Port of Liepāja: 31,159 ro-ro cargo units handled in I-VIII 2019 (+7% yoy)

At the same time, however, the Latvian seaport’s total freight throughput contracted by 6.5% on the result from January-August 2018, down to 4.65mt.

At the same time, however, the Latvian seaport’s total freight throughput contracted by 6.5% on the result from January-August 2018, down to 4.65mt.

Dry bulk lost 6.2% year-on-year, totalling 3.53mt. General cargo marked a decrease, too, of 14.8% yoy to 780.2kt (here, among other things, the handling of wheeled cargo amounted to 461.1kt, -7.7% yoy, while of timber to 270.1kt, -18.5% yoy).

On the other hand, the turnover of liquid bulk rose in the reported period, by 16.1% yoy to 346.7kt.

Passenger traffic decreased by 23.7% yoy to altogether 16,415 travellers.