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In January, cargo turnover at Klaipeda Seaport and Butinge terminal decreased by 24.1%

Danuta Pavilenene, BC, Vilnius, 06.02.2014.Print version
In January of 2014 Klaipeda Seaport and Butinge terminal alltogether handled 3 mln. tons of seaborne cargo: Klaipeda Seaport handled 2,5 mln. tn (the change was -15,3% or -453,1 thou. tn yoy) and Butinges terminal handled 0,5 mln. tn (the change was -49,9% or -499,4 thou. tn yoy), infomed BC marketing specialist at Klaipeda Port Jurga Daujotiene.

Cargo turnover at Klaipeda Port and Butinge Terminal, January 2014, in tons

Type of cargo

 Turnover

Change, %

Difference

2013 01

2014 01

Total (Būtingė terminal included)

3 956 332,2

3 003 757,4

-24,1

-952 574,8

Total in port of Klaipėda

2 956 477,5

2 503 327,8

-15,3

-453 149,7

Liquid bulk

1 991 298,4

1 067 144,5

-46,4

-924 153,9

Dry bulk

1 144 574,7

1 058 937,0

-7,5

-85 637,7

General cargo

820 459,1

877 675,9

7,0

57 216,9

Liquid bulk

1 991 298,4

1 067 144,5

-46,4

-924 153,9

Crude oil*

999 854,7

500 429,6

-49,9

-499 425,0

Petroleum products

814 515,8

435 971,1

-46,5

-378 544,7

Natural and chemical fertilizers

135 537,5

97 265,8

-28,2

-38 271,7

Molasses

19 082,6

6 698,3

-64,9

-12 384,3

Other liquid bulk goods

22 307,8

26 779,7

20,0

4 471,9

Dry bulk

1 144 574,7

1 058 937,0

-7,5

-85 637,7

Agricultural products

361 402,1

185 126,4

-48,8

-176 275,7

Natural and chemical fertilizers

542 147,5

580 941,8

7,2

38 794,4

Sugar

44 000,0

33 724,3

-23,4

-10 275,7

Crude and manufactured minerals, building materials

129 343,1

111 979,8

-13,4

-17 363,3

Ore

24 508,8

110 552,2

351,1

86 043,4

Ferroalloys

0,0

0,0

-

0,0

Metal scrap

10 167,3

24 135,1

137,4

13 967,7

Peat

20 023,0

12 477,4

-37,7

-7 545,6

Other dry bulk goods

12 983,0

0,0

-100,0

-12 983,0

General cargo

820 459,1

877 675,9

7,0

57 216,9

Foresty products

35 199,9

21 410,2

-39,2

-13 789,7

Iron and steel products

21 438,0

15 231,3

-29,0

-6 206,7

Natural and chemical fertilizers

48 147,1

44 262,3

-8,1

-3 884,8

Peat

0,0

0,0

-

0,0

Reefer cargo

23 596,0

25 069,9

6,2

1 473,8

Containerised cargo (t)

311 151,2

429 312,0

38,0

118 160,8

Ro-ro cargo (t)

377 123,2

339 535,8

-10,0

-37 587,4

Other general goods

3 803,6

2 854,4

-25,0

-949,2

Containers (TEU)

30 464

35 231

15,6

4 767

Ro-ro cargo (units)

20 028

18 801

-6,1

-1 227

Ship calls, from that:

555

463

-16,6

-92

Port of Klaipėda

545

458

-16,0

-87

Būtingė terminal

10

5

-50,0

-5

Passengers

18 786

18 559

-1,2

-227

 

The highest cargo increase during the first month of the current comparing with January of 2013 was reached in general cargo group: totally 877,7 thou. tn, i.e. +7% or +57,2 thou. tn were handled. Containerised cargo handling made the most significant impact on such a positive change – 429,3 thou. tn (+38%, +118,2 thou. tn) or 35 213 in terms of TEU (+15,6% or +4 767 TEU) were handled in the Seaport.

 

Other cargo types making impact on cargo handling rate in January of the current year were the following:


- bulk natural and chemical fertilizers (580,9 thou. tn were handled, +7,2% or +38,8 thou. tn yoy);
- iron ( 110,6 thou. tn were handled, +351,1% or +86 thou. tn yoy);
- oil products (435,9 thou. tn were handled, the change was -46,5% or -378,6 thou. tn yoy);
- Ro-Ro cargoes (339,6 thou. tn were handled, the change was -10% or -37,6 thou. tn yoy);
- raw and processed minerals, construction materials (111,9 thou. tn were handled, the change was -13,4% or -17,4 thou. tn yoy).






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