Freeport of Riga sees container traffic downtrend in 2021

The Freeport of Riga has handled 415,600 TEU in 2021, which translates to 4.23 million tonnes of container cargo, reflecting a decrease of 7.8% over 2020 in box volumes.

This number, however, represents 20% of all the cargo handled at the Port of Riga during 2021, according to a statement.

The Latvian port explained this drop by the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global logistic chains, “restricting the return to the previous volume.”

In the meantime, 21.5 million tonnes of cargo...

https://container-news.com/freeport-of-riga-sees-container-traffic-downtrend-in-2021/

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