Throughput of Latvian ports up 3.7% in Jan-Nov 07, y-o-y

In January-November 2007, throughput of Latvian ports grew by 3.7%, year-on-year, to 56.8 million tonnes, Latvia’s Ministry of Communications reports according to RZD-Partner. In the reported period, the ports of Latviaport of Ventspils. In the reported period it handled 28.228 million tonnes of cargo (+6.3%). The port of Riga handled 23.612 million tonnes of cargo (+0.4%), the port of Liepaja – 3.672 million tonnes of cargo (-0.8%). handled 23.727 million tonnes of loose dry cargo (-1.3%), 23.412 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo (+6.7%). Transshipment of general cargo totaled 9.661 million tonnes (+9.9%, year-on-year). The leading position is still held by the