The amount of transhipped cargo in the port of Riga has decreased significantly

In the first three months of this year, 4.708 million tons of cargo were handled in the Freeport of Riga, which is 10.8% less than in the corresponding period of 2023, according to the information released by the Ministry of Transport.

In the first quarter of 2024, 3.712 million tons of cargo were sent from the port of Riga, which is 14.3% more than last year in the corresponding period, but the amount of cargo received has shrunk by two times, amounting to 996,300 tons.

In the first three months of 2024, bulk cargo was handled the most in the port – 2.472 million tons, which is 22.4% less than in the corresponding period of last year. At the same time, general cargo was handled in the port in the amount of 2.027 million tons, which is an increase of 11.4%, while bulk cargo was handled in the amount of 209,300 tons, which is a decrease of 24.5%.

In the first three months of this year, 1.315 million tons of containerized cargo were handled in the port of Riga, which is 15.9% more than in the first three months of 2023, making up 27.9% of the total cargo handled in the port (21.5% a year earlier).

Cereals and cereal products were transhipped at the port in the first quarter of this year in the amount of 872,900 tons, which is an increase of 41.2% compared to the corresponding period last year, and accounted for 18.5% of the total cargo transhipped at the port.

In the first three months of this year, 661,200 tons of timber were handled in the port of Riga, which is 12.4% more than in the corresponding period a year earlier, while wood chips were handled in the amount of 423,900 tons, which is 67.2% more.

At the same time, in the first three months of this year, 4,400 tons of coal were handled in the port of Riga, while in the corresponding period a year ago, they were handled in the amount of 879,600 tons.

A total of 18.794 million tons of cargo were handled in the Freeport of Riga in 2023, which is 20.1% less than in 2022, including 5.281 million tons of cargo handled in the port in the first three months of last year.

The Port of Riga is the largest port in Latvia in terms of transshipped cargo.