In January-August, the Freeport of Riga handled 13.27 million tons of cargo, down by 16.3% YoY.
According to the port’s statistics, handing of grain increased by 27%, to 1,639,800 tons, wood pellets – by 1.5%, to 1,441,700 tons, sawn timber – by 77%, to 371,300 tons, and timber – by 28.7%, to 1,844,600 tons, while coal and coke handling fell by 92.1%, to 180,700 tons, chemicals – by 14.6%, to 886,900 tons, ore – by 8%, to 421,000 tons, wood chips – by 34%, to 520,400 tons, and oil products – by 28%, to 1,319,500 tons.
The Port’s container throughput fell by 8.6%, to 274,437 TEU.
Passengers traffic plunged by 99.6%, to 1.118 million people. (PortNews/Business World Magazine)
