OREANDA-NEWS. August 21, 2012. The new record in terms of Ro-Ro (units) cargo handling was set in June of 2012. Within the analysed period 25 404 Ro-Ro- units (with and without cargo) were handled, i.e. more by 8,7 pct. or by 2 204 units if to compare with the turnover in July of 2011 and +6,4 pct. or + 1 534 units comparing with the best result of Ro-Ro (units) cargo handling achieved in October of 2011, reported the press-centre of Klaipeda Port. 
 
The aggregated throughput of Klaipeda Port and in Butnges terminal in July of 2012 totalled 3,96 mln. tn of sea - born cargo, i.e. more by 3,0 pct. or by 114,1 thou. tn if to compare with the corresponding period of 2011.  The cargo handling turnover in Klaipeda Port in July of 2012 reached 3,05 mln. tn (+0,1 pct. or +3,5 thou. tn year-on-year) and 906,4 thou. tn of crude oil (+13,9 pct. or +110,6 thou. tn) were exported via  Butinges terminal in July of the current year.
Klaipeda Port
 
The handling turnover of fertilizers in July of 2012 totalled 1 045,9 thou. tn, i.e. less by -0,02 pct. year-on-yearor by -16,7 thou. tn.  The handling volumes of oil products in July of 2012 dropped to 638,8 thou. tn, the year-on-year change is -10,4 pct.  or less by -74,4 thou. tn. The throughput of Ro-Ro cargoin July of 2012 amounted 418,9 thou. tons,i.e. more by +5,3 pct. year-on-yearor by 21,2 thou. tn.
 
Calculating in units 25 404 units of this category of cargo, i.e. more by +8,7 pct. year-on-yearor by 2 024 units were handled in the Port. Volumes of containerised cargohandling (calculating in TEU) were 34 061 TEU, i.e. more by +9,4 pct. year-on-year or by -2 934 TEU.  In terms of tonnage the turnover of containerised cargo handlingmarked a increasedas well. Calculating in tons the growth rate was+11,5 pct. year-on-yearor +39,5 thou. tn, in total 383,0 thou. tn were handled.
 
Throughout July of this year 43 586passengers (including cruise passengers), i.e. more by 11,3 pct. year-on-yearor by 4 440 passengers visited Klaipeda Port. The number of cruise passengers was 4 243, the year-on-year change is +28,6 pct., or more by 943 cruise passengers.
 
Butinges terminal
 
The import of crude oil in July of 2012 was 906,4 thou. tn, the change is + 13,9 pct. or more by 110,6 thou. tn if to compare with July of 2011. 520 vessels, i.e. less by 8,9 pct. year-on-year or by 51 vessel were reported to call the Port of Klaipeda and Butinges terminal  in July of 2012.
 
In July of the current year 511 vessels, i.e. less by 9,2 pct. or by 52 vessels if to comparewith  July of 2011  were reported to enter the Port of Klaipeda. 9 vessels, i.e. more by 12,5 pct. or by 1 vessel year – on – year were reported to moorat the Single Mooring Point in Butinges terminal.