Cargo Handling at the Port of Klaipėda

Figure 1.  Cargo handling at the Port of Klaipėda as per cargo type

 

 

 

 

The cargo handling growth figures for the period January to November this year at the port of Klaipėda remain the highest among the ports of the Baltic countries.     

 

 

Figure 3.  Cargo turnover results in the ports on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea (thousand tons)

 

 

In January to November 2005 the port of Saint Petersburg handled 53,2 million tons of cargo, i.e., exceeding the last year figure by 13,6 percent. As in previous months, the increase recorded for all cargo nomenclature, except for grain (up to 0,4 million tons), metals (up to 8,4 million tons), correspondingly –41,0 percent, – 6,0 percent. Oil handling at the port constituted 28,5 percent of the total amount of cargo handling; the amount of oil handled was by +27,9 percent higher as compared to the previous year (up to 14,8 million tons).

Increase in oil handling at the port of Primorsk was +30,0 percent, 52,1 million tons of oil was handled in the period January to November.  For the month of November the figure of crude oil handled stood at 840,7 thousand tons, viz., +2,7 percent more compared to October and +12,5 more than within the corresponding period of 2004.

 

In January to November 2005 the port of Tallinn handled 35,9 million tons of cargo, i.e., +4,9 percent increase as compared to the same period of 2004. This increase is the result of growth in dry bulk cargo handling (to 7,0 million tons or +34,3 percent) and liquid cargo handling (to 24,0 million tons, +1,2 percent increase). Notwithstanding increase in ro-ro and containerised cargo handling tonnage, respectively by +6,3 percent (to 2,8 million tons) and +10,1 percent (to 1,0 million tons), however, turnover in other general cargoes decreased by –35,9 percent (from 1,7 million tons in 2004 down to 1,1 million tons in 2005).

 

Cargo handling figures for the port of Ventspils in January to October 2005 amounted to 26,9 million tons, i.e., +5,0 percent increase as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. According to cargo type, increase recorded for dry bulk cargoes (+14,1 percent, respectively 9,7 million tons), and general cargoes (+10,1 percent, 0,9 million tons), the handling figures for liquid cargoes were nearly the same as in the preceding year (16,3 million tons).  Oil handling makes up approx. 56 percent of the total turnover. The figure for oil amount handled over the eleven months was higher by +14,0 percent as compared to the previous year, while the amount of crude oil handled was a mere 244 thousand tons, which is less –1,9 million tons in comparison with the previous year (2,1 million tons). Over the eleven months of this year there was an increase in coal handling (+18,0 percent up to 4,2 million tons), and in fertilizers handling (+9,3 percent up to 4,6 million tons) in relation to the year before. Figures for raw sugar and timber handling decreased in the port.

 

In January to November 2005 the port of Riga handled 22,3 million tons of cargo, i.e., +1,0 percent increase as compared to the previous year.  Handling of liquid cargo (from 4,2 million tons in 2004 down to 3,1 million tons in 2005) and general cargoes (from 6,0 million tons in 2004 down to 5,7 million tons in 2005) decreased, accordingly the drop was –25,6 percent and –4,7 percent; handling of dry bulk cargo amounts increased by 13,2 percent (from 11,9 million tons in 2004 to 13,5 million tons in 2005). Coal accounts for nearly 44 percent of cargo turnover in the port of Riga, its handling grew by 12,7 percent, viz., up to 9,8 million tons.

 

Amount of cargo handled in the port of Liepaja over the eleven months of this year increased by 2,3 percent as compared to the previous year and totalled 4,1 million tons.   The year saw a decrease in liquid cargo handling (–24,7 percent or 0,61 million tons) and general cargo handling (-5,7 percent or 2,1 million tons). Figures for dry bulk cargo handling grew up by +42,1 percent (1,4 million tons) as compared to the corresponding period of 2004 (1,0 million tons). Handling of grain increased twofold (from 0,43 million tons in 2004 to 0,84 million tons in 2005), wile handling of oil products decreased by –25,6 percent (from 0,6 million tons in 2004 down to 0,42 million tons in 2005).