In Liepāja port, there is an increase in shipments, despite the conditions of war / Article

The situation is currently complicated and conditions may change, but cargo transportation through the port of Liepaja is also taking place in the direction of Russia, said Ris Ozolins, a representative of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Terrabalt Freight Forwarding Company.

We are clearly following the sanctions, the shipments are no longer coming from Germany. There are shipments going to Russia, but we have mostly other countries – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Of course, there is a decline in the Russian and Belarusian sectors, and we hope that the war will never end, “said Uzulich.

Ozoliņš said that in cooperation with the ferry operator Stena Line, new possibilities and speed have appeared. Cooperation is taking place in the free transfer of war refugees from Ukraine to Germany.

“On average, about 100 a day per phrase. Sten aLine provides all services free of charge, Terrabalt does not pay for the service. Given this situation, although we do not know how long it will last, we need the support of Ukrainians. It is summer and the tourist season, there is no road to the east, but there is an influx of tourists towards Germany, and we are acclimatizing. ”

For several months now, Latvia has been connected to Germany by more modern and younger ships. This is a huge benefit for the port of Liepaja, said Uldis Hmieļevskis, Director of the Liepāja Special Economic Zone.

“The ferry is more comfortable and more spacious. We also see this in the cargo statistics of the port of Liepaja: ferries are a growing segment. The trend is very stable. Carriers are increasingly making use of the possibility to transport their goods via Poland instead of by land, which requires several days to travel, which reduces costs.

The developers of the ferry line initially planned to increase the flow of German tourists to Latvia this summer, but the conditions of the war will not allow it, at least for the time being, said Johan Edelmans, a representative of Stena Line Baltic.

The company operates two ferries, Stena Flavia and Stena Livia. Ferries run six times a week and take approximately 21 hours.

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