55,5 pct. or +1 143 passengers.
Vessels. In total the Port rendered services to 137 vessels (the same number was recorded in January of 2012).