Cargo turnover results at Klaipėda port in January-March 2010
Apr 09 2010
In the first quarter of 2010 Klaipėda port handled 7,40 million tons of cargo, i.e. by 14,2 % or by 918,9 million tons more than in corresponding period of 2009.
Increase in cargo handling figures for the reporting period (January – March) could have been similar to the one for March this year, – i.e. 18,1%, unless the slowdown in handling of oil products due to extremely cold weather in January, and repair works in Mažeikiai oil refinery in March.
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Table 1. Cargo turnover in January-March of 2009 and 2010, in tons
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Cargo
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Turnover
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Change,
%
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2009 01-03
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2010 01-03
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| In total |
6 477 460,7
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7 396 360,6
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14,2
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Dry and bulk cargo
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2 076 255,1
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2 758 257,8
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32,8
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General cargo
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1 748 737,4
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2 244 897,3
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28,4
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Liquid cargo
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2 652 468,2
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2 393 205,5
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-9,8
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Containerized cargo (TEU)
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63 378
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62 902
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-0,8
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Ro-Ro cargo (units)
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37 270
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47 299
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26,9
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Ships
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1 725
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1 455
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-15,7
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Passengers, including:
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35 934
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43 508
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21,1
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cruise ship passengers
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0
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0
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0
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Būtingė terminal
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2 103 759,7
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1 708 180,0
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-18,8
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During January-March of 2010 the biggest growth was recorded in handling figures of bulk fertilizers (increase by +597,1 thousand tons), Ro-Ro cargo (increase by +260,5 thousand tons) and containerized cargo (increase by +234,1 thousand tons) in comparison to corresponding period of 2009.
Cargo handling at Klaipėda port in March 2010
During March of 2010 the turnover in Klaipėda port increased by 18,1 %, in comparison to corresponding period of 2009, and amounted to 2,58 million tons – the highest result in cargo handling achieved since the beginning of the year.
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Table 1. Cargo turnover in March of 2009 and 2010, in tons
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Cargo
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Turnover
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Change,
%
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2009 03
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2010 03
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| In total |
2 185 043,5
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2 580 924,7
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18,1
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General cargo
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622 199,8
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851 642,5
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36,9
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Dry and bulk cargo
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749 057,6
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891 468,8
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19,0
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Liquid cargo
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813 786,1
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837 813,4
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3,0
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In the first month of spring of 2010, an increase was recorded in all cargo sectors, comparing to corresponding period of 2009: general cargo handling increased by 36,9 %, dry and bulk cargo – by 19,05 %, and liquid cargo – by 3,0 %.
In terms of general cargo sector, handled in March, 2010, the biggest growth was recorded in handling figures of Ro-Ro cargo (increase by +102,1 thousand tons, 370,7 thousand tons handled, positive change by +38,0 %) and containerized cargo (increase by +99,5 thousand tons, 306,4 thousand tons handled, positive change by +48,1 %). An increase was also recorded for handling of timber (increase by +19,5 thousand tons, 55,0 thousand tons handled, positive change by +55,1 %), frozen cargo (increase by +10,1 thousand tons, 37,6 thousand tons, positive change by +36,8 %). The drop in handling figures was recorded for packed fertilizers (drop by -3,5 thousand tons, 28,3 thousand tons handled, negative change by -11,0 %) and iron and steel ware, metal constructions (drop by -1,0 thousand tons, 41,5 thousand tons handled, negative change by -2,3 %) in comparison to March, 2009.
Comparison of bulk and dry cargo sectors, handled in 2010 and 2009, showed that the highest figures were recorded for handling of fertilizers (increase by +49,9 thousand tons, 506,4 thousand tons handled, positive change by +10,9 %), mineral deposits and construction materials (increase by +35,7 thousand tons, 109,5 thousand tons handled, positive change by +48,4 %), agricultural products (increase by +32,5 thousand tons, 152,1 thousand tons handled, positive change by +27,2 %), raw sugar (increase by +10,7 thousand tons, 26,7 thousand tons handled, positive change by +66,9 %), peat (increase by +6,7 thousand tons, 48,1 thousand tons handled, positive change by +16,2 %) and metal scrap (increase by +1,6 thousand tons, 15,3 thousand tons, positive change by +12,0 %). The drop was recorded only in turnover of ferroalloys (drop by -25,3 thousand tons, 2,8 thousand tons handled, negative change by -90,0 %), comparing to March 2009.
In March, 2010 the results of liquid cargo handling mostly depended on increase in turnover of oil products − 764,1 thousand tons handled, i.e. by 111,9 thousand tons or by 17,2 % more than in March last year, whereas a drop was recorded in handling figures for other cargo of this sector, i.e. liquid fertilizers (drop by -69,4 thousand tons, 58,2 thousand tons handled, negative change by -54,4 %) and molasses (not handled in March, 2010 at all, 2,9 thousand tons handled in March, 2009).
During the third month of current year 18 354 Ro-Ro units were handled, i.e. by 4 242 units or by 30,1 % more than in corresponding period of 2009. Container turnover (in TEU) increased by 2,9 % to 22 770 TEU (increase by 641 TEU).
479 ships were serviced in Klaipėda port in March, 2010, i.e. by 20,7 % less than in March, 2009.
16 136 passengers visited Klaipėda in March 2010, whereas the figures for corresponding period of last year amounted to 12 767, positive change by +26,4 %.
In March, 2010 cargo handling figures in Būtingė terminal dropped by 32,5 %, in comparison to March, 2009, and amounted to 405,3 thousand tons.
Artūras Gaidauskas
Marketing Department
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