In March, the operators of the Ventspils Freeport handled 868,000 t of various types of cargo, which is 37% or 236,000 t above February. Such a rapid growth in cargo turnover is owing to increased transshipment of dry bulk cargo (up 189,000 t to 282,000 t), general cargo
In 2024, Astarta-Kyiv agri-industrial holding increased exports of its products compared to the year before. In particular, sugar exports surged four times to 197,000 tons, those of grains and oilseeds by 1% to 808,000 tons, and those of soybean products by 1% to 182,000 tons.
Operators of the Freeport of Riga all together handled some 1.6 million t of various goods in March 2025, exceeding the February result by 348,000 t thanks to increased transshipment in all cargo groups.
The cargo turnover did not change much at the Liepaja SEZ in March 2025. The port’s stevedoring companies processed approximately 537,000 t of cargo in March, just 2% or 9,000 t falling behind February.
The port of Klaipeda handled a total of 4.3 million t of various cargoes in March 2025, which exceeded the results of February 2025 by 568,000 t and became the highest since February 2022. The increase is due to higher cargo turnover in Klaipeda State Seaport
Almost 4.36 million t of agricultural products were exported from Ukraine in February 2025, exceeding the January result by 7% or approximately 300,000 t. Thus, local traders exported 3.82 million t of grain (up 11% year-on-year or 400,000 t), 340,000 t of vegetable oil (down 11% year-on-year or 43,000 t)
The February 2025 cargo turnover of the Riga Freeport slumped to the lowest since July 2024. Port operators processed a total of 1.3 million t of cargo of various types, which is 212,000 t below January 2025.
The turnover of cargoes totaled 547,000 t at the Liepaja SEZ in February 2024, which was a 27,000 t or 5% increase compared to January and approximately in line with December 2024.