Cargo handling in Klaipėda port and Būtingės terminal in July of 2012
CARGO HANDLING IN KLAIPĖDA PORT
July of 2012
The new record in terms of Ro-Ro (units) cargo handling was set in July of 2012. Within the analysed period 25 404 Ro-Ro- units (with and without cargo) were handled, i.e. more by 8,7 pct. or by 2 204 units if to compare with the turnover in July of 2011 and +6,4 pct. or + 1 534 units comparing with the best result of Ro-Ro (units) cargo handling achieved in October of 2011.
The aggregated throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtngės terminal in July of 2012 totalled 3,92 mln. tn of sea – born cargo, i.e. more by 1,9 pct. or by 74,4 thou. tn if to compare with the corresponding period of 2011. The cargo handling turnover in Klaipėda Port in July of 2012 reached 3,01 mln. tn (-1,2 pct. or -36,3 thou. tn year-on-year) and 906,4 thou. tn of crude oil (+13,9 pct. or +110,6 thou. tn) were exported via Butingės terminal in July of the current year.
