Freight transportation by land transport in Latvia decreased by 8.1 p.c within the first quarter. | Enterprise

In comparison with the primary quarter of 2023, within the first quarter of this yr there was a lower in cargo transportation by all kinds of transport – rail, highway and sea, and no oil merchandise had been transported by pipelines.

Freight transportation by highway decreased by 2.2 p.c within the comparative interval. as much as 15.4 million tons.

Home cargo transportation decreased by 3.9 p.c. as much as 11.6 million tons, and worldwide cargo elevated by 3.3 p.c. as much as 3.8 million tons.

Freight transportation by railways within the first quarter, in comparison with a yr earlier, decreased by 29.5 p.c. as much as 3.085 million tons.

Home freight transportation by railways fell by 4.3 p.c. as much as 0.4 million tons, and a couple of.7 million had been transported by railways on worldwide routes. tons of cargo – 32.1 p.c. lower than a yr in the past.

Cargo transportation by means of Latvian ports in January-March in comparison with the identical interval final yr decreased by 32.5 p.c. as much as 2.2 million tons.

Oil merchandise weren’t transported by means of the trunk pipeline of oil merchandise within the first quarter.

9.8 million tons had been loaded and unloaded within the nation’s ports within the first quarter. tons of cargo, ie 11.3 p.c. lower than within the first quarter of 2023.

Cargo within the port of Riga decreased by 10.8 p.c. as much as 4.7 million tons, in Ventspils port – 25.2 p.c. as much as 2.3 million tons, within the port of Liepaja – elevated by 2.6 p.c. as much as 2 million tons, and in small ports – 9.8 p.c. as much as 0.8 million tons.

4,000 passengers had been overloaded at Riga Worldwide Airport. tons of cargo, or 13 p.c. lower than within the first quarter of 2023.