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
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
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.
The port of Klaipeda reported a 510,000 t plunge in the overall transshipment volumes to 3.7 million t in February 2025 compared with January. In particular, the turnover of the Klaipeda State Seaport dropped by 272,000 t to 3 million t, while that of the Butinge terminal by 238,000 t to 677,000 t.
The Ventspils Freepor reported handling of 879,000 t of cargo of various types in January 2025, which is 9% or 74,000 t above December 2024.