Liepaja Port plans to build two modern container terminals by the year 2017, as LETA learned from Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investment and Marketing Department Head Ivo Kolins.
According to Kolins, currently Liepaja Port does not have a terminal suitable for handling container cargo, therefore the port's capacity and infrastructure are limited. In 2007, 7,600 containers were handled at Liepaja Port.
"We are working actively at the moment and there are two modern container terminals planned to be built in the future, which will allow us to handle whole heavy freight trains. According to Liepaja SEZ's development plan, the container terminals should start operating in 2017, with the capacity to handle 390,000 containers per year," Kolins emphasized.
Experts point out that deficient port infrastructure in Latvia causes problems with handling container cargo. Ventspils Port is the only port in Latvia that can handle a whole heavy freight train, the rest of Latvian ports have to handle such trains in parts, which makes the process more expensive and slow.
According to Kolins, currently Liepaja Port does not have a terminal suitable for handling container cargo, therefore the port's capacity and infrastructure are limited. In 2007, 7,600 containers were handled at Liepaja Port.
"We are working actively at the moment and there are two modern container terminals planned to be built in the future, which will allow us to handle whole heavy freight trains. According to Liepaja SEZ's development plan, the container terminals should start operating in 2017, with the capacity to handle 390,000 containers per year," Kolins emphasized.
Experts point out that deficient port infrastructure in Latvia causes problems with handling container cargo. Ventspils Port is the only port in Latvia that can handle a whole heavy freight train, the rest of Latvian ports have to handle such trains in parts, which makes the process more expensive and slow.
