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Saturday, 27.04.2024, 01:09
Ventspils port raises cargo turnover 1% in 2018
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The port’s spokeswoman Inga
Ievina said that last year cargos of coal showed the biggest rise, while
cargos of manganese ore, mineral fertilizers and ro-ro cargos carried by
ferries also increased.
Ievina said that transportation of ferry cargos and
passengers hit a new record last year. Ferries carried 221,430 passengers last
year or by 5% or 11,536 passengers more than in 2017, while the volume of ro-ro
cargos increased by 5 % or 106,000 tons to 2.2 mln tons.
She said that Ventspils freeport administration keeps
investments in development of the port infrastructure, improving operations of
terminals and competitiveness.
In 2017, Ventspils port terminals reloaded 20.35 mln tons of
cargo, up 6.5% from 2016.
Ventspils is the second largest port in Latvia by cargo
turnover.
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