Record month for Klaipeda

In January, Klaipeda Port handled 3.18 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of 23.1% compared to the same month in 2010. Cargo volumes increased in all cargo groups – general cargo saw an increase of 38.3%, dry and bulk cargo an increase of 59.8% while liquefied cargo increased by 12.5%. Overall cargo throughput at the ports of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia came to a total of 11.143 thousand tonnes, with Klaip?da Port having a share of 28.54% of the total.