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The StenaLine ferry is due to depart from Ventspils for Nynashamn at 23:59 and arrive in Nynashamn at 7:30 on Thursday, April 9.  

Another Ventspils-Nynashamn departure is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, with the arrival in Nynashamn scheduled at 17:30 Thursday.

On Friday, April 10, a StenaLine ferry will depart from Liepaja for Travemunde, Germany. The departure is scheduled at 10:00 and arrival at 12:00 on Saturday, April 11.

All three ferry departures are first of all meant for employees of companies that have received the Latvian Investment and Development Agency's (LIAA) permission for work in foreign countries or who need to return to Latvia from business trips abroad.

On Monday, April 13, a Ventspils-bound ferry will depart from Nynashamn. The ferry is scheduled to arrive in Ventspils at 19:00 on April 13. This ferry is expected to only carry passengers with permits from LIAA.

As reported, in an effort to prevent Covid-19 from spreading further in Latvia, a state of emergency came into force on March 13, setting a number of tough restrictions. The state of emergency is in force until April 14. The emergency measures include a ban on all international passenger transportation by air, sea, roads and railway.