Five-month trade volume via Klaipeda port up 15.8%, to 12,5m tons
Freight traffic volume passing through Klaipeda port (Lithuania) in January-May rose by 15.8% compared with that of 2009, to 12,251,500 tons, the Port Authority statistics said.
The port reported a significant gain in loose, bulked cargo and general cargo. In May the port handled 2,584,070.4 tons of cargo, or 11.5% more than in May 2009.
The Port Authority said there was a 39.2-percent growth in loose and bulked cargo this May (900,037.9 tons), 819,416.8 tons of general cargo (+30.9%) 864,615.6 tons of liquid goods.
Container trade in May rose by 19.2%, to 25,425 TEUs.
This May crude volume via Butinge terminal fell 12.1% to 705,000 tons. Ro-ro cargo volume was up 35.2%, to 19,669 units.
State-run Port of Klaipeda, the northernmost ice-free port on the East coast of the Baltic Sea, is the largest Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea and inland traffic lanes. Currently, there are 17 stevedoring operators, shipyards, other companies at the port providing ranged forwarding and logistics services. Trade flows via Klaipeda port in 2009 fell by 6.3%, to 27,866 million tons