Analytics, Cargo, Latvia, Port, Transport

Bulk cargo accounted for the majority of cargo transhiped through Latvian ports during the first nine months of 2019, amounting to 26.429 mln tons, a decrease of 2% on the respective period of 2018. This included 13.605 mln tons of coal (8.6% decrease), 3.729 mln tons of grain and grain products, up 6%, 1.729 mln tons of chemical bulk cargo (14.2% down), and 1.373 mln tons of wood chips (up by 21.8%).

Liquid cargo turnover totaled 11.03 mln tons, which is 3.7% less than a year ago. During the first nine months of 2019, Latvian ports handled 10.379 mln tons of oil products, a fall of 4% as compared to the first nine months of 2018.

General cargo turnover at Latvian ports decreased 5% to 9.79 mln tons.

The Riga Port handled 23.915 mln tons of cargo during the first nine months of 2019, a decrease of 10.5% on the first nine months of 2018. Ventspils Port's cargo turnover amounted to 16.602 mln tons (10.1% increase), and Liepaja Port's turnover to 5.314 mln tons (3.8% decrease).

Of the small Latvian ports, Skulte Port achieved the highest cargo turnover of 776,100 tons in January-September this year (4.6% increase on the first nine months of 2018), followed by Mersrags Port (347,200 tons, 5.4% increase), and Salacgriva Port (250,000 tons, 6.9% increase).

In total, Latvian small ports transhiped 1.418 mln tons of cargo in the first nine months of last year, an increase of 1 % on the same period last year.