BTJ 5/2011 - Baltic Press

Market SMS extendedLatvian ports:45.76 mln tn handled in Latvian ports (+11.5% yoy)Port of Tallinn:24.84 mln tonnes handled during I-VIII 2011 (+2.6% yoy)Photo: Port of LiepajaFrom January to August Port of Riga handled 22.56 mln tn of goods(+14.7% yoy). Cargo turnover at Port of Ventspils totalled 18.97 mlntn (+9.2%), while at Port of Liepāja amounted to 3.18 mln tn (+16.7%).The largest ports in Latvia handled 21.52 mln tn of bulk cargo, 16 mlntn of liquid and 8.22 mln tn of general cargo.Tallinn port’svolumesRussian ports on the Baltic: 122.7 mln tn handled in I-VIII 2011 (+5.2% yoy)From January to August Russia’s ports located within the Baltic Sea saw a 5.2% year-on-year increase in theircargo turnover (122.7 mln tn). The overall output of dry bulk grew by 15.2% to 47.1 mln tn, whereas the handlingof liquid cargo fell down by 0.1% and totalled 75.6 mln tn. Stevedoring companies operating in Port of St. Petersburghandled 39.5 mln tn (+6.5%). Terminal operators at Port of Ust-Luga handled 13.6 mln tn (+80%). Cargotraffic at Port of Vysotsk decreased by 6.3%; at Port of Primorsk by 3.2% and at Kaliningrad’s port by 1.3%.I-VIII 2011 I-VIII 2011/ I-VIII 2010Liquid cargo 18.19 mln tn +7.9%Ro-ro cargo 2.45 mln tn +7.8%Bulk cargo 2.65 mln tn -31.1%Total 24.84 mln tn +2.6%Port Vysotsky LLC: 2.2 mln tn of coal handled during I-VIII 2011 (+50% yoy)Container turnover at the port went up by 26.7% to 127,504 TEU.Port of Aalborg:6,800 containers via X-Press Feeders in I-VIII 2011Since August 19 th , 2010, Port of Aalborg has handled 8,500 containerunits on X-Press’ weekly route among Rotterdam-Aalborg-Gothenburg,of which 6,800 was handled in this year alone. From January to Augustthe average output was 206 units per X-press call (+129% yoy). Theport’s aim is to have two feeder calls per week.Port of Rostock:12 mln tonnes handled inH1 2011 (+/-0% yoy)Last year the Port Vysotsky LLC, a stevedoring company operating in Port of Vysotsk, handled 2.3 mln tn of coal(-21% yoy), but given this year’s quite optimistic results, the company is planning to handle 4.5 mln tn by the endof 2011. Thanks to the overhaul of berths and the completion of a dredging project, conducted in 2008-2010,bulkers over 40,000 DWT can call at the port which was deepened from 9.3 m to 11.9 m. Additionally, the approachchannel was widened by 50 m. Since September the bulk carrier Sam Dragon (46,931 DWT) has kept itstitle as the largest vessel which ever visited Vysotsk. It loaded 44,500 tn of coal for Immingham in the UK.New passenger cars in the EU:8.9 mln new cars registered during I-VIII 2011 (-1.3% yoy)In August new car registration in theEU increased by 7.7% year-on-year(753,709), all of the biggest EU marketsPhoto: European Commissionmarked a rise – Germany (+18.3%),UK (+7.3%), Spain (+5.9%), France(+3.1%) and Italy (+1.5%). However,from January toAugust new carregistrations fellby 1.3% and totalled8,888,793.Only Germany(+11.2%) andFrance (+0.4%)w i t n e s s e dgrowth, while theUK (-6.1%), Italy(-12%) and Spain(-22.2%) have fallenbehind comparedto last year.Tallink:6.4 mln passengers carriedduring I-VIII 2011(+5.87% yoy)During the time period January-August2011 the companyachieved growth on every oneof its pax routes. The Finland-Sweden link totalled 2,257,365pax (+0.48%). Traffic on the routebetween Estonia and Finlandamounted 2,903,019 pax (+8.51%).The Estonia-Sweden connectionreached 671,083 pax (+6.48%).The Latvia-Sweden link totalled515,435 pax (+14.85%). The Finland-Germanyroute, althoughit’s the company’s smallest link,marked the biggest increase by22.63% to a total of 47,044 pax.Photo: Port of RostockThe Seaport Rostock handled 11.1mln tn of the abovementionedresult, while the remaining 900thou. tn were handled by otherRostock port facilities, such as thechemical Port of Yara and the fishingport. Seaport of Rostock handled6.6 mln tn of wheeled cargoand ro-ro traffic, achieving a 6%year-on-year rise. Other generalcargoes increased by 28% to 248thou. tn. Turnover of liquid goodstotalled 1.4 mln tonnes (-22.2%),while the throughput of dry bulkcargo stayed at the same level asin the previous year, amountingto 2.9 mln tn (+/-0%). The seaportalso handled 166,848 escortedtrucks (+7%), 57,435 unescortedtrailers (+17%) along with 38,304load units (+11%). | Baltic Transport Journal | 5/2011