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Cargo turnover at Ventspils Port up 40.7% in January-February
BC, Riga, 12.03.2019.
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Print versionCargo turnover in the northwestern Latvian port of Ventspils rose 40.7 percent in January-February from the same period a year ago to 4.348 mln tons, according to information released by the port.
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The cargo handled in Ventspils in the first two months of this year included 2.04 million tons of bulk cargo, up 2.8 times y-o-y, 1.884 mln tons of liquid cargo, down 2.1%, and 424,000 tons of general cargo, down 2.1% from the same period last year.
In February the port handles 2.227 mln tons, up 41.2% y-o-y, including 1.163 mln tons of liquid cargo, 914,000 tons of bulk cargo, and 200,000 tons of general cargo.
In January-February this year, the port of Ventpils also handled 278 ships, including 200 dry cargo vessels and 78 tankers.
Ventspils is the second largest port in Latvia by cargo turnover.
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