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Port of Riga: 445,984 TEU handled in 2017 (+15.6% yoy)

February 08, 2018

The Latvian port also handled more ro-ro cargo units last year - up by 30.9% year-on-year to 83,985.

Port of Riga's volumes

 

2017

Yoy

Detailed dry bulk handlings
(thousand tonnes)

Coal

11,776.1

-11.4%

Other

2,490.5

-15.2%

Chemicals, of which

Fertilizers

2,392.3

2,391.5

-14.9%

-14.9%

Grain & grain products

1,349.4

+3.8%

Metals

783.1

+99.7%

Woodchips

646.4

+16.5%

Ores

514.2

+26.5%

Sawn timber

430.7

+72.6%

Scrap metal

357.9

+29.3%

Peat

148.4

+2.3%

Ferroalloys

24.2

+64.6%

Construction materials

2.6

-78.5%

Total

20,915.8

-6.6%

Detailed general cargo handlings
(thousand tonnes)

Containerised

4,605.0

+13.5%

Timber

1,606.8

-11.7%

Wheeled

427.2

+64.8%

Metals

343.5

+15.5%

Chemicals

22.6

+67.4%

Other

10.0

+19.0%

Perishables

6.3

+125%

Fish & fish products

4.6

-54.0%

Grain & grain products

3.5

-91.5%

Machinery

1.3

+550%

Total

7,030.8

+8.0%

Detailed liquids handlings
(thousand tonnes)

Oil products

5,644.9

-30.3%

Liquid gas

55.2

+95.1%

Other

28.0

+129.5%

Chemicals

0.0

-100%

Total

5,728.1

-29.9%

GRAND TOTAL

33,674.7

-9.2%

Passenger traffic

Ferry

742,996

+45.6%

Cruise

87,384

+22.4%

Total

830,380

+42.8%

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