Analytics, Latvia, Statistics, Transport

33.7 mln tons of freights were carried in transport by road, a decrease of 4.2% on the 1^st half of 2018. 24.5 mln tons of national freights were carried, a drop of 3.3%. International freights accounted for 9.2 mln tonnes – 6.3% less.

1.5 mln tons of oil products were transported by the oil products pipeline, a drop of 10.5%.

Freight traffic with land and pipeline transport during the 1^st half of 2019
(million tonnes)

In the 1st half of 2019 the volume of freights carried at ports has remained at the level of 2018

In the 1^st half of 2019, freights transported to and from Latvian ports accounted for 32.4 mln tonnes, which is 0.2% less than in the 1^st half of 2018. Freight turnover at Riga port was 16.2 mln tonnes, 8.3% less, at Ventspils port – 11.5 mln tonnes or 15.4% more, at Liepāja port – 3.7 mln tonnes or 5.5% less, but at minor ports – 1 mln tonnes or 8.1% more than in the 1^st quarter of 2018.

27.7 mln tons of freights were shipped from ports, which is 1.9% less than during the 1^st half of 2018. 35.4% of freights loaded onto ships were comprised by coal. Its volume rose by 0.4 mln tonnes (3.9%). The volume of timber loaded increased by 0.1 mln tonnes or 5%, whereas the volume of freights in containers – by 2.7%. In turn, shipping of oil products reduced by 1.1 mln tonnes or 16.5%, but of roll on/roll off – by 6.3%.

The volume of freights received at ports rose by 11.3%. The volume of unloaded oil products grew by 20%, but volume of roll on/roll off – by 0.4%. The volume of unloaded freights in containers reduced by 2.1%.

Riga International Airport received and shipped 13.3 thousand tonnes of cargo, which was 7% more.

Slight drop in the number of passengers carried by land and sea transport

During the 1^st half of 2019, the number of passengers carried by land passenger transport comprised 120.3 mln passengers, less by 0.8% than in the 1^st half of 2018.

The number of passengers carried by rail transport increased by 2.6%, the number of passengers carried by regular bus traffic lines remained at the level of the previous year (increase of 0.3%), but the number of passengers carried by urban electrified transport reduced by 3.3%.

The number of passengers arrived at and departed from Latvian ports with ferries accounted for 483.6 thousand, which is 0.6% less than in the 1^st half of 2018.

There were 27.9 thousand passengers who arrived at the Riga Passenger Terminal via cruise ships – 0.4% less than in the corresponding period of time of the previous year.

The number of passengers arrived at and departed from the Riga International Airport constituted 3.6 mln, which is 9.5% more than in 1^st half of 2018.