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The cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Port within the analyzed period reached 9.4 million tones, the year-on-year change was plus 13.9%, or the increase by 1.2 million tonen, meanwhile 2.4 million tones of cargo were handled at Butinges terminal, the year-on-year change being plus 14%, or plus 0.3 million tones.

Comparing with the corresponding period of 2012 the most significant growth of cargo handling volumes in January – March of 2013 was reached due to increased handling rates of dry and bulk cargoes (the growth reached 32,4 pct. comparing with the corresponding period of 2012) including agriculture products (+742,4 thou. tn yoy), natural and chemical fertilizers (+221,4 thou. tn yoy), raw sugar (bulk) (+125,1 thou. tn yoy), and raw and processed minerals and construction materials (+50,5 thou. tn yoy).