Throughput of Ventspils port up 15.6%, y-o-y, in Jan-Feb 08, to 5.4 million tonnes

In January-February 2008, the port of Ventspils handled 5.427 million tonnes of cargo (+15.6%, year-on-year), Guntis Tirmanis, assistant to port manager, says according to RZD-Partner. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo totaled 3.681 million tonnes (+29.5%, year-on-year), loose dry cargo – 1.391 million tonnes (-5.1%), general cargo – 355,000 tonnes (-7.6%). In 2007, the port’s throughput grew by 6.8%, year-on-year, to 31.037 million tonnes.