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Cargo handling in Eastern Coast Baltic Seaports, in thousand tons

Container handling in Eastern Coast Baltic Seaports, in TEU

In PRIMORSK PORT 23 252,8 thou. tn of oil and oil products, i.e. less by -11,6% or by 3 050,3 thou. tn than in January – April of 2012 were handled. Primorsk Port handles exclusively oil and oil products. Throughout the analysed period 20 286,0 thou. tn of crude oil (-16,4% or -3 970,1 thou. tn yoy) and 2 966,8 thou. tn of oil products (+44,9% or +919,8 thou. tn yoy) were handled in the Port.

In the SEAPORT of SAINT - PETERSBURG totally 17 370,2 thou. tn of cargo were handled; the change was -2,0% or less by -351,7 thou. tn than during the corresponding period of 2012. Containerised cargoes constitute 44,0% of the total cargo handling (7 638,6 thou. tn were handled;  yoy change was -1,4% or -107,2 thou. tn). Oil products constitute 18,5% ( 3 219,7 thou. tn were handled;  yoy change was +2,2% or +70,5 thou. tn), metal  constitutes 12,3% (2 143,7 thou. tn were handled; yoy change was -14,6% or -365,5 thou. tn) and fertilizers constitute 8,7% (1 508,0 thou. tn were handled; yoy change was +10,9% or +148,1 thou. tn),  of the total cargo handling volumes.  Reefer cargoes marked the increase by 13,7%  or by 86,0 thou. tn to 712,3 thou. tn that were handled in January - April of 2013.

UST-LUGA PORT totally handled 18 569,0 thou. tn of cargo; the year-on-year change was +69,1% or +7 590,0 thou. tn. Such a rapid growth in cargo handling turnover was determined by the increased handling rates of cargoes that cut out the largest share of the overall turnover of this Port: crude oil (7 396,1 thou. tn were handled; yoy change was +6,2 times or +6 195,5 thou. tn), the coal handling increased by +14,1% or by +638,6 thou. tn to 5 158,0  thou. tn,  oil products ( 4 293,5 thou. tn were handled;  the yoy change was +8,6% or +341,5 thou. tn), 441,0 thou. tn of Ro – Ro cargoes were handled, the yoy change was +30,6% or +103,2 thou. tn, metal – 269,3 thou. tn were handled, the yoy change was -39,2%  or -173,5 thou tn.

The overall turnover in the PORT of VYSOTSK within the analysed period was 5 033,7 thou. tn; the year-on-year change was +22,7% or +932,7 thou. tn.  This port handles mainly two categories of cargo. Oil products constitute the largest share in the overall turnover of the Port, i.e., 71,0%  Throughout the analysed period 3 571,9 thou. tn of oil products were handled, i.e. the handling rates increased by +8,8% or by +290,0 thou. tn year-on-year. Volumes of coal handling were 1 461,8 thou. tn; the change was +78,5% or +642,7 thou. tn year-on-year.

The total throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtingės terminal within the period of January- April  of 2013 totalled 15,3 mln. tn of seaborne cargo, the change of cargo handling turnover was +10,1% if to compare with the corresponding period of 2012.  The cargo handling turnover in Klaipėda Port within the analysed period reached 12,1 mln. tn, the year-on-year change was  +8,1% or +0,9 mln.  tn, meanwhile 3,2 mln. tn of cargo were handled at  Butingės terminal, the year-on-year change being +18,1% or +0,5 mln. tn. 

Comparing with the corresponding period of 2012 the most significant growth of cargo handling volumes in January – April of 2013 was reached due to increased handling rates of dry and bulk cargoes (the growth reached 21,3% comparing with the corresponding period of 2012) including  agriculture products (+681,5 thou. tn yoy), raw sugar (bulk) (+148,3 thou. tn yoy),  natural and chemical fertilizers (+132,1 thou. tn yoy) and raw and processed minerals and construction materials (+122,7 thou. tn yoy).

In terms of cargo groups the handling volumes of liquid cargo marked the total increase in Klaipeda Seaport and at Butingės Terminal by 11,9% yoy to 7 140,9 thou. tn. The significant growth of handling rates of cargoes attributed to this cargo group has been recorded: crude oil (+18,1% or +490,1 thou. tn yoy), natural and chemical fertilizers (liquid) (+29,3 % or +134,4 thou. tn yoy), oil products (+3,2% or +100,0 thou. tn yoy), and raw sugar (molasses) (+11,3% or +4,4 thou. tn yoy).

The drop of general cargo handling volumes by 4,2% in Klaipeda Seaport has started from the very beginning of the year. In total 3 410,9 thou. tn were handled in January – April of 2013 ( 22,3% of overall Port handling turnover). In the group of general cargoes only the handling rates of frozen products (89,0 thou. tn were handled, the yoy change was +7,2% or  +6,0 thou. tn) and Ro-Ro cargoes calculating in units ( 81 163 units were handled, the yoy change was +0,5% or +377 units ) marked the increase, meanwhile the significant decrease of handling turnover was recorded in the cargo handling rates of the remaining cargo types attributed to this group of cargoes: -0,3% of Ro-Ro cargoes calculating in terms of tonnage (1 526,2  thou. tn were handled, the change was -0,3% or -4,4 thou. tn yoy), -31,0% of natural and chemical fertilizers (packed),  -11,7% of timber and forest products, -31,8% of iron , steel products and metal constructions, -1,4% of containerised cargoes (in terms of tonnage) if to compare with the corresponding period of 2012. The handling turnover of containerised cargoes in terms of TEU increased in January - April of 2013 and reached 129 839 TEU (+7,4% or +8 988 TEU yoy).

2 114 vessels were reported to call Klaipėda Port and Būtingės terminal in January – April of 2013. 32 vessels (+18,5% or more by 5 vessels yoy) moored at Būtingės terminal. Klaipėda Seaport received 2 082 vessels (less by 4,9% yoy) including:

- 1 466 international vessels (less by 133 vessels or by 8,3% year-on-year)

-  616 domestic ships ( more by 25 ships or by 4,2% yoy). 

The number of passengers within the analysed period was 75 500, i.e. less by 7,2% or by 5 816 passengers comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year.

The total throughput in the PORT of TALLINN in January – April of the current year was 10 260,0 thou. tn; the change was -7,9% or -874,2 thou. tn year-on-year. Oil products (7 424,4 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change was -2,3% or -173,0 thou. tn),  Ro-Ro cargoes (1 169,0 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change was -8,8% or -113,2 thou. tn), containerized cargoes (594,4 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change was +2,1% or +12,0 thou. tn) and fertilizers (569,7 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change was -22,1% or -161,5 thou. tn) constitute the basic share of overall cargo flow in the Port of Tallinn.

Passenger traffic. This year the Joint Port of Tallinn rendered services to 2 372,4 thou. passengers; the change was +2,0% year-on-year, or +45,8 thou. passengers.

Vessels. 2 226 vessels were reported to call the Port of Tallinn, i.e. less by 42 vessels or by 1,9% comparing with the corresponding period of 2012. The Port rendered services to 686 cargo ships ( the yoy change was -4,5% or less by 32 ships)  and to 1 540 passenger ships; the yoy change was -0,6% or less by 10 ships.

The aggregate throughput of RIGA PORT totalled 11 106,9 thou. tn; the change was -11,3% year– on - year or -1 412,2 thou. tn. In January-April of 2013 coal and oil products constituted the largest share in the overall handling volumes in this Port (37,7% and 25,1% respectively).

The reduced flow of the following cargo in terms of categories made the greatest impact on the cargo  handling turnover in the Port of Riga:  coal ( decreased by -16,9% or by -850,3 thou. tn yoy to 4 129,7 thou. tn), oil products (decreased by -12,3% or by -391,5 thou. tn yoy to 2 792,4 thou. tn).

In January – April of 2013 the handling rates of fertilizers (+33,5% or +125,9 thou. tn yoy to 501,2 thou. tn), containers (+3,6% or +44,1 thou. tn yoy to 1 278,9 thou. tn) marked the increase.

Passenger traffic. The Freeport of Riga received 207 685 passengers; the year-on-year change was -0,2% or -495 passengers. The number of cruise passengers was 5 054; the yoy change was +5,5% or +263 passengers.

The cargo handling turnover in the SEAPORT OF VENTSPILS increased by +0,7% or by +79,0 thou. tn. year-on-year which altogether totalled 11 923,0 thou. tn. The dominating cargo categories in the Seaport of Ventspils were as follows:  oil products that amounted to 6 390,0 thou. tn in January – April of 2013 the year-on-year change dropping down to -1,2% or -80,0 thou. tn. and coal that amounted to 3 315,0 thou. tn with year –on year change +1,6% or +51,0 thou. tn.

The highest increase was recorded in iron ore handling turnover – 485,0 thou. tn were handled, the year-on-year change was +122,5% or +267,0 thou. tn. In January- April of 2013 the handling rates of fertilizers dropped rather significantly (436,0 thou. tn were handled; the yoy change was -160,0 thou. tn or -26,8%).

Passenger traffic. 16 049 was the number of passengers calling the Port of Ventspils in January-April of 2013; the year-on-year change was -888 passengers or -5,2%

Vessels. In total the Port rendered services to 621 vessel; the year-on-year change was +0,2 pct, or +1 vessel.

The total throughput in the PORT of LIEPAJA reached 1 741,1 thou. tn; the year-on-year change was -23,1% or -522,1 thou. tn. Grain handling cut out the largest share of handling volumes of this port. In January – April of 2013 the Port handled 559,9 thou. tn of grain; the year-on-year change was  -39,5% or -365,8 thou. tn. The handling of scrap metal also marked a considerable slow down – 55,9 thou. tn were handled; the change was -74,5%  or -163,2 thou. tn. The highest increase of handling turnover was recorded in metal handling volumes (241,2 thou. tn were handled; the year-on-year change was +47,6 thou. tn or +24,6%). 

Passenger traffic.  The number of passengers calling the Port of Liepaja was 7 140; the year-on-year change was +43.3%  or +2 159 passengers.

Vessels. In total the Port rendered services to 467 vessels, i.e. less by 126 vessels or by 21,2%  if to compare with the corresponding period of the previous year.