Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 0.05% to 30.026 mln t in 9M’15

In January-September 2015, the Freeport of Riga (Latvia) handled 30,026,400 t of cargo (-0.05%, year-on-year). As IAA PortNews was informed by the port authority, coal transshipment fell by 0.3% to 10,979,900 t, oil products – climbed by 10.8% to 8,154,500 t, wood pellets – up 15.6% to 454,300 t, scrap metal – down 39.7% to 548,800 t, ore – down 42.9% to 174,900 t. 

The port’s container throughput fell by 7.8% to 265,378 TEUs. Passenger turnover fell by 32.1% to 421,104 people including 66,501 cruise passengers (+11.7%).  

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.