Indicators of port and airport activities in the 1st quarter of 2012

Cargo turnover at Latvian ports in the 1^st quarter of 2012 comprised 20 million tons, which is 22.6% more than in the 1^st quarter of 2011, according to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau. In March 2012, a new record of monthly cargo turnover was reached – 7.2 million tons.

Cargo turnover at Latvian ports, million tons

In the 1^st quarter of 2012, the amount of loaded cargo at Latvian ports comprised 17.8 million tons, which is 19.5% more than in January - March 2011. Due to the great demand in the world market, oil products constituted more than one third (38.2%) of the loaded cargo, followed by coal – 33.9%.

Main cargo loaded at ports in the 1^st quarter of 2012

In January - March 2012, the volume of cargo unloaded at the ports in Latvia comprised 2.2 million tons, which is 54.5% more as compared to January - March 2011. Owing to the positive traits in the development of the world economy, more than one fifth (21.9%) of the unloaded cargo constituted cargo in containers, followed by oil products (17.1%) and roll on/roll off cargo (15.5%).

Main cargo unloaded at ports in the 1^st quarter of 2012

As compared to the 1^st quarter of 2011, cargo turnover at Riga port in the 1^st quarter of 2012 increased by 23.6% and comprised 9.5 million tons. 8.4 million tons of cargo were loaded at the port, which is 21% more than in January - March 2011, whereas 1.1 million tons were unloaded, which is an increase of 47.5%

Cargo turnover at the port of Ventspils in the 1^st quarter of 2012 constituted 8.5 million tons, and it is a rise of 19.1%, as compared to the 1^st quarter of 2011. The volume of cargo loaded grew by 16.8% and comprised 7.8 million tons, whereas the volume of cargo unloaded increased 1.5 times.

Cargo turnover at the port of Liepaja in the 1^st quarter of 2012 was 1.7 mln tons, which is an increase of 42.9% as compared to the 1^st quarter of 2011. 1.3 mln tons of cargo were loaded at the port of Liepaja - an increase of 35.4 % as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The volume of unloaded cargo grew 1.8 times.

Cargo turnover at minor ports in the 1^st quarter of 2012 remained at the previous level - 0.3 million tons with a slight increase of 0.3% as compared to January – March 2011.

In the 1^st quarter of 2012, 142.9 thousand passengers were carried by ferries at Riga Passenger Port, which is an increase of 4.9 % as compared to January - March 2011. In its turn 3.3 thousand transit passengers at Riga Passenger Port were carried by passenger cruise vessels, which is 20.7% less than in the first quarter of 2011. Passenger turnover at the port of Ventspils comprised 11.1 thousand passengers – 2 times more than in the corresponding period of the previous year, whereas at the port of Liepaja – 7 thousand passengers (1.7 times more).
 

Passengers carried by ferries, thousand passengers

In the 1^st quarter of 2011, passenger turnover at Riga International Airport comprised 949.3 thousand passengers - an increase of 1% as compared to the 1^st quarter of 2011.

Passenger turnover at Riga International Airport

In the 1^st quarter of 2012, the largest passenger turnover at Riga International Airport was with airports in Great Britain – 116.6 thousand passengers (a decrease of 7%), with airports in Germany – 115 thousand passengers (a decrease of 4%) and with airports in Russia – 103.6 thousand passengers (an increase of 34.3%) as compared to the 1^st quarter of 2011.

Prepared by Transport and Tourism Statistics Section
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