News
The buoys of the Port of Ventspils are becoming more up-to-date
At the end of the year, the project „Development of Transport and Port Communication Systems” (Trans-Port), co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, is winding up. Within the framework of the project, a number of activities aimed at the improvement of the Port of Ventspils communication systems were carried out, and as a result, a part of navigation buoys in the Port of Ventspils and adjacent waters are being equipped with an automatic identification system (AIS).
Cargo turnover in November increased for 23%
In November 2011 cargo turnover in Freeport of Ventspils was 23% more than during November last year. After 11 months of 2011 Freeport of Ventspils handled 26 million tons of cargo, which is 14% more than over the same period last year.
Cargo turnover at the Port of Ventspils has increased by 6%
In the first seven months of 2011 Ventspils Port handled 16.613 million tons of cargo, which is 6% more than over the same period last year. In July the cargo turnover of the port amounted to 2.132 million tons.
Statistics
Types of cargoes 2011
|
Year |
Cargo volume, |
Liquid cargo |
Dry bulk |
General cargo |
| 2011 | 28 452 | 52,66 % | 38,48% | 8,86% |
|
2010 |
24 815 | 56.67% | 35.24% | 8.09% |
|
2009 |
26 640 | 65.2% | 29.31% | 5.49% |
| 2008 | 28 570 | 62.53% | 30.08% | 7.39% |
| 2007 | 31 037 | 64.5% | 27.4% | 8.1% |
| 2006 | 29 062 | 61.9% | 29.6% | 8.5% |
| 2005 | 29 862 | 60.6% | 35.8% | 3.6% |
| 2004 | 27 809 | 63.7% | 33.1% | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 27 351 | 67.6% | 29.2% | 3.2% |
| 2002 | 28 704 | |||
| 2001 | 37 937 | |||
| 2000 | 34 757 |
Contacts
- Free port of Ventspils authority
- Jana street 19, Ventspils, LV-3601, Latvia
- Phone: +371 636 22586
- Fax: +371 636 21297
- E-mail: marketing@portofventspils.lv