Dry bulk, the Latvian seaport's chief trade, contracted by 4.7% year-on-year, including the 0.8% yoy drop in grain turnover to 2.27mt.

Liquid bulk also lost volume, decreasing by 7% yoy to 196.9kt.

That said, the handling of general cargo (+16.5% yoy to 1.69mnt) made up for the losses. Ferry cargo totalled 1.31mt (+11.4% yoy). With 321.2kt, timber gained 43.1%, up and above the January-September 2023 figure.

Liepāja's ferry passenger traffic also grew - by 11.3% to 85,051 travellers to/from Travemünde on board Stena Line's Stena Flavia and Stena Livia ferries.