Freight traffic at Free Port of Riga in the I quarter of 2011 rose by 7.5% compared to January-March 2010, to 7,678,600 tons, the Port Authority statistics said.
In Jan-Mar, the volume of bulk cargo increased by 1.3% to 4,217,000 tons, of general cargo - by 8.4% to 1,420,000 tons. Handling of liquid bulk rose as much as 22.5% to 2,040,900 tons. The bulk of the three-month cargo volume was coal (38.4%), petroleum products (26.5%) and timber (11%). Containerized cargo accounted for 8.5% of the first-quarter freight turnover, fertilizer – 4.3%, other cargoes – 11.2%.
Free Port of Riga is situated on both banks of the River Daugava (Western Dvina). The port encompasses 6.348 ha, 13.818-m waterline. Riga port can accommodate vessels with maximum draft of 12.2 m. The bulk of freight volumes passing through the port are transit cargoes (80%), shipped to / from the CIS countries. In 2010 cargo throughput of Port of Riga rose by 2.5% y-o-y, to 30,475 million tons.
In Jan-Mar, the volume of bulk cargo increased by 1.3% to 4,217,000 tons, of general cargo - by 8.4% to 1,420,000 tons. Handling of liquid bulk rose as much as 22.5% to 2,040,900 tons. The bulk of the three-month cargo volume was coal (38.4%), petroleum products (26.5%) and timber (11%). Containerized cargo accounted for 8.5% of the first-quarter freight turnover, fertilizer – 4.3%, other cargoes – 11.2%.
Free Port of Riga is situated on both banks of the River Daugava (Western Dvina). The port encompasses 6.348 ha, 13.818-m waterline. Riga port can accommodate vessels with maximum draft of 12.2 m. The bulk of freight volumes passing through the port are transit cargoes (80%), shipped to / from the CIS countries. In 2010 cargo throughput of Port of Riga rose by 2.5% y-o-y, to 30,475 million tons.