Klaipeda port’s throughput up 11.8% Jan-Aug, to 19,9m tons
Freight traffic volume via Klaipeda port (Lithuania) in January-August rose by 11.8% from with that of 2009 to 19.94 million tons, the Port Authority statistics said.
In August, the port transshipped 2.5 million tons of cargo, a 3.2-percent rise over the same period in 2009.
Container throughput of port of Klaipeda in August 2010 amounted to 23,718TEUs (+32,3%). The volume of handled general cargo increased by 38%, to 865,75.4 tons. Crude oil volume through the Butinge terminal increased by 12,5% to 900,624.9 tons. Transshipment of Ro-Ro cargo was up to 22,000 units. (+31.2%).
State-run Port of Klaipeda, the northernmost ice-free port on the East coast of the Baltic Sea, is the largest Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea and inland traffic lanes. Currently, there are 17 stevedores, shipyards, other companies operating at the port and providing ranged forwarding and logistics services. Trade flows via Klaipeda port in 2009 fell by 6.3%, to 27,866 million tons.
In August, the port transshipped 2.5 million tons of cargo, a 3.2-percent rise over the same period in 2009.
Container throughput of port of Klaipeda in August 2010 amounted to 23,718TEUs (+32,3%). The volume of handled general cargo increased by 38%, to 865,75.4 tons. Crude oil volume through the Butinge terminal increased by 12,5% to 900,624.9 tons. Transshipment of Ro-Ro cargo was up to 22,000 units. (+31.2%).
State-run Port of Klaipeda, the northernmost ice-free port on the East coast of the Baltic Sea, is the largest Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea and inland traffic lanes. Currently, there are 17 stevedores, shipyards, other companies operating at the port and providing ranged forwarding and logistics services. Trade flows via Klaipeda port in 2009 fell by 6.3%, to 27,866 million tons.
