Baltic States – CIS, Good for Business, Lithuania, Port, Transport

Cargo Handling in the Baltic Eastern Seaports, in thou. tons

Port	Volumes		Yoy change	Yoy difference
	01-10 of 2011	01-10 of 2012
Total turnover:	277 510,3	295 096,2	+6,3	+17 585,9
Primorsk	62 056,3	63 846,3	+2,9	+1 790,0
Saint Petersburg	50 009,8	48 356,3	-3,3	-1 653,5
Ust Luga	17 592,9	37 651,6	+114,0	+20 058,7
Klaipėda and Būtingės terminal	38 240,1	36 071,9	-5,7	-2 168,3
Riga	28 145,7	30 308,2	+7,7	+2 162,5
Ventspils	23 567,0	25 958,0	+10,2	+2 391,0
Tallinn	30 474,2	24 381,6	-20,0	-6 092,6
Vysotsk	11 236,1	10 915,6	-2,9	-320,5
Kaliningrad*	11 364,9	10 390,6	-8,6	-974,3
Liepaja	3 943,2	6 015,7	+52,6	2 072,5
Viborg	880,1	1 200,4	+36,4	-320,3

Container handling in the Baltic Eastern Seaports, in TEU

Port	Volumes		Yoy change	Yoy difference
	01-10 of 2011	01-10 of 2012
Saint Petersburg	1 974 846	2 089 946	+5,8	+115 100
Klaipėda Port	324 712	314 486	-3,1	-10 226
Kaliningrad	265 801	310 111	+16,7	+44 310
Riga	252 141	304 867	+20,9	+52 726
Tallinn	163 780	193 909	+18,4	+30 129
Ust-Luga	0	7 853	-	+7 853
Liepaja	2 666	3 450	+29,4	+784
Ventspils	0	360	-	+360

 

In PRIMORSK PORT 63 846,3 thou. tn of oil and oil products, i.e. more by +2,9% or by 1 790,0 thou. tn than in January – October of 2011 were handled. Primorsk Port handles exclusively oil and oil products. Throughout the analysed period 58 615,8 thou. tn of crude oil and 5 230,5 thou. tn of oil products were handled in the Port.

 

In the SEAPORT of SAINT – PETERSBURG totally 48 356,3 thou. tn of cargo were handled; the change makes –3,3% or less by –1 653,5 thou. tn than during the corresponding period of 2011.

 

Volumes of general cargo achieved 32 100,9 thou. tn; the change year-on-year is +5,3% or +1 625,4 thou. tn, including:

 

 

Containerised cargoes  Containerised cargoes (TEU) Metal Scrap metal Timber

19 397,5 thou. tn were handled, the change is +1 127,2 thou. tn or +6,2% 2 089 946 TEU were handled, the change is +115 100 TEU or +5,8 % 5 733,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +569,7 thou. tn or +11,0% 1 231,7 thou. tn were handled, the change is +276,6 thou. tn or +29,0% 213,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +70,8 thou. tn or +49,8%

that increased.

 

Reefer cargo

1 643,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is –505,3 thou. tn or –23,5%

that decreased.

 

Volumes of dry and bulk cargo amounted to 5 014,7 thou. tn, the year-on-year change is –16,5%, or –1 147,6 thou. tn, including:

 

Iron ore Grain

626,6 thou. tn were handled, the change is +23,0 thou. tn or +3,8% 199,9 thou. tn were handled, the change is +58,1 thou. tn or +41,0%

that increased.

 

Fertilizers Coal

4 097,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is –868,4  thou. tn or –17,5% 0,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –282,1 thou. tn or –100,0%

that decreased.

 

Volumes of liquid cargo handling were 11 240,7 thou. tn; the year-on-year change makes –15,9%, or -2 131,4 thou. tn, including:

 

Oil products Food products

11 236,6 thou. tn were handled, the change is –2 082,7 thou. tn or –15,6% 4,1 thou. tn were handled, the change is –42,6 thou. tn or –92,2%

that decreased.

 

UST-LUGA PORT handled 37 651,6 thou. tn of cargo; the year-on-year change is +114,0% or  +20 058,7 thou. tn. Oil products, coal constitute and crude oil the largest part of the overall turnover of this Port (26,9%, 35,1% and 28,7%  respectively). 

           

Handling volumes of dry and bulk cargo totalled 14 179,4 thou. tn; the yoy change is +29,1% or  +3 195,8 thou. tn, including

 

Coal	13 202,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +3 079,5 thou. tn or +30,4%

that increased.

 

General cargo handling volumes were 2 554,6 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +34,9%, or +660,9 thou. tn, including:

 

Metal Containerized cargo Containerized cargo (TEU)

1 119,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is +383,0 thou. tn or +52,0% 66,9 thou. tn were handled, the change is +66,9 thou. tn no handling operations in 2011 7 853 TEU  were handled, the change is +7 853 TEU, no handling operations in 2011

that increased.

 

Timber

161,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is –79,6 thou. tn or –33,0%

that decreased.

 

Handling volumes of liquid cargo were 20 917,4 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +4,4 times, or +16 201,8 thou. tn, including

                                           

Oil products Crude oil

10 122,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is +5 406,6 thou. tn or +114,7% 10 795,4 thou. tn were handled, no handling operations in 2011

that increased.

 

The overall turnover in the PORT of VYSOTSK within the analysed period was 10 915,6 thou. tn; the change makes –2,9% or –320,5 thou. tn year-on-year. This port handles only two categories of cargo. Oil products constitute the largest share in the overall turnover of the Port, i.e., 76,7% 8 374,8 thou. tn of oil products were handled throughout the analysed period, i.e. the handling rates decreased by –1,8% or by –151,6 thou. tn year-on-year. Volumes of coal handling were 2 532,2 thou. tn; the change is –6,6% or –177,5 thou. tn year-on-year.

 

The aggregated throughput of sea – born cargo in Klaipėda Port and Būtingės terminal in January – October of 2012 totalled 36,1 million tons, the overall year – on – year change was –5,7 percent down. 29,2 million tons were handled in Klaipeda Seaport throughout the analysed period, the year-on-year change was –5,1% or –1,6 million tn, meanwhile Būtingės terminal handled 6,9  million tn, the year-on-year change was –8,1% or –0,6 million tn.

 

Within the period of January – October of 2012 the cargo turnover comparing with the corresponding period of 2011 the handling volumes of agriculture products (+609,7 thou. tn yoy), raw and processed minerals and construction materials (+394,0 thou. tn yoy) and iron ore (+219,1 thou. tn yoy) and) marked an increase.

 

The most significant drop down in cargo turnover throughout January – October of 2012 comparing with the corresponding period of 2011 occurred due to decreased handling volumes of bulk natural and chemical fertilizers (-1 635,6 thou. tn yoy), oil products (-838,3 thou. tn yoy) and crude oil (-612,6 thou. tn yoy).

 

In terms of cargo groups the handling volumes of liquid cargo decreased by 8,6% yoy to 15 312,9 thou. tn (42,5% of overall Port handling turnover). ). Dry and bulk cargo handling volumes decreased by 4,7% yoy, the handling rates of this cargo category were 11 618,6 thou. tn (32,2% of overall Port handling turnover).

 

General cargo handling volumes decreased by 1,6% yoy, the overall turnover in this cargo group was 9 140,3 thou. tn (25,3% of overall Port handling turnover).

 

5 974 vessels were reported to call Klaipėda Port and Būtingės terminal throughout the period of January – October of 2012. 69 vessels (-9,2% or less by 7 vessels yoy) moored at Būtingės terminal. 4 073 international vessels (more by 27 vessels or +0,7% year-on-year) and 1 832 domestic ships ( more by 11  ships or 0,6% yoy) were reported to call Klaipėda Port. Throughout the foregoing period of the current year 5 905 vessels were reported to call the Seaport of Klaipeda, hence the number of vessels calling Klaipeda Port increased by 38 vessels or by +0,6% comparing with the corresponding period of 2011. The number of passengers calling the Port throughout the analysed period was 303 097, i.e. more by 7,1% or by 20 217 passengers comparing with the corresponding period of 2011.

 

The total throughput in TALLINN PORT was 24 381,6 thou. tn; the change is –20,0% or –6 092,6 thou. tn year-on-year.

 

General cargo handling volumes were 458,6 thou. tn; the change is –22,1% or –130,0 thou. tons year-on-year, including:

 

Ro- Ro cargoes Containerized cargoes Containerized cargoes (TEU) Fertilizers

3 256,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +155,4 thou. tn or +5,0% 1 378,1 thou. tn were handled, the change is +119,3 thou. tn or +9,5% 193 909 TEU were handled, the change is +30 129 TEU or +18,4% 82,6 thou. tn were handled, the change is +1,3 thou. tn or +1,1%

that increased.

 

Metal Forest products Food products

159,3 thou. tn were handled, the change is –91,7 thou. tn or –36,5% 140,7 thou. tn were handled, the change is –49,9 thou. tons or –26,2% 57,6 thou. tn were handled, the change is –0,5 thou. tons or –0,9%

that decreased.

 

Dry and bulk cargo handling volumes were 3 404,6 thou. tn; the change is +4,5% or +145,9 thou. tn year-on-year, including: 

 

Fertilizers Scrap metal Timber granules

1 839,6 thou. tn were handled, the change is +549,6 thou. tn or +42,6% 589,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is +128,3 thou. tn  or +27,8% 73,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +61,8 thou. tn or +6,2 times.

that increased

Crushed rock Peat Grain Coal

574,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is –198,0 thou. tn or –25,6% 118,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is –36,7 thou. tn or –23,7% 144,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –81,0 thou. tn or –36,0% 39,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –261,1 thou. tn or –87,0%

that decreased.

           

Volumes of handled liquid cargo throughout the analysed period were 15 820,4 thou. tn; the change is -28,5%, or –6 301,6 thou. tn year-on-year, including

 

Oil products Crude oil

15 416,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is –5 790,7 thou. tn or –27,3% 314,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –479,4 thou. tn or –60,4pct.

that decreased.

 

Passenger traffic. This year the Joint Port of Tallinn rendered services to 7 541,3 thou. passengers; the change is +4,4% year-on-year, or +316,2 thou. passengers.

 

Vessels. 6 094 vessels were reported to call the Port of Tallinn, i.e. more by 9 vessels or by 0,1%,  comparing with the corresponding period of 2011.

 

The aggregated throughput of RIGA PORT totalled 30 308,2 thou. tn; the change is +7,7% year– on – year or +2 162,5 thou. tn. Growing handling rates of coal (increased by +14,1% or +1 552,0 thou. tn yoy to 12 524,8 thou. tn) and containers (increased by +17,0% or by +444,6 thou. tn yoy to 3 053,1 thou. tn) made the greatest impact on the increased overall turnover in the Port.

 

Throughout analysed period of 2012 coal and oil products constituted the largest share in the overall handling volumes in this Port (41,3% and 21,7% respectively).

 

General cargo handling volumes were 5 637,7 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is 3,0%, or +166,8 thou. tn, including:

 

Containerised cargo Containerised cargo (TEU) Ro – Ro cargoes

3 053,1 thou. tn were handled, the change is +444,6 thou. tn or +17,0% 304 867 TEU were handled, the change is +52 726 TEU or +20,9% 494,3 thou. tn were handled, the change is +32,3 thou. tn or +7,0%

that increased.

 

Timber Metal Food products

1 981,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –298,2 thou. tn or –13,1pct. 21,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is –6,5 thou. tn or –23,5% 13,5 thou. tn were handled, the change is –36,5 thou. tn or –73,0%

that decreased.

 

Dry and bulk cargo handling volumes were 18 040,9 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +10,5% or +1 721,2 thou. tn, including:

Coal Forest products Grain Metal, scrap metal, ferroalloys

12 524,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +1 552,0 thou. tn or +14,1% 1 067,5 thou. tn were handled, the change is +20,6 thou. tn or +2,0% 602,4thou. tn were handled, the change is +188,6 thou. tn or +45,6% 531,7 thou. tn were handled, the change is +84,5 thou. tn or +18,9%

that increased.

Fertilizers Iron ore Peat Construction materials Raw sugar

1 166,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is –238,9 thou. tn or –17,0% 121,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is –485,1 thou. tn or –80,0% 90,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is –2,6 thou. tn or –2,8% 63,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is –417,4 thou. tn or –86,8% 0,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –140,2 thou. tn or –100,0%

that decreased

           

Liquid cargo handling volumes were 6 629,6 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +4,3% or +274,5 thou. tn, including:

           

Oil products Liquid gas

6 568,5 thou. tn were handled, the change is +259,8 thou. tn or +4,1% 58,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +14,6 thou. tn or +33,0%

that increased.

 

Passenger traffic. The Freeport of Riga received 714 249 passengers; the year-on-year change is +5,2% or +35 438 passengers.

 

The SEAPORT OF VENTSPILS marked an increase by +10,2% or +2 391,0 thou. tn. year-on-year in overall turnover, which altogether totalled 25 958,0 thou. tn. Throughout January – October of 2012 the most rapid growth was achieved in  handling of oil products, which amounted to 13 808,0 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +14,2% or +1 716,0 thou. tn. The throughput of coal handling was 6 706,0 thou. tn with year –on year change +26,0% or +1 385,0 thou. tn.

 

Oil products and coal constitute the largest part of cargo handling in this port (53,2% and 25,8% respectively).

 

General cargo handling volumes were 2 047,0 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is –4,5%, or –96,0 thou. tn, including:

 

Ro – Ro cargoes

1 612,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +30,0 thou. tn or +1,9%

that increased.

 

Forest products Metal

541,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –62,0 thou. tn or –10,3% 0,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –119,0 thou. tons or –100,0%

that decreased.

           

Dry and bulk cargo volumes were 9 548,0 thou. tn; the year – on –year change is +7,l% or +633,0 thou. tn, including:

 

Coal Grain Crushed rock

6 706,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +1 385,0 thou. tn or +26,0% 539,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +427,0 thou. tn or +4,8 times. 69,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +9,0 thou. tn or +15,0%

that increased

Fertilizers Iron ore Peat Raw sugar

1 631,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –569,0 thou. tn or –25,9% 364,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –459,0 thou. tn or –55,8% 25,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –1,0 thou. tn or –3,8% 0,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –146,0 thou. tn or –100,0%

that decreased.          

           

Liquid cargo throughput was 14 363,0 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +14,8% or +1 854,0 thou. tn, including:

 

Oil products Ammonia Chemistry products

13 808,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +1 716,0 thou. tn or +14,2% 349,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +37,0 thou. tn or +11,9% 125,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +9,,0 thou. tn or +7,8%

that increased.

 

Passenger traffic. 52 186 was the number of passengers calling the Port of Ventspils; the year-on-year change is +17,9% or +7 904 passengers.

 

Vessels. In total the Port rendered services to 1 503 vessels; the year-on-year change is –3,4%, or –53 vessels.

           

The total throughput in the PORT of LIEPAJA reached 6 015,7 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +52,6% or +2 072,5 thou. tn. Grain handling cut out the largest share of handling volumes of this port (38,2%). The overall turnover of grain handling in January-October of 2012 increased by +119,5% or by +1 250,5 thou. tn year-on-year to 2 297,0 thou. tn.

 

General cargo handling volumes were 2 488,0 thou. tn; the year –on –year change is +54,0%, or +872,6 thou. tn, including: 

 

Timber Metal Ro-Ro cargoes Ro-Ro cargoes (units) Scrap metal Containerised cargoes Containerised cargoes (TEU)

674,8 thou. tn were handled, the change is +82,9 thou. tn or +14,0% 670,6 thou. tn were handled, the change is +307,1 thou. tn or +84,5% 570,3 thou. tn were handled, the change is +243,3 thou. tn or +74,4% 24 900 units were handled, the change is +9 977 units or +66,9% 509,2 thou. tn were handled, the change is +208,0 thou. tn or +69,1% 34,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is +9,5 thou. tn or +38,2% 3 450 TEU were handled, the change is +784 TEU or +29,4%

that increased.

 

Dry and bulk cargo handling volumes were 3 179,8 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is +74,0% or +1 351,8 thou. tn, including:

 

Grain Coal

2 297,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +1 250,5 thou. tn or +119,5% 222,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is +116,4 thou. tn or +110,2%

that increased.

 

Construction materials Timber granules Chemistry products Peat

454,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is –13,2 thou. tn or –2,8% 119,3 thou. tn were handled, the change is –28,9  thou. tn or –19,5% 22,5 thou. tn were handled, the change is –5,6 thou. tn or –19,9% 4,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is –10,0 thou. tn or –69,4%

that decreased.

           

Liquid cargo handling volumes were 347,8 thou. tn; the year-on-year change is –30,4% or –152,0 thou. tn, including:

 

Crude oil Chemistry products

115,4 thou. tn were handled, the change is +27,9 thou. tn or +31,9% 70,5 thou. tn were handled, the change is +36,2 thou. tn or +94,7%

that increased.

 

Oil products

162,0 thou. tn were handled, the change is –214,1 thou. tn or –56,9%

that decreased.