Klaipeda Seaport turnover up by 0,5 pct. to 3,4 mln tn in May of 2016
Pursuant to preliminary data as of the 6th of June of the current year the cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Seaport in May of 2016 increased by 0,5 pct. or by 17,8 thou. tn to 3,4 mln tn comparing with May of 2015. It is the best record of cargo handling turnover achieved in May within the entire period of the history of Klaipeda Seaport. The previous record was set in May of 2015 - 3,38 mln tn of cargo were handled.
Year-on-year changes of the overall turnover in May of 2016 according to cargo types:
General cargo – 1 024,0 thou. tn were handled, +19,5 pct. or +166,9 thou. tn yoy;
Liquid cargo – 1 140,7 thou. tn were handled, +16,3 pct. or +160,1 thou. tn yoy;
Dry and bulk cargo – 1 237,9 thou. tn were handled, -20,0 pct. or -309,2 thou. tn yoy.