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Cargo turnover
The main sources of
oil and oil product spills in Latvian marine waters
Aerial surveillance
Accidental spills occur after collisions between
ships, beaching on shallows, fire, and equipment failure or its
improper operation (while loading, unloading, or bunkering).
The geographic location and features of Latvia, its free-ice
harbours, and the developed transport infrastructure, are ideal
prerequisites for operation of harbours. Seven small harbour are
used for loading of local cargo, and the large harbours (Rīga,
Ventspils, and Liepāja) offer transit-cargo services. About 1/5
of the ships entering the harbours are tankers. The proportion of
oil and oil products in the total cargo transported more than half.
In 2000, the total cargo turnover increased by 5.7%, in comparison
to that in 1999.
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