In 2022, 1.04 million containers were handled in Klaipėda, compared to 925,000 in St Petersburg which saw a dramatic drop in shipments following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.St Petersburg saw an 85-percent drop in container throughput compared to 2021, Bloomberg reported in November last year.According to the port’s CEO Latakas, Klaipėda has seen a sharp decrease in fertiliser exports due to sanctions on Belarusian exports which were shipped via the Baltic port. However, the drop was balanced by a growth in container and natural gas shipments.Meanwhile, the port also saw a change in its import-export ratio. In 2021, imports accounted for 28 percent of cargo loaded in Klaipėda, rising to 41 percent last year, according to Latakas. (ICE VARSAVIA)

Fonte notizia: LRT.lt