Port of Rijeka

The Port of Rijeka (Croatian: Luka Rijeka, IPA: [lǔːka rijěːka]) is a seaport in Rijeka, Croatia, located on the shore of the Kvarner Gulf in the Adriatic Sea. The first records of the port date to 1281. It was the main port of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, of Yugoslavia between World War II and 1991, and of Croatia after its independence. Today, it is the largest port in Croatia with a cargo throughput of 13.6 million tonnes (2020), mostly oil, general cargo and bulk cargo, and 344,091 Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

Port of Rijeka
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Location
CountryCroatia
LocationRijeka
Coordinates45.332358°N 14.421358°E / 45.332358; 14.421358
UN/LOCODEHRRJK
Details
Opened13th century
Operated byPort of Rijeka Authority
Luka Rijeka d.d.
Jadranska vrata d.d.
Jadranski naftovod d.d.
Rijeka Gateway d.o.o.
Land area150 ha (370 acres)
No. of berths58 + 2 oil terminal berths
Draft depth29.5 m.
Employees635 (2020)
Director of the Port AuthorityDenis Vukorepa
Luka Rijeka d.d. chairmanDuško Grabovac
Jadranska vrata d.d. chairmanEmmanuel Papagiannakis
Jadranski naftovod d.d. chairmanStjepan Adanić
Statistics
Vessel arrivals4376 (2008)
Annual cargo tonnage 13.6 million tonnes (2020)
Annual container volume 344.091 TEU (2020)
Passenger traffic 187,567 (2019)
Annual revenue 305 million kuna (2019)
Net income 19,5 million kuna (2019)
Website
www.portauthority.hr
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