Ainars Slesers resigned as Chairman of the Board of the Port of Riga, the Port Authority press office said. Andris Ameriks was elected the new Board Chairman today, October 7, 2010, the statement said.
Freeport of Riga lies on both banks of the River Daugava (Western Dvina), the total area of the port – 6.348 ha, length of berths – 13.818 m, maximum draft of vessels at berth – 12.2 m. Transit cargoes make up 80% of overall freight traffic, carried to / from the CIS countries. In 2009, throughput of Port of Riga rose 0.5% y-o-y, to 29.72m tons.
Freeport of Riga lies on both banks of the River Daugava (Western Dvina), the total area of the port – 6.348 ha, length of berths – 13.818 m, maximum draft of vessels at berth – 12.2 m. Transit cargoes make up 80% of overall freight traffic, carried to / from the CIS countries. In 2009, throughput of Port of Riga rose 0.5% y-o-y, to 29.72m tons.