Port of Klaipeda: 40.14 mln tn handled in 2016 (+4.2% yoy)

The Lithuanian seaport set its new historic record in freight turnover last year, beating its up-to-date all-time high from 2015, standing at 38.51 mln tn.

While handlings of dry bulk contracted by 3.6% yoy to 16.62 mln tn, general cargo and liquids (incl. LNG) rose by double-digits - the former by 10.7% yoy to 12.35 mln tn, while the latter by 10.4% yoy to 11.17 mln tn.

Klaipeda's 2016 container traffic totalled 443,312 TEU (+12.9% yoy).