Tonnage-wise, containerised freight going via the Latvian seaport totalled 3.68 million tonnes, up 1.1% year-on-year.

Overall, the Port of Riga handled 13.14mt over 2024's first nine months (-6.8% yoy).

Dry bulk, still the seaport's leading business, contracted 16.3% yoy to 6.44mt even though its main cargoes noted double-digit increases: agricultural products grew by 16% yoy to 2.51mt, wood pellets by 17% to 1.2mt, and woodchips by 45.2% yoy to 830kt. On the other hand, the handling of ore plummeted by 69% to 118.9kt and coal & coke by 94% to 82.2kt.

Liquid bulk lost volume as well, down 6% to 662.4kt.

At the same time, general cargo advanced by 5.9% yoy to 6.03mt, including 2.24mt of timber (+21.2% yoy).

With 73,736 passengers, Riga's cruise traffic was 7.4% behind the result from January-September 2023.