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Load in the Seaports of the Eastern Coast of the Baltic Sea, thou. tn.

Turnover of containerised cargoes in the Seaports of the Eastern Coast of the Baltic Sea, TEU

In PRIMORSK SEAPORT totally 42 589.5 thou. tn. of oil and oil products were handled, i.e. –16.5% or by –8 428.7 thou. tn. less  comparing with the period January-August 2012.  Oil and oil products are the only cargoes of Primorsk Seaport. Crude oil handled within the analysed period – 36 395.8 thou. tn., oil products – 6 193.7 thou. tn.

In SANKT PETERBURG SEAPORT totally 37 537.6 thou. tn. of cargoes were handled, the change made –2.3% or by –878.4 thou. tn. less comparing with the analysed period of 2012. 41.2% of the Seaport cargoes made containerised cargoes, 22.7% – oil products, 10.2% – metals, 11.6 bulk cargoes – fertilizers, coal and grain. Turnover of general cargoes decreased, the change made –11.0% or –1052.8 thou. tn., including containerised cargoes (-56.4 thou. tn. or –0.4%), metal waste (-221.0 thou. tn. or –22.2%), non-ferrous metals (-656.7 thou. tn. or –20.0%). The change of liquid cargoes made –2.0% or –195.8 thou. tn. Loaded oil products 8 540.2 thou. tn., the change made –0.4% or –29.4 thou. tn. Volume of bulk and dry cargoes significantly increased, i.e. +7.0% or +273.1 thou. tn. Increase of fertilizer cargoes (handled 3 710.6 thou. tn., the change made +10.9% or +364.5 thou. tn.) and frozen cargoes (handled 1 423.3 thou. tn., the change made +13.8% or +172.6 thou. tn.).

In UST LUGOS SEAPORT totally 40 051.9 thou. tn. of cargoes were handled, the change made +41.9% or +11 841.9 thou. tn. The major part of the Seaport load consists of coal (handled 11 881.3 thou. tn., the change made +14.1% or 1 472.0 thou. tn.) and crude oil and oil products (handled 24 839.5 thou. tn., the change made +65.4% or 9 822.8 thou. tn.). Quick load increase was predetermined by the increase of coal and oil product load. Decrease of general cargo load, handled 1 638.3 thou. tn., the change made –7.0% or –127.7 thou. tn. Significant decrease of metal load (handled 297.6 thou. tn., the change made –66.9% or –600.6 thou. tn.).

In VYSOCK SEAPORT totally 10 973.4 thou. tn. of cargoes were handled, the change made +29.1% or +2 472.6 thou. tn. Only two types of cargoes are handled in this Seaport. The major load of the Seaport makes oil products –71.2%, 7 816.7 thou. tn. of oil products were handled during the analysed period, i.e. +17.0% or 1 139,8 thou. tn. Coal load made 3 156.7 thou. tn., the change made +74.0% or +1 341.1 thou. tn. Coal load makes 28.8% of the Seaport load.

In KALININGRAD SEAPORT totally 9 303.6 thou. tn. Of cargoes were handled, the change made +10.9% or by +921.9 thou. tn. more than in January-August of 2012. The major part of load of this Seaport make oil products (handled 2 690.6 thou. tn., the change made –10,7% or –321.1 thou. tn.) and metals (handled 1 054.0 thou. tn., the change made +35.6% or +276.6 thou. tn.). Decrease of grain (handled 396.4 thou. tn., the change made –39.4% or –257.2 thou. tn.) and containerised cargo load (handled 845.2 thou. tn., the change made –16.8% or –170.6 thou. tn.).

The total throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtingė terminal within the period of January – August of 2013 totalled 28.4 mln. tn. of seaborne cargo, the total change of cargo handling turnover was +1.1%, if to compare with the corresponding period of 2012.  The cargo handling turnover in Klaipėda Port within the analysed period reached 22.3 mln. tn., the year-on-year change was  –2.7% or –620.3 thous.  tn., meanwhile 6.0 mln. tn. of cargo were handled at  Butingės terminal, the year-on-year change being +18.3% or +937.7 thous tn.

Comparing with the corresponding period of 2012 the most significant growth of cargo handling volumes in January – August of 2013 in Klaipėda Seaport and Būtingė terminal was reached due to the increased handling rates of liquid cargoes (the growth reached 7.2% comparing with the corresponding period of 2012), the highest rates of cargo handling were recorded in the handling turnover of crude oil (+18.3% or +937.7 thou. tn.).

In terms of other cargo groups the handling volumes of dry and bulk cargo marked the increase in Klaipėda Seaport made 8 727.5 thou. tn., i.e. – 3.2%, less than in corresponding period of 2012. The significant growth of handling rates of cargoes attributed to this cargo group has been recorded in handling of agriculture products (+73.5% or +647.6 thou. tn.), raw and processed minerals and construction materials (+19.6% or +228.1 thou. tn.). Decrease in the group of dry and bulk cargoes was observed in the following fields: natural and chemical fertilizers (-17.1% or 964.0 thou. tn.). Decrease of general cargo volumes (-3.4%) was observed in Klaipėda Seaport from the beginning of the year. In total 7 039.5 thou. tn. of such cargoes were handled. Decrease in the group of general cargoes was observed in the following fields: metal and steel products, metal structures (-36.2% or –80.8 thou. tn.), packaged natural and chemical fertilizers (-14.6% or –50.3 thou. tn.), wood and forestry products (-11.8% or –43.7 thou. tn.). The handling turnover of containerised cargoes in terms of TEU increased in January – August of 2013 and reached 261 735 TEU (+4.7% or +11 688 TEU).

4 431 vessels were reported to call Klaipėda Seaport and Būtingė terminal in January – August of 2013. 60 vessels (+17.6% or by 9 vessels more comparing with the period January-August 2012) moored at Būtingė terminal. Klaipėda Seaport received 4 371 vessels (-2.3% or –105 vessels comparing with the corresponding period of 2012).

The number of passengers within the analysed period was 208 065, i.e. –16.1% or by 39 857 passengers less comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year.

In TALLINN SEAPORT totally 19 368.2 thou. tn. handled, the change made –4.1% or –822.9 thou. tn. Quick increase of wooden cargoes (handled 214.4 thou. tn., the change made +74.2% or +91.3 thou. tn.), wooden pellets (handled 69.4 thou. tn., the change made +56.1% or +24.9 thou. tn.) and grain cargoes (handled 46.2 thou. tn., the change made +17.3% or +6.8 thou. tn.).

Mainly in Tallinn Seaport oil products are handled (13 407.3 thou. tn., the change made +4.1% or +523.9 thou. tn.), ro-ro cargoes (handled 2 413.4 thou. tn., the change made –7.6% or –197.5 thou. tn.) and fertilizers (handled 1 125.6, the change made –24.0% or –355.4 thou. tn.).

Cargo flows has also decreased – metal waste (handled 267.9 thou. tn., the change made –47.7% or –244.4 thou. tn.), ferrous materials (handled 50.2 thou. tn., the change made –66.7% or –100.3 thou. tn.), food products (handled 40.3 thou. tn., the change made –25.3% or –13.7 thou. tn.), break stone (handled 384.5 thou. tn., the change made –20.6% or –99,9 thou. tn.) and coal (12.1 thou. tn. handled, the change made –69.0% or –26.9 thou. tn.).

Passengers. This year Tallinn Seaport served 6 406.7 thou. passengers, the change made +4.1% or +252.5 thou. passengers.

Vessels. 4 706 vessels were reported to call Tallinn Seaport, i.e. –204 vessels or by 4.2% less, comparing with the analysed period of 2012.

In RIGA PORT totally 23 350.4 thou. tn. of cargoes were handled, the change made –5.7% or – 1 404.8 thou. tn. Increase of metal waste, metal, ferroalloy load, handled 667.9 thou. tn., the change made +55.9% or 239.6 thou. tn., ore load, handled 265.1 thou. tn., the change +182.3% or 171.2 thou. tn., peat load, handled 92.7 thou.tn., the change made +34.2% or 23.6 thou. tn., metals (general cargo), handled 79.4 thou. tn., the change made +281.7% or 58.6 thou. tn., grain and grain products (general cargo), handled 11.2 thou. tn., the change made +119.6 % or 6.1 thou. tn. Ro-ro cargoes handled in terms of tonnage, handled 402.8 thou. tn., the change made +4.0% or 15.5 thou. tn.

Decrease of oil products, handled 5 004.5 thou. tn., the change made –11.7% or –664.5 thou. tn., coal, handled 9 102.6 thou. tn., the change made –8.9% or –888.3 thou. tn., grain and grain products (bulk cargo), handled 96.0 thou. tn., the change made –79.6% or –374.6 thou. tn., constructional materials, handled 102.3 thou. tn., the change made –22.8% or –30.2 thou. tn., fish and fishery products, handled 2.0 thou. tn., the change made –54.5% or –2.4 thou. tn.

Passengers. 600 558 passengers visited Riga Seaport, the change +0.4% or +2 234 passengers.

In VENTSPILS PORT totally 20 721.0 thou. tn. of cargoes were handled, the change made –5.0%, –1 100.0 thou. tn. Quick increase of ore load. In January-August 2013 563.0 thou. tn., +93% or 272.0 thou. tn. of ore was handled. Oil products, handled 11 682.0 thou. tn., the change made +1.0% or +103.0 thou. tn. Increase of break stone load, handled 109.0 thou. tn., the change 6.0% or +56.0 thou. tn. The major part of load of this Seaport make oil products (56.4%) and coal (25.6%).

Within January-August 2013 decreased: coal load, handled 5 300.0 thou. tn., the change made –10.6% or –628.0 thou. tn., fertilizers (handled 854,0 thou. tn., the change made -574.0 thou. tn. or –40.2%), wood load, handled 388.0 thou. tn., the change –11.2% or –49.0 thou. tn. There was also decrease of grains 132.0 thou. tn., the change made –137.5% or –220.0 thou. tn.

Passengers. The number of passengers in Ventspils Seaport was 43 479, the change made
+0.2% or +104 passengers.

Vessels. Totally 1 206 vessels were served, the change made –2.5% or –31 vessel.

In LIEPAJA PORT totally 3 128.5 cargoes were handled, the change made –32.4% or –1 497.0 thou. tn.  The major load of the Seaport make grains (33%), the turnover of grains within the period of January-August 2013 was 1036.6 thou. tn., the change made –38.5% or – 647.8 thou. tn.  

Increase of wooden chips, handled 114.9 thou. tn. the change made 32.8% or 28.4 thou. tn., crude oil load, handled 99.6 thou. tn., the change made +16.4% or 14.0 thou. tn., chemical cargo load (liquid cargo), handled 63.4 thou. tn., the change made +9.5% or +5.5 thou. tn., peat, handled 20.0 thou. tn., the change made +354.5% or 15.6 thou. tn.  Increase of chemical cargo load (bulk cargo), handled 17.9 thou. tn., the change made +11.9% or +1.9 thou. tn., and fertilizer load, handled 13.1 thou. tn., the change made +1 210.0% or +12.1 thou. tn.

Decrease of ferrous metals and their products, handled 182.4 thou. tn., the change made –45.8% or –154.4 thou. tn., non-ferrous metals and their products, handled 79.2 thou. tn., the change made –52.4% or –87.0 thou. tn., coal, handled 51.4 thou. tn., the change made –69.6% or –117.8 thou. tn., wood, handled 382.3 thou. tn., the change made –31.5% or 175.8 thou. tn.

Passengers. The number of passengers in Liepoja Seaport – 29 648, the change made 41.0% or 8 660 passengers.

Vessels. Totally served 891 vessels, the change made –27.0% or –322 vessels.