The number of calls totaled 1,021
Cargo traffic at the Latvia’s Port of Ventspils in January-September 2022 rose by 25.7% from the same period a year earlier reaching 10.5 million tonnes, the port statistics showed.
The volume includes 3.95 million tonnes of liquid bulk cargo, which represents a 19-percent drop, 3.7 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo (an increase of 2.6 times) and 2.15 million tonnes of general cargo (+9.4%), says the port authority.
The number of ship calls was 1,021.
The Port of Ventspils is located near the Venta River. There are several terminals at the port for handling crude oil and oil products, liquid bulk cargo, including chemicals and fertilizers, metal and coal, timber and fish, containers and Ro-Ro cargo. Cargo volume of the port in 2021 reached 11 million tonnes.
Freeport of Ventspils cargo turnover in H1’2022 increased by 25% YoY
