In January-March 2022, the port of Riga handled 5.77 million tonnes of cargo (+7.1%, year-on-year). According to the port’s statistics, grain handling fell by 27.7% to 601.9 thousand tonnes, oil products - by 35.9% to 398.5 thousand tonnes, metal scrap and metals – by 35.4% to 101 thousand tonnes, chemical cargo – by 15.9% to 284.7 thousand tonnes.
Handling of coal and coke surged 7 times to 1,207,400 tonnes.
Handling of ore fell by 21.3% to 157 thousand tonnes, handling of sawn timber rose by 27.3% to 148.6 thousand tonnes, wood chips – by 26.8% to 299.3 thousand tonnes.
The port’s container throughput rose by 5.9% to 111,318TEU.
Passengers traffic in January-March was at the zero level.
In 2021, the port handled 21.5 million tonnes of cargo, down 29.8%, year-on-year.
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 2021, the port handled 21.5 million tonnes of cargo, down 29.8%, year-on-year.