In January-May, freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja climbed by 5.7% YoY, to 2.8 million tons.
In the reporting period, handling of grain and cereal products fell by 1.1%, to 1.06 million tons, and handling of anthracite – by 84.2%, to 28,800 tons, while handling of building materials climbed by 0.7%, to 282,200 tons, and oil products – by 7%, to 191,200 tons.
Handling of Ro-Ro cargo rose by 68%, to 23,870 units, and container throughput – 1.75-fold, to 4,052 TEUs.
In the reporting period, the port serviced 14,169 passengers, up by 23%.
The number of calls fell by 4%, to 671 calls. (PortNews/Business World Magazine)