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In the ranking list of the increase of cargo handling turnover  achieved in January – February of 2015 in all Baltic region seaports Klaipeda Seaport occupies the third place (+10,4% or +568,1 thou. tn year-on-year) after Ust Luga Seaport (+23,8% or +2 586,4 thou. tn year –on-year) and Primorsk Seaport (+7,6% or +700,2 thou. tn year–on-year).

Basic cargo types that made the impact on successful cargo handling results in January – February of 2015 were as follows:

-          fertilizers – 2 112,9 thou tn were handled (+34,2% or +538,2 thou. tn yoy);

-          oil products – 1 295,7 thou. tn were transhiped (+48,0% or +420,3 thou. tn yoy);

-          iron and steel products – 131,0 thou. tn were handled (4,3 times or more by 100,3 thou tn)

Basic cargo types that saw a decrease in January-February of 2015 were as follows:

-          containerised cargoes – 838,9 thou.  tn were handled (  –3,8% or  –33,0 thou. tn yoy);

-          Ro-Ro cargoes – 649,9 thou.  tn were handled (-5,3% or –19,2 thou. tn yoy);

-          grain – 342,4 thou. tn were handled (-5,3% or –19,2 thou. tn yoy);

930 vessels were reported to call Klaipeda Seaport in January – February of 2015,e. less by 0,1% or by 1 vessel comparing with the corresponding period of 2014.

Within the analysed period 19 432 passengers visited Klaipeda Seaport , i. e., less by 7,6% or by 1 592  passengers than in January – February of 2014.