The total throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtingės terminal in August of 2013 totalled 3,1 mln. tn, i.e. less by -18,0 pct. or by -691,1 thou. tn if to compare with the corresponding period of 2012, the port authority says. The cargo handling turnover in Klaipėda Port in August of 2013 reached 2,3 mln. tn, i.e. less by -21,3 pct. or by -646,3 thou. tn. 0,7 mln. tn, i.e. less by -5,6 pct. or by -44,8 thou. tn of cargo were handled at Būtingės terminal.
- Agriculture products (198,0 thou. tn were handled, the change was +36 pct. or +52,4 thou. tn yoy);
- ore (bulk) ( 106,6 thou. tn were handled, the change was +28,8 pct. or +23,8 thou. tn yoy);
- natural and chemical fertilizers (packed) ( 63,3 thou. tn were handled, the change was +51,6 pct. or +21,6 thou. tn yoy)
- natural and chemical fertilizers (bulk) ( 355,4 thou. tn were handled, the change was -54,7 pct. or -428,8 thou. tn yoy)
were the categories of cargo that made the greatest impact on cargo handling turnover in August of the current year.