Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) up 4.7% to 14.069 mln t in Jan-Apr’15

In January-April 2015, the Freeport of Riga (Latvia) handled 14,069,700 t of cargo (+4.7%, year-on-year). As IAA PortNews was informed by the port authority, coal transshipment climbed by 9.2% to 5,174,300 t, transshipment of oil products increased by2% to 3,880,600 t, wood pellets – up 1.7% to 192,700, scrap metal – down 4.8% to 228,600 t, ore – down 8% to 91,000 t. 

The port’s container throughput declined by 0.4% to 125,545 TEUs. Passenger turnover fell by 40.3% to 133,035 persons. 

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 2014, the port’s throughput totaled 41.08 mln t.