In January-October, the Freeport of Riga handled 19,816,300 tons of cargo, down by 27.5% YoY.
According to the port’s statistics, handing of grain increased by 25.9%, to 2.13 million tons, coal handling fell by 70.7%, to 2.5 million tons, chemicals – by 16.7%, to 1.2 million tons, ore increased by 5.8%, to 507,700 tons, wood pellets – by 7%, to 1.7 million tons, wood chips – by 7.8%, to 958,000, while sawn timber dropped by 4%, to 272,200 tons, and oil products – by 25.7%, to 2.23 tons.
The port’s container throughput fell by 3.5%, to 375,676 TEUs.
In the reporting period, the port welcomed 2,467 cargo ships and 146 passenger ships
Passenger turnover dropped by 63.3%, to 277,457 people, with no cruise passengers transported in the reported period. (PortNews/Business World Magazine)