Cargo traffic at Ventspils Port rose 12 percent year-over-year, to 21.21 million tons, the Port Authority said.
In the reporting period liquid bulk volume increased by 9 percent from a year earlier, to 11.35 million tons. Handling of bulk cargo was up 13 percent to 7.95 million tons, while general cargo volume surged by 30 percent to 1.92 million tons, the Port Authority's spokesperson Inga Ievina told LETA.
The nine-month gain was fueled by increased transshipment of coal, oil products and fertilizer. The port's coal throughput surged by 72 percent from January-September 2011, to 4.64 million tons, shipments of oil products grew by 11 percent to 10.95 million tons. Handling of mineral fertilizer rose 4 percent 1.99 million tons of mineral fertilizers.
In Jan-Sept., the port handled 1.39 million tons of rolling cargo, a 48 percent surge year-on-year.
In September, Ventspils Port loaded/unloaded 2.24 million tons of cargoes, a 43.5 percent growth from last year's figures. Monthly volume of liquid bulk totaled 1.17 million tons, 849,000 tons of bulk cargo and 213,000 tons of general cargo.
In the reporting period liquid bulk volume increased by 9 percent from a year earlier, to 11.35 million tons. Handling of bulk cargo was up 13 percent to 7.95 million tons, while general cargo volume surged by 30 percent to 1.92 million tons, the Port Authority's spokesperson Inga Ievina told LETA.
The nine-month gain was fueled by increased transshipment of coal, oil products and fertilizer. The port's coal throughput surged by 72 percent from January-September 2011, to 4.64 million tons, shipments of oil products grew by 11 percent to 10.95 million tons. Handling of mineral fertilizer rose 4 percent 1.99 million tons of mineral fertilizers.
In Jan-Sept., the port handled 1.39 million tons of rolling cargo, a 48 percent surge year-on-year.
In September, Ventspils Port loaded/unloaded 2.24 million tons of cargoes, a 43.5 percent growth from last year's figures. Monthly volume of liquid bulk totaled 1.17 million tons, 849,000 tons of bulk cargo and 213,000 tons of general cargo.
Latvia’s Free port of Ventspils is a deepwater ice-free port. The country’s premier port ranks among leading ports on the Baltic Sea and top 20 European ports. The port can accommodate Aframax size tankers of 130.000 DWT and Panamax vessels of 75.000 DWT. The port encompasses 2623,9 hectares with terminals for handling oil products, crude oil, liquid chemicals, mineral fertilizer, metals, forest products, coal, grain, juice concentrates, containers and Ro-Ro cargoes.