OREANDA-NEWS. November 30, 2011. With the sea born totalling to 30,7 million tons Klaipeda Port’s cargo handling growth rate throughout ten month of this year was even 21,1 % up comparing with the corresponding period of the previous year, reported the press-centre of Klaipeda Port.
 
According to cargo handling turnover in Baltic Ports in the period of January – October of 2011 Klaipeda Port became a leader and was ahead both the neighbouring Ports of Riga and Ventspils and the Joint Port of Tallinn ((Muuga), Paldiskis, „Old City“). The advantage of Klaipeda Port over the Joint Port of Tallin decreased up to 230,8 thousand tons in of January – October of 2011. The total cargo handling of Klaipeda Port and Butinge Terminal was 38,2 million tons in January – October of 2011 and exceeded the handling turnover of the Joint Port of Tallinn even by 7,8 million tons.

The highest increase in cargo turnover throughout the period often month of this year comparing with the corresponding period of 2010 was reached due to increased handling volumes of bulk natural and chemical fertilizers (+2 070,1 thousand tons), liquid natural and chemical fertilizers (+938,4 thousand tons), containerized cargoes (+664,6 thousand tons), oil products (+529,2 thousand tons), Ro – Ro cargo (+516,2 thousand tons) and bulk iron ore (+480,0 thousand tons).

In terms of cargo groups the handling volumes of dry and bulk cargo with the handlingturnover totalling to 12 195,6 thousand tons (39,7 percent of general Port handling turnover) increased mostly(by 26,7 percent). The handling turnover of liquefied cargo advanced by 19,5 percent to 9 224,7 thousand tons (30,0 percent of general Port handling turnover). General cargo handlingvolumes accelerated by 15,8 percent, the handling volumes of this cargo group were 9 284,7 thousand tons ( 30,3percent of general Port handling turnover).

5 862 vessels, i.e. more by 4,7 percent or by 265 vessels comparing with the corresponding period of the previous yearcalled Klaipeda Port in January – October of the current yearThe number of passengerscalling the Portthroughout the analysed periodwas 282 880, i.e. less by 1,0percent or by 2 840 passengers comparing with the corresponding period of 2010.
 
Klaipeda Port has further maintained its position of the leading Port in containerized cargo handling in the region of the Baltic countries. 324 712 TEU, i.e. more by 34,4 percent comparing to the correspondingperiodof 2010 (the increase made83 161TEU) were handled in Klaipeda Port in January – October of 2011.