Throughput of Ventspils port continues decreasing due to redirection of Russian cargo flows and spread of COVID-19
In January-September 2020, the port of Ventspils (Latvia) handled 9.6 million tonnes of cargo (down 1.73 times, year-on-year) with the number of calls having decreased by 16% to 989, the Port Authority statistics said.
In 2019, the port increased its result by 0.8%, year-on-year. This year, the port’s throughput has been decreasing from January.
Ventspils port is located near Venta river. There are terminals for loading and unloading of crude and oil products, liquid chemicals and fertilizers, metal and coal, timber and fish, containers and Ro-Ro trailers. In 2019, the port handled 20.46 million tonnes of cargo.