
Riga
2021 January 14
13:40 | Port of Riga saw cargo structure changes in 2020 |
2020 December 24
10:08 | More than half of the Port of Riga companies to end the year with an increase in cargo turnover |
2020 December 14
10:04 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 11M’2020 dropped by 27.4% |
2020 December 3
16:37 | Timber and forestry products account for 24% of Riga port’s total turnover |
2020 November 16
09:43 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 10M’2020 dropped by 27.5% |
2020 November 11
11:24 | Freeport of Riga is testing IT solution for reducing emissions from road freight |
2020 October 27
15:33 | New tanks for storage and processing of polluted water have been put into operation in the port of Riga |
2020 October 19
12:52 | Port of Riga sets itself new goal to become region's leader in grain handling |
2020 October 8
10:59 | Port of Riga could start servicing capesize vessels next year |
2020 September 24
13:40 | Freeport of Riga Authority signs Declaration of Cooperation with Port of Shenzhen |
2020 August 27
09:55 | New container crane is opened at the port of Riga |
2020 August 18
18:13 | Latvia's new grain harvest shipped from port of Riga to Saudi Arabia |
2020 July 17
11:20 | Port of Riga obtains new opportunities of timber export to Iceland |
2020 July 7
15:56 | New ferry line Baltic Link launched at the port of Riga |
2020 June 15
14:31 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 5M’2020 dropped by a quarter |
2020 May 7
10:10 | The real-time system for port hydrodynamics, created in Latvia, is being tested in the port of Riga |
2020 April 27
11:56 | Road cargo traffic flow is increasing in the port of Riga |
2020 April 13
16:24 | Port of Riga significantly increased handling of grain and timber in 1Q’2020 |
2020 April 3
12:40 | Crisis caused by Covid-19 brought changes and highlighted new opportunities for port of Riga |
2020 March 30
10:28 | Port of Riga reports no significant changes in cargo handling |
2020 March 25
10:18 | Tallink ferries might be temporarily exempted from port dues at the Port of Riga |
2020 March 17
14:09 | Cargo vessel traffic in Riga port not interrupted, strict security measures implemented |
2020 March 13
14:33 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 2M’2020 fell by 27.8% Y-o-Y to 4 million tonnes |
2020 February 26
2020 February 14
17:26 | Reconstruction of the historic FG levee completed at the Port of Riga |
2020 February 11
09:52 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in January 2020 fell by 25% Y-o-Y to 2.13 million tonnes |
2020 January 15
11:18 | Important developments at the Port of Riga in 2019 |
2020 January 13
13:27 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 2019 fell by 10.1% Y-o-Y to 32.7 million tonnes |
2020 January 9
15:33 | Port of Riga reviews decade of growth and development |
2019 December 23
10:37 | Port of Riga and Port of Amsterdam CEOs discussed issues important for European ports |
2019 December 18
17:13 | Freeport of Riga Authority says recent OFAC decisions in no way affect port operations |
2019 December 11
10:18 | Swedish businesses informed about benefits of Latvian transport corridor |
2019 December 2
11:59 | Record cargo turnover registered at the Port of Riga in October |
2019 November 21
17:50 | Freeport of Riga Authority and province of Corrientes sign Protocol of Agreement to facilitate growth of Riga and Corrientes ports |
2019 November 11
16:27 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 10M’2019 fell by 8.7% Y-o-Y to 27.3 million tonnes |
2019 October 30
12:38 | Poaching fishermen caught in waters of Riga Port |
2019 October 28
10:28 | Modern and spacious warehouses increase frozen cargo handling capacity of Riga port |
2019 October 15
13:20 | “Wind Barriers at the Freeport of Riga” project receives Annual Riga Architecture Award |
2019 October 11
10:28 | Cooperation with Belarus offers good prospects to Latvian transit sector |
2019 October 10
11:24 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 9M’2019 fell by 10.5% Y-o-Y to 23.9 million tonnes |
2019 September 27
11:41 | Number of tourists visiting Riga by cruise expected to rise next year |
2019 September 20
15:19 | Port of Riga rapidly increases volume of handled wood pellets |
2019 September 10
11:25 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 8M’2019 fell by 10.8% Y-o-Y to 21.3 million tonnes |
2019 September 6
17:21 | Port of Riga reports record high handling of grain |
2019 August 26
17:17 | Repair works begin at Port of Riga moles |
2019 July 30
10:51 | Baltic Container Terminal signed memorandum of cooperation with China Merchants Group |
2019 July 17
17:55 | LNG vessels to protect environment and increase container turnover at the Port of Riga |
2019 July 10
16:50 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 6M’2019 fell by 8.3% Y-o-Y to 16.1 million tonnes |
2019 June 24
17:50 | Four cruise ships visit the Port of Riga at the same time |
2019 June 11
14:32 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 5M’2019 fell by 7.9% Y-o-Y to 13.5 million tonnes |
2019 June 5
17:56 | Chinese-Latvian trans-border e-commerce hub sends first container from the Port of Riga |
2019 May 31
16:52 | Port of Riga maintains stable cargo volumes |
2019 May 16
10:28 | Coal-free port areas in Andrejsala and Eksportosta to be used for the city |
2019 May 13
11:22 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 4M’2019 fell by 3.8% Y-o-Y to 11 million tonnes |
10:59 | The Port of Riga to welcome 85 cruise ships in 2019 |
2019 April 17
14:39 | Port of Riga and Port of Qingdao sign Cooperation Agreement |
2019 April 11
15:53 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in 3M’2019 climbed by 1.6% Y-o-Y to 8.3 million tonnes |
2019 March 22
09:23 | Manufacturing at the Port of Riga beneficial for both businesses and the Port |
2019 March 12
14:52 | Throughput of port Riga (Latvia) in Jan-Feb’2019 climbed by 1.4% Y-o-Y to 5.5 million tonnes |
2021 February 24
Filling container gaps
Over the recent two decades, the stevedore business has invested billions of rubles into construction of container handling facilities in Russian ports. However, their underloading in the North-West and the South of the country is estimated at 40% on the average with the Far East being short of such facilities. Modern container terminals can be used more efficiently with the assistance of the regional and federal authorities. Filling container gaps