Pursuant to preliminary data as of the 5th of October the cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Seaport in September of 2015 increased by 11,2 pct. or by 356,6 thou. tn to 3,54 mln tn comparing with September of 2014. It is absolutely the best September within the entire history of Klaipeda Seaport, the company said in its press release.
Year-on-year changes of the overall turnover in September of 2015 according to cargo types:
Liquid cargo – 639,8 thou. tn were handled, +21,8 pct. or +114,7 thou. tn yoy;
General cargo – 1 018,2 thou. tn were handled, +8,0 pct. or +75,8 thou. tn yoy;
Dry and bulk cargo – 1 887,0 thou. tn were handled, + 9,7 pct. or more + 166,1 thou. tn yoy.
Within the period of January – September of 2015 the cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Seaport reached 28,92 mln tn, i.e., more by 9,3 pct. or by 2,46 mln tn comparing with January – September of 2014. It is the new cargo handling record reached within the period of the first nine months – higher by 5,5 pct. or 1,51 mln tn than the record result achieved in 2011. 36,6 mln tn were handled in 2011.