OREANDA-NEWS. September 18, 2012. In August of 2012 a positive cargo handling was recorded for the second time in succession. In August this year the best result of a month in ro-ro cargo (units) in the Port history was reached when it reloaded 24 770 units i.e. 8.4 % or 1 909 units more in comparison to the same period of time in 2011, reported the press-centre of Klaipeda Port. 

This August Klaipeda was cheered by abundance of cruise ships, 10 893 ships came to Klaipeda Port, i.e. 119.4 % or 5 929 cruise ship passengers more. A larger number of cruise ship passengers had come to Klaipeda Port only in August 2007 (11 745 passengers). In August this year cargo handling in Klaipeda Port and Butinges terminal made 3.84 m tons, this was 0.1 % or 2.0 thou. tons more than in August 2011.

The cargo handling turnover in Klaipedos in August 2012 reached 3 035.0 thou. tons (+0.1 % or +2,6 thou. tons in comparison to August 2011, and in August this year 801.0 thou. tons of crude oil (-0.1 % or -0,6 thou. tons) was imported via Butinges terminal.