Latvia, Port, Transport

In 2009, 1456 ships entered the Liepaja Port, or 32 ships more than in 2008.

As in the past years, dry cargo accounted for the bulk, 46%, of the Liepaja Port's cargo turnover. In 2009, 2 million tons of dry cargo was handled at the port, or 7.5% more than in 2008 – including 1.7 million tons of grain and grain products and also woodchips, construction materials and scrap metal.

The amount of general cargo handled at the Liepaja Port increased 21.4% to 1.72 million tons altogether. Wood, round timber, ferrous metal and peat flow through the port increased, but the largest increase was observed with ro-ro cargo thanks to the launch of the Liepaja-Luebeck ferry route in November 2008.

The amount of liquid cargo transshipped via the Liepaja Port decreased to 658,200 tons, mostly oil products and crude oil.