The number of calls totaled 1,264
In January-November 2022, cargo traffic via Latvia’s Port of Ventspils rose by 32.5% from the same period a year earlier reaching 13.3 million tonnes, the port statistics showed.
The volume includes 5.95 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+6%, year-on-year), 4.68 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo (up 2.3 times) and 2.64 million tonnes of general cargo (+7.7%), says the port authority.
The number of ship calls was 1,264 (+16.5%).
The Port of Ventspils is located near the Venta River. There are several terminals at the port for handling crude oil and oil products, liquid bulk cargo, including chemicals and fertilizers, metal and coal, timber and fish, containers and Ro-Ro cargo. Cargo volume of the port in 2021 reached 11 million tonnes.
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