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The “golden” September in Klaipeda Seaport

Danuta Pavilenene, BC, Vilnius, 12.10.2015.

Pursuant to preliminary data as of the 5th of October 2015 the cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Seaport in September of 2015 increased by 11,2% or by 356,6 thou. tn to 3,54 mln tn comparing with September of 2014. It is absolutely the best September within the entire history of Klaipeda Seaport, informed BC Mantas Stončius from Klaipeda Seaport.

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Year-on-year changes of the overall turnover  in September of 2015 according to cargo types:

 

- Liquid cargo – 639,8  thou. tn were handled, +21,8% or +114,7 thou. tn yoy;

- General cargo – 1 018,2 thou. tn were handled, +8,0% or +75,8 thou. tn yoy;

- Dry and bulk cargo – 1 887,0 thou. tn were handled, + 9,7%  or more + 166,1 thou. tn yoy.

 

Within the period of January – September of 2015 the cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Seaport reached 28,92 mln tn, i.e., more by 9,3% or by 2,46 mln tn comparing with January – September of 2014. It is the new cargo handling record reached within the period of the first nine months – higher by 5,5% or 1,51 mln tn than the record result achieved  in 2011. 36,6 mln tn were handled in 2011. 


Cruise shipping. 50 vessels with 59 016 passengers on board were recorded to call the Seaport of Klaipeda in May- September of 2015. It is the new record number of cruise passengers. Last year 57 797 passengers visited Klaipeda.


Cargo group

           Volumes

Yoy change

 in%

01-09 of 2014

01-09 of 2015

Totally:

26 456 912,9

28 915 151,1

+9,3

Liquid cargo

5 526 203,7

7 710 232,3

+39,5

General cargo

8 507 579,5

8 407 970,9

-1,2

Dry and bulk cargo

12 423 129,7

12 796 947,9

+3,0