The total includes 8,675 reefer containers, more by 13.9% on the result from the corresponding period last year.

However, the Russian Baltic port in Kaliningrad took care of less cargo throughout the first three quarters of 2019, noting a decrease of 20.7% year-on-year to altogether 8.45mt.

All major cargo groups went down - dry bulk by 18.7% yoy to 4.11m, general cargo by 15% yoy to 2.60mt, and liquids by 31.4% yoy to 1.75mt.