Baltic States – CIS, Forum, Latvia, Port, Russia, Transport

The annual exhibition TransRussia is the largest transport and logistics exhibition in Russia, as well as one of the largest industry forums in all the Eurasian space. The Freeport was represented by the FPRA and the port companies – the Riga Commercial Port, SIA Rīgas Universālais Termināls, SIA Jaunzeltiņi, SIA KS Terminal, SIA Systems terminal, SIA Jaunmīlgrāvja ostas kompānija, SIA Vega Stividors and SIA Frigo Baltic. For the fourth year the FPRA has been organizing a joint exhibition stand of Riga port, thereby enhancing the Port of Riga recognition and creating a convenient and attractive environment for the port operators to support their work at the exhibition.

The Freeport’s annual participation in the most important Eurasian transport event TransRussia is natural, due to the fact that the Port of Riga has always positioned itself as a vital element of the East - West freight corridor; its geographical location and accumulated historical experience create a special expertise in freight transportation between Russia and the EU countries. The Freeport of Riga Authority Marketing Director Edgars Suna: “The main objective of the FPRA’s participation in the exhibition is to maintain a positive image of the Freeport of Riga, certifying to the existing and potential partners the port’s intention to remain a stable partner for transit cargo transportation in future as well. This year, together with the port companies, we particularly emphasized that the quality of services, provided by the port of Riga, is consistently high and the attitude towards each and every client is flawless. That is the factor, which despite all the geopolitical conditions has helped the Port of Riga to retain customers and compete successfully with other Baltic Sea ports.”

The FPRA representatives also participated in the conference TransRussia 2017. Mr. Kaspars Ozolins, the Ministry of Transport State Secretary, took the floor at the plenary session and presented information on the Latvian transit corridor and its benefits. In his speech he emphasized the quality of services, provided by Latvian ports, stating that “Asian countries are showing particular interest in our multi-modal and well-developed ports that are actively working not only to enhance transshipped cargo volumes, but also to increase the efficiency of delivery time.”

The Freeport of Riga is the largest port in Latvia. In 2016 cargo turnover volume amounted to 37 million tons. The Freeport of Riga is a multi-functional port with a modern and secure infrastructure, where high quality services are provided by 194 private enterprises operating at the port, including 35 stevedoring companies (cargo handling terminals).

Freeport of Riga Authority (FPRA) manages the port, and is responsible for the maintenance of the port infrastructure, for the port security, as well as for the port land and infrastructure leasing to private enterprises... The FPRA is not engaged in commercial activities at the port. Its revenues consist of port dues, collected from the vessels, as well as of land and berth rent fees. The FPRA operates in compliance with the principles of non-profit organizations - its financial resources are spent only for the port management and development.