The largest number of bulk cargo transhipped in the port in 2021 was 12,024 million tonnes, which is 11.2% less than in 2020. General cargo was transhipped at 7,205 million tonnes, a drop of 2.7%, while liquid cargoes were transhipped at 2,269 million tonnes, a drop of 17.9%.
Container cargo was handled at Riga port last year at 4,234 million tonnes, which is 8.7% less than in 2020, representing 19.7% of the total cargo handled at the port (19.6% a year earlier).
Last year, cereals and cereal products were transhipped at Riga port at 2.795 million tonnes, which is 2.4% less than a year ago and represented 13% of the total cargo handled at the port, while wood was transhipped at 2.591 million tonnes, an increase of 17.3% compared to the previous year, and represented 12% of the total cargo handled at the port.
Wood granules were transhipped in Riga port in 2021 at 2,261 million tonnes, showing an increase of 8.3%, while petroleum products were transhipped at 2,174 million tonnes, an increase of 18.5% less than a year earlier.
At the same time, coal was transhipped at Riga port last year at 1.119 million tonnes, which is 58.2% less than in 2020 and represented 5.2% of the total transhipped cargo (11.3% in 2020, 31.6% in 2019).
In 2020, a total of 23,712 million tonnes of cargo were transhipped at Riga port, which is 27.6% less than a year earlier.
The Riga port is the largest port in Latvia, according to the amount of cargo handled and the number of passengers handled.
