Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) down 0.7% to 33.333 mln t in 10M’15

In January-October 2015, the Freeport of Riga (Latvia) handled 33,333,800 t of cargo (-0.7%, year-on-year). As IAA PortNews was informed by the port authority, coal transshipment fell by 1.8% to 12,082,200 t, oil products  - climbed by 8.4% to 8,886,700, wood pellets – up 14.4% to 495,000 t, scrap metal – down 30.7% to 682,900 t, ore – down 36.8% to 197,400 t. 

The port’s container throughput fell by 8.4% to 295,048 TEUs. Passenger turnover fell by 30% to 463,189 people including 67,687 cruise passengers (+13.7%).  

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.