Port of Klaipeda (Lithuania) forecasts 4.8 pct growth of throughput to 35 mln t in 2014

Port of Klaipeda (Lithuania) forecasts 4.8 pct growth of throughput to 35 mln t in 2014, IAA PortNews journalist cites Kristina Gontier, head of Marketing Department at Klaipeda State Sea Port Authority, as answering his question at VI Baltic Transport Forum in Saint-Petersburg. According to the official, the highest growth is expected in the segment of container cargo.

In the 8-month period, the port handled 23.3 mln t of cargo (+4%, year-on-year).

Klaipeda State Seaport is the northernmost ice–free port on the Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. It is the most important and biggest Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea, land and railway routes from East to West. The port’s throughput (including Butinge terminal) made 33.42 mln t in 2013.