In January-September, 2008, the port of Liepaja handled 3.3 million tonnes (+12.2%, year-on-year), PortNews IAA learnt from marketing department of Liepaja Free Economic Zone. In the reported period, transshipment of dry cargo amounted to 1.36 million tonnes, which is similar to the result of the previous year. Transshipment of grain totaled 0.98 million tonnes (+19%, year-on-year), coal – 40,000 tonnes (no coal was handled by the port in 2007). In the 9-month period the port handled 456,000 tonnes of ferrous metal (-9%) and 341,000 tonnes of scrap metal (up 2-fold year-on-year). Transshipment of chemical cargo increased 5-fold to 77,000 tonnes. Transshipment of processed wood amounted to 359,000 tonnes (-5%).
In January-September the port handled 737,500 tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+25%). Tran of oil products amounted to 439,000, liquid chemical cargo – up 60% to 31,000 tonnes.