In the first half of 2025 the amount of cargo loaded and unloaded at Latvia’s ports comprised 17.3 million tonnes, which is 3.5 % less than in H1 2024.

Freight turnover at Rīga port was 8.1 million tonnes, 9 % less, at Ventspils port – 4.5 million tonnes or 14.5 % more, at Liepāja port – 3.4 million tonnes or 7.2 % less, but at minor ports – 1.3 million tonnes or 9.7 % less.

In H1 2025 freight loaded at ports comprised 12.5 million tonnes, which is 7.4 % less than in H1 2024. 6 million tonnes of bulk cargoes were loaded (drop of 17 %), 1.7 million tonnes of liquid cargoes (rise of 56.9 %) and 4.8 million tonnes of general cargoes (fall of 7.2 %).

4.8 million tonnes of freight were unloaded at ports, their volume rose by 8.4 %. 1.5 million tonnes of bulk cargoes were unloaded (drop of 8.1 %), 1.5 million tonnes of liquid cargoes (rise of 32.7 %) and 1.8 million tonnes of general cargoes (upturn of 7.7 %).

During the same period road transport freight comprised 35.3 million tonnes, which is 2 % more than in H1 2024. Transportation of international freights accounted for 8.7 million tonnes – 8.7 % more and export freight transport comprised 2.3 million tonnes, 7.7 % more.

Transportation of import freight fell by 3.1 % and comprised 1.6 million tonnes of freight. Cross-trade and cabotage freights comprised 4.8 million tonnes, which is 13.8 % more than in H1 2024. 81.7 % of total road freights were transportation for hire or reward. They rose by 4 %.

Rail transport freight comprised 4.4 million tonnes, which is 26.1 % less than in H1 2024. National freights by rail comprised 0.8 million tonnes – 3.3 % less. In international traffic the volume of freight transported by rail comprised 3.6 million tonnes, a drop of 29.6 %. Of which export freight transport – 0.6 million tonnes, 35.1 % less, import freight transport – 2.5 million tonnes, 32.8 % less, but goods in transit – 0.5 million tonnes, 10.4 % more.

Freight transport by land in H1 2025 (million tonnes)

 

I-VI, 2021

I-VI, 2022

I-VI, 2023

I-VI, 2024

I-VI, 2025

Changes, %
I-VI, 2025 / I-VI, 2024

Total

47.8

49.9

41.7

40.6

39.7

-2.1

rail transport

10.2

12.1

7.7

5.9

4.4

-26.1

road transport

37.6

37.8

34.0

34.7

35.3

2.0

Refer to the OSP database:TRK030c, TRK120c

 

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