The new record in terms of Ro-Ro (units) cargo handling was set in June of 2012, portofklaipeda.lt reports. Within the analysed period 25 404 Ro-Ro- units (with and without cargo) were handled, i.e. more by 8,7 pct. or by 2 204 units if to compare with the turnover in July of 2011 and +6,4 pct. or + 1 534 units comparing with the best result of Ro-Ro (units) cargo handling achieved in October of 2011.
The aggregated throughput of Klaipėda Port and in Būtingės terminal in July of 2012 totalled 3,96 mln. tn of sea – born cargo, i.e. more by 3,0 pct. or by 114,1 thou. tn if to compare with the corresponding period of 2011. The cargo handling turnover in Klaipėda Port in July of 2012 reached 3,05 mln. tn (+0,1 pct. or +3,5 thou. tn year-on-year) and 906,4 thou. tn of crude oil (+13,9 pct. or +110,6 thou. tn) were exported via Butingės terminal in July of the current year.
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Cargo handling in July of 2011 and 2012 in tn
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Cargo
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Volumes (in tn)
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Yoy change in percent.
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07 of 2011
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07 of 2012
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Total turnover
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3 842 902,5
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3 957 014,7
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+3,0
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Liquid cargoes
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1 690 757,1
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1 693 274,2
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+0,1
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Dry and bulk cargoes
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1 276 904,0
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1 320 328,0
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+3,4
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General cargoes
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875 241,4
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943 412,5
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+7,8
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Cargoes constituting 81,5 pct. (July of 2012) of overall cargo turnover in Klaipėda Port
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Fertilizers
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1 062 619,6
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1 045 928,1
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-0,02
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Oil products
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713 165,2
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638 753,1
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-10,4
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Ro-ro cargo
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397 685,0
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418 870,2
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+5,3
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Ro-ro cargoes (units)
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23 380
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25 404
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+8,7
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Containerised cargo
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343 431,7
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382 957,6
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+11,5
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Containerised cargo (TEU)
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31 127
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34 061
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+9,4
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Būtingės terminal
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Crude oil
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795 798,2
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906 380,9
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+13,9
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Volumes ( in units)
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Yoy change in percent.
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07 of 2011
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07 of 2012
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The total number calls
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571
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520
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-8,9
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Vessels calling Klaipėda Port, including:
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563
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511
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-9,2
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Vessels operating on international routes
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404
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394
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-2,5
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Vessels operating on domestic routes
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159
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117
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-26,4
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Vessels berthing at Būtingės terminal
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8
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9
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+12,5
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Passengers, including:
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39 146
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43 586
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+11,3
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Cruise ships passengers
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3 300
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4 243
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+28,6
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Klaipėda Port
The handling turnover of fertilizers in July of 2012 totalled 1 045,9 thou. tn, i.e. less by -0,02 pct. year-on-yearor by -16,7 thou. tn. The handling volumes of oil products in July of 2012 dropped to 638,8 thou. tn, the year-on-year change is -10,4 pct. or less by -74,4 thou. tn. The throughput of Ro-Ro cargoin July of 2012 amounted 418,9 thou. tons,i.e. more by +5,3 pct. year-on-yearor by 21,2 thou. tn.
Calculating in units 25 404 units of this category of cargo, i.e. more by +8,7 pct. year-on-yearor by 2 024 units were handled in the Port. Volumes of containerised cargohandling (calculating in TEU) were 34 061 TEU, i.e. more by +9,4 pct. year-on-year or by -2 934 TEU. In terms of tonnage the turnover of containerised cargo handlingmarked a increasedas well. Calculating in tons the growth rate was+11,5 pct. year-on-yearor +39,5 thou. tn, in total 383,0 thou. tn were handled.
Throughout July of this year 43 586passengers (including cruise passengers), i.e. more by 11,3 pct. year-on-yearor by 4 440 passengers visited Klaipėda Port. The number of cruise passengers was 4 243, the year-on-year change is +28,6 pct., or more by 943 cruise passengers.
Būtingės terminal
The import of crude oil in July of 2012 was 906,4 thou. tn, the change is + 13,9 pct. or more by 110,6 thou. tn if to compare with July of 2011. 520 vessels, i.e. less by 8,9 pct. year-on-year or by 51 vessel were reported to call the Port of Klaipėda and Būtingės terminal in July of 2012.
In July of the current year 511 vessels, i.e. less by 9,2 pct. or by 52 vessels if to comparewith July of 2011 were reported to enter the Port of Klaipėda. 9 vessels, i.e. more by 12,5 pct. or by 1 vessel year – on – year were reported to moorat the Single Mooring Point in Būtingės terminal.
