Lithuania, Port, Transport

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Cargo turnover at Klaipeda Seaport decreased by 9.7% in January

Danuta Pavilenene, BC, Vilnius, 07.02.2012.Print version
In January 2012, 2,88 million tons of sea – born cargo, i.e. less by 297,4 thousand tons or by 9,4% if to compare with the corresponding period of 2011 was handled in Klaipėda 800,3 thousand tons of oil were imported via Būtinges Terminal in January of the current year.

Cargo handling in January of 2011 and 2012 in tons

Cargo

Volumes (in tons)

Change in %.

01 of 2011

01 of 2012

Totally

3 175 474,4

2 878 102,8

-9,4

Liquid cargoes

1 000 888,4

1 025 178,0

+2,4

Dry and bulk cargoes

1 258 429,4

1 000 977,4

-20,5

General cargoes

916 156,5

851 947,4

-7,0

 

Cargoes constituting 82,3% (January of 2012) of overall cargo turnover in Klaipėda Port

Oil products

872 527,8

839 793,1

-3,8

Fertilizers

1 023 255,0

833 858,9

-18,5

Ro-ro cargo

400 134,5

350 828,3

-12,3

Ro-ro cargo (units)

20 580

19 008

-7,6

Containerised cargo

317 106,8

322 450,6

+1,7

Containerised cargo (TEU)

27 686

27 555

-0,5

 

 

 

 

Būtingės terminal

798 532,0

800 252,2

+0,2

 

 

Volumes ( in units)

Change in%.

 

01 of 2011

01 of 2012

 

 

Vessels calling the Port,including:

555

555

-

 

Vessels operating on international routes

400

386

-3,5

 

Vessels operating on local routes

155

169

+9,0

 

Passengers, including:

19 783

19 772

-0,1

 

Cruise ships passengers

0

0

0

 

According to cargo groups in January:

 

Liquefied cargoes increased by                           +2,4%, totally 1 025,2 thousand tons were handled

 

Dry and bulk cargoes decreased by                    –20,5%, totally 1 001,0 thousand tons were handled.

General cargoes decreased by                            –7,0%, totally 851,9 thousand tons were handled.


Handling volumes of oil products in January of 2012 were 839,8 thousand tons, the change is – 3,8% or less by 32,7 thousand tons comparing with the corresponding period of 2011, informed BC press service of the port.

 

The handling turnover of fertilizers in January of 2012 was 833,9 thousand tons, i.e. less by 18,5% or by 189,4 thousand tons comparing with the corresponding period of 2011.

 

350,8 thousand tons of Ro-Ro cargo, i.e. less by 12,3% or by 49,3 thousand tons comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year were handled in January of 2012. Calculating in units 19 008 units of this cargo, i.e. less by 7,6percent or by 1 572 units were handled comparing with January of the previous year. Volumes of containerised cargo handling (calculating in TEU) were 27 555 TEU, i.e. less by 0,5% or by 131 TEU than during the corresponding period of 2011. In terms of tonnage the turnover of containerised cargo handling advanced. Calculating in tons the growth rate was1,7% or5,3 thousand tons comparing with the corresponding period of 2011, in total 322,5 thousand tons were handled

 

Throughout January of this year 19 772 passengers, i.e. less by 0,1%, or by 11 passengers than during the corresponding month of 2011 visited Klaipėda Port.


555 vessels were registered in the Port of Klaipėda in January of 2012. The number of the vessels was the same as during the corresponding period of 2011.


DETAILED OVERVIEW OF KLAIPĖDA PORT CARGO HANDLING





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