Throughput of Riga port (Latvia) down 15.7% to 2.858 mln t in Jan’13
In January 2013, Freeport of Riga handled 2,858,800 tons of cargo, down 15.7%, year-on-year, PortNews IAA learnt from the Port’s Administration. According to the statement, coal transshipment fell by 8.7% to 1.201 mln tons, oil product – by 29.9% to 630,500 tons, timber – by 26.6% to 152,700 tons, wood pellets – by 16.2% to 99,500 tons, scrap metal – by 33.8% to 36,400 tons.
In the accounting period the port’s container throughput increased by 11.2% to 30,774 TEUs. The number of passengers transported in January fell by 21.4% to 50,740 persons including 5,054 cruise passengers (up 51.2%).
Freeport of Riga lies on both banks of the River Daugava covering 6.3 hectares. The port’s berth length is 13,800 meters, maximum draft at the berths is 12.2 meters. Up to 80% of the Freeport of Riga cargo turnover is made up of transit cargoes forwarded to or received from the CIS countries. In 2012, Freeport of Riga increased its throughput by 5.8%, year-on-year, to 36,051,900 tonnes of cargo.