Latvian ports proceed to lose Russian cargo (INFOGRAPHICS)

Essentially the most bulk cargo was dealt with in 4 months this 12 months – 6.487 million tons, which is 14.8% lower than in 4 months final 12 months.

Specifically, grain and grain merchandise had been transshipped within the quantity of two.427 million tons, which is 16.7% greater than in the identical interval in 2023, wooden chips had been transshipped within the quantity of 1.162 million tons, which is 45.2% extra, coal – in 462,000 tons, which is 3.6 instances much less, and the quantity of chemical bulk cargo transshipment amounted to 162,500 tons, which is 28.8% lower than within the 4 months of final 12 months.

Common cargo within the 4 months of 2024 was dealt with within the quantity of 4.525 million tons, which is 1.4% greater than in the identical interval in 2023.

Together with 1.723 million tons of timber, which is 17.6% greater than in the identical interval final 12 months, the quantity of cargo in containers reached 1.68 million tons, which is 9.1% extra, and the quantity of “roll on/roll” off” cargo amounted to 1.028 million tons, which is 15.5% much less.

This 12 months, 1.639 million tons of liquid cargo had been dealt with over 4 months, which is 27.5% lower than in the identical interval a 12 months earlier.

The vast majority of liquid cargo dealt with was oil merchandise – 1.395 million tons, which is 33.8% lower than the primary 4 months of 2023.

When it comes to quantity of transshipped cargo, the main place within the 4 months of this 12 months remained Riga portwhich dealt with 6.151 million tons, which is 9.9% lower than in the identical interval in 2023.

Adopted by Ventspils portduring which cargo turnover for 4 months amounted to 2.985 million tons, which is 25.9% much less, and in third place was Liepaja port from 2.539 million tons, which is 1.2% lower than within the 4 months of 2023.

From small ports In Latvia, the most important cargo turnover within the 4 months of 2024 was within the port of Skulte – 493,500 tons, which is 10.6% greater than in the identical interval a 12 months earlier. They’re adopted by the port of Mersrags with 249,800 tons, which is 28.4% extra, and the port of Salacgrīva with 211,700 tons of transshipped cargo, which is 9.1% lower than in the identical interval final 12 months.

In complete, 975,900 tons of cargo had been dealt with within the small ports of Latvia over 4 months this 12 months, which is 6.3% greater than in the identical interval in 2023.

As reported, in 2023, a complete of 38.655 million tons of cargo had been dealt with in Latvian ports, which is nineteen.6% lower than in 2022.