Cargo Turnover At Ventspils Port Up 40.7% in January-february

VENTSPILS, March 12 (LETA) - Cargo turnover in the northwestern Latvian port of Ventspils rose 40.7 percent in January-February from the same period a year ago to 4.348 million tons, according to information released by the port.

The cargo handled in Ventspils in the first two months of this year included 2.04 million tons of bulk cargo, up 2.8 times year-on-year, 1.884 million tons of liquid cargo, down 2.1 percent, and 424,000 tons of general cargo, down 2.1 percent from the same period last year.

In February the port handles 2.227 million tons, up 41.2...