2.1.1 Latvia Port of Riga | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

Port Overview

The Freeport of Riga (FPR) lies on both banks of the River Daugava covering 15 kilometres in length. Cargo transhipment capacity at the terminals of the Freeport of Riga accounts for 58,2 million tons per annum. In 2014 the FPR was the biggest port of the Baltic States by cargo turnover that reached 41,1 million tons. Number of vessels accommodated in 2014 amounted to 3797. Up to 80% of the Freeport of Riga cargo turnover is made up of transit cargo forwarded to or received from the CIS. 35 stevedore companies and 28 shipping agents successfully operate at the Freeport of Riga.

Main types of cargo handled at the Freeport of Riga are containers, various metals, timber, coal, mineral fertilizers, and chemical cargo and oil products.

On July 3, 2003 the Freeport of Riga Authority received a Quality Certificate compliant with the ISO 9001:2000 standard requirements issued by the Bureau Veritas Quality International.

On June 10, 2005 the Freeport of Riga Authority received a Quality Certificate compliant with the ISO 14001:2004 standard requirements issued by the Bureau Veritas Quality International.

The port is open for navigation all year round.

Port Location and Contact
Country	Latvia
Province or District	Riga
Nearest Town or City	Riga
Port's Complete Name	Freeport of Riga
Latitude	57.00778
Longitude	24.09083
Managing Company or Port Authority	Freeport of Riga Authority
Management Contact Person	Andris Ameriks (Board Chairman) info@rop.lv
Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures	Riga International Airport International carriers: o Belavia o Ellinair o Finnair o LOT o Lufthansa o Norwegian o Ryanair o RusLines o SAS Scandinavian Airlines o Smartlynx o Turkish Airlines o Ukraine International Airlines o Utair Aviation o Uzbekistan Airways o Wizz Air

Port website: http://www.rop.lv/en

Key port information may also be found at: http://www.maritime-database.com/port.php?pid=1539

Total territory of the port	6,348 ha
Land of the port	1,962 ha
Port water area	4,386 ha
Total length of berths	18.2 km
Maximum permissible vessel draft by the berth	14.5 meters
Warehouse area	370,979 m²
Cargo storage site area	1,926,362 m²
Freezer capacity	25,500 mt
Tank capacity	665,063 m³

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Working hours at the Freeport of Riga Authority on weekdays from 09.00 to 18.00. Harbour Master working hours are from 08.00 to 17.00. Port police working hours are on weekdays from 08.00 to 16.30 and for the Operational Control Division from 00.00 to 24.00

Contact information for key companies is provided below and further contact details can be found at the following link: 4.4 Tajikistan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Name	Position	Phone
Aigars Pečaks	Deputy CEO for Shipping and Security Issues	+371 67030867
Mārtiņš Ziemanis	Deputy CEO for Legal and Administrative Matters	+371 67030804
Artūrs Brokovskis-Vaivods	Harbor Master	+371 67082000
Arnis Šmits	Ostas kapteiņa vietnieks	+371 67082040
Valdis Voins	Chief Police Officer	+371 67090744
Agnese Mamaja	Director of Department of Finance	+371 67030814
Santa Šveda	Chief accounting officer	+371 67030818
Sandra Silupa	Deputy Chief Accounting Officer	+371 67030824
Edgars Sūna	Director of Marketing Department	+371 67030843
Ivo Dubkevičs	Director of Development Department	+371 67030806
Irina Gorbatikova	Director of Administrative Department	+371 67030803
Liene Ozola	Head of Public Relations Unit	+371 67030853

General Cargo handling Companies

Name	Phone	Address	City	Zip Code
B Port	+371 66052500	Uriekstes iela 18	Rīga	LV-1005
Baltic Container Terminal	+371 67076200	Uriekstes iela 32	Rīga	LV-1005
Baltmarine Terminal	+371 67791241	Sprīdīša iela 1	Rīga	LV-1034
Extron Baltic	+371 67790500	Daugavgrīvas 93	Rīga	LV-1007
Freja	+371 67840770	Flotes iela 11/14	Rīga	LV-1016
Jaunmīlgrāvja Ostas kompānija	+371 67391040	Tvaika 70	Rīga	LV-1034
JP Termināls	+371 67896322	E. Birznieka-Upīša iela 20A	Rīga	LV-1050
KS Terminal	+371 67065500	Zilā 22/24	Rīga	LV-1007
MAN-TESS Tranzīts	+371 67162400	Tvaika 7a	Rīga	LV-1005
MT Osta	+371 67508654	Traleru 2B	Rīga	LV-1030
Osta Lejasvoleri	+371 29605049	Andrejostas iela 12	Rīga	LV-1045
Port Magnat	+371 67470797	Daugavgrivas 83/89	Rīga	LV-1007
Port Milgravis	+371 67470797	Meldru 3	Rīga	LV-1015
Rīgas Centrālais termināls	+371 67329816	Eksporta iela 15 k-1	Rīga	LV-1045
Rīgas Ostas elevators	+371 67320079	Andrejostas 4	Rīga	LV-1045
Rīgas Pasažieru termināls	+371 67326200	Eksporta iela 3a	Rīga	LV-1010
Rīgas Universālais termināls	+371 67887200	Birztalu iela 15	Rīga	LV-1015
Starts - Rīga	+371 67393833	Tvaika 68a	Rīga	LV-1034
Termināls Vecmīlgrāvis	+371 25128250	Zivju 1	Rīga	LV-1015
VEGA Stividors	+371 67345834	Ezera 22	Rīga	LV-1034
WT Terminal	+371 67806010	Flotes 3a	Rīga	LV-1016

Liquid bulk companies

Name	Phone	Address	City	Zip Code
B.L.B. Baltijas Termināls	+371 67345830	Ezera 22	Rīga	LV-1034
Circle K Latvia	+371 67088100	Duntes 6	Rīga	LV-1013
Latvijas Propāna gāze	+371 67815025	Kurzemes prospekts 19	Rīga	LV-1067
Naftimpeks	+371 67353323	Laivinieku 11	Rīga	LV-1015
NESTE Latvija	+371 67353776	Bauskas 58a	Rīga	LV-1004
OVI	+371 67354828	Tvaika 35	Rīga	LV-1034
PARS Termināls	+371 67162472	Tvaika 7a	Rīga	LV-1005
Rīgas Universālais termināls	+371 67887200	Birztalu iela 15	Rīga	LV-1015
VEGA Stividors	+371 67345834	Ezera 22	Rīga	LV-1034
VL Bunkerings	+371 67393857	Tvaika 68	Rīga	LV-1034
Woodison Terminal	+371 67397794	Tvaika 39	Rīga	LV-1034

Dry bulk companies

Name	Phone	Address	City	Zip Code
Alpha Osta	+371 67351520	Ropažu iela 10	Rīga	LV-1039
B Port	+371 66052500	Uriekstes iela 18	Rīga	LV-1005
Extron Baltic	+371 67790500	Daugavgrīvas 93	Rīga	LV-1007
Freja	+371 67840770	Flotes iela 11/14	Rīga	LV-1016
Jaunmīlgrāvja ostas kompānija	+371 67391040	Tvaika 70	Rīga	LV-1034
JP Termināls	+371 67896322	E. Birznieka-Upīša iela 20A	Rīga	LV-1050
KS Terminal	+371 67065500	Zilā 22/24	Rīga	LV-1007
LaCon	+371 67068501	Pērnavas 1-42	Rīga	LV-1012
MAN-TESS Tranzīts	+371 67162400	Tvaika 7a	Rīga	LV-1005
MT Osta	+371 67508654	Traleru 2B	Rīga	LV-1030
Osta Lejasvoleri	+371 29605049	Andrejostas iela 12	Rīga	LV-1045
Port Magnat	+371 67470797	Daugavgrivas 83/89	Rīga	LV-1007
Port Milgravis	+371 67470797	Meldru 3	Rīga	LV-1015
Riga Bulk Terminal	+371 67518295	Uriekstes iela 28	Rīga	LV-1005
Riga Fertilizer terminal	+371 67329816	Uriekstes iela 48 k-1	Rīga	LV-1005
Rīgas Centrālais termināls	+371 67329816	Eksporta iela 15 k-1	Rīga	LV-1045
Rīgas Ostas elevators	+371 67320079	Andrejostas 4	Rīga	LV-1045
Rīgas Universālais termināls	+371 67887200	Birztalu iela 15	Rīga	LV-1015
Strek	+371 29532985	Uriekstes 9	Rīga	LV-1005
Termināls Vecmīlgrāvis	+371 25128250	Zivju 1	Rīga	LV-1015
WT Terminal	+371 67806010	Flotes 3a	Rīga	LV-1016

Shipping Lines

Regular shipping line status at the Riga port is granted to container, ro-ro and passenger transportation service providers with the aim to facilitate the said cargo and passenger flow attraction. Regular shipping line status provides such benefits as the port dues discounts that are applied for every vessel’s port call, depending on the number of vessel calls per year. Line status and rebate application procedure are stipulated in the Port Dues and Charges of the Port of Riga.

In 2017 an agreement with the Freeport of Riga Authority was concluded by 6 container shipping lines and one passenger line.

Name	Route	Line representative in Latvia	Telephone Nr	Address	City	Post code
Hapag-Lloyd AG	Gdynia - Klaipeda - Riga - Tallinn - Rauma - Hamburg - Bremerhaven	SIA "ESTMA"	(+371) 67783940	Ganību Dambis 30/1	Riga	LV-1010
Containerships	Riga - Teesport - Thamesport - Rotterdam - Zeebrugge - Lubeck - Helsinki - St.Petersburg - Klaipeda - Aarhus	SIA „Containerships”	(+371) 67790814	6 Duntes street, 205	Riga	LV-1013
X-Press Container Lines	Riga - Ust-Luga - Kotka - Helsinki - Tallinn - Hamburg	SIA „CF&S Latvia”	(+371) 67388300	2a Uriekstes street	Riga	LV-1005
UniFeeder Container Service	Rotterdam-Hamburg / Bremerhaven-Riga - Klaipeda - Gdynia / Gdansk	SIA „Arijus Logistics”	(+371) 66116732	2a Uriekstes street	Riga	LV-1005
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)	Antwerp - Bremerhaven - Riga - Tallinn	SIA "MSC Latvia"	(+371) 67854444	17 a Duntes street	Riga	LV-1005
Maersk Line/Seago Line	Gdansk - Bremerhaven - Hamburg - Gdansk - Kaliningrad - Riga - Gdansk	SIA „Maersk Latvia”	(+371) 67084940	85a Elizabetes street	Riga	LV-1050
Tallink	Riga - Stockholm - Riga	A/S "Tallink Latvija"	(+371) 67099705	3a Eksporta street	Riga	LV-1010

Port Performance

Freeport of Riga in 2016 was:

The second biggest port in the Baltic States by cargo turnover (38.06 mln.t)
The Multifunctional port with cargo handling capacity 63 mln.t/year
Serviced 3,521 ships with a tonnage of 43.7 mln.GT
Passenger traffic: 582 thousand Passengers, including 71.4 thousand cruise passengers

Seasonal Constraints
	Occurs	Time Frame
Rainy Season	Yes	Winter - usually lasts from mid-December to the beginning of March Air temperature can fluctuate from +5 degrees Celsius all the way down to -30 degrees.
Major Import Campaigns	No	N/A
Other Comments	For Latvia weather updates: http://www.meteo.lv/en/laiks/?nid=638

Handling Figures for 2016
Vessel Calls	3521
Container Traffic (TEUs)	385,937

Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk for 2016
Bulk (MT)	31 million mt (23 million dry bulk and 8 million liquid bulk)
Break bulk (MT)	7 million mt

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link at the Port of Riga website.

Berthing Specifications

Type of Berth	Quantity	Length *(m)*	Maximum Draft (m)	Comments
Conventional Berth	104	20,000	14.7
Container Berth	7	880 M	12. 5 M	o RIGA Container Terminal operates 3 Berth (Length 430 M, Max. Draft 10.5), o BCT operates 3 Berth (Length 450M, Max. Draft 12.5M) o Riga Universal Terminal LTD operates 1 berth ( Length 150 M , Max. 9.4 draft )
Silo Berth	3	145 M	7.9 M	o Operates by Riga Ostas Elevators
Berthing Tugs	Available by private companies			Tug Service Companies : o Forio o PKL Flote o Rīgas Kuģu būvētava o Strek o Vižņi
Water Barges	Available by private companies			Water Barges/floating equipment service providers : o BMGS o Rīgas Kuģu būvētava o Universal-Remont

General Cargo Handling Berths

Name of the berth	Maximally permitted LOA	Maximally permitted draft
MS-13	195	5.9
ZO-12	230	12.2
ZO-10	132	6.8
ZO-18	225	9.7
ZO-14	132	5.8
AU-1	195	4.5
AU-2	87
ZO-17	65	4.9
MS-11	130	5.7
MS-10	120	6.0
MS-12	130	6.3
ZO-9	100	6.7
ZO-8	100	6.8
ZO-7	100	7.0
ZO-6	100	6.7
ZO-5	100	6.9
ZO-4	100	7.2
ZO-3	100	7.0
ZO-2	168	9.2
ZO-1	150	9.3
MKR-8
MKR-7
MKR-5	100	6.5
MKR-4	100	6.0
MKR-3	100	6.0
MKR-2	100	6.5
MKR-1	175	9.0
VM-3	60	5.4
RKR-3	70
RKR-4	120, 120
RKR-5	161
RKR-6a	105
RKR-6	188, 200
RKR-7	250, 230	7.4, 7.4
RKR-8	184	5.0
RKR-9	90
JM-29	154	5.1
JM-27	72	8.2
JM-26	74	9.05
JM-25	110	5.6
JM-23	100	5
JM-22	150	7
JM-20	60	3.5
JM-17	125	5.0
JM-16	148	7.3
JM-15	181	5.8
DS-12
DS-11
DS-10	100	5.5
DS-9	105	5.0
SD-5	165	9.05
SD-4	135	9.05
SD-3	150	7.0
KS-34	149	10.3
KS-33	150	10.3
KS-32	150	10.0
KS-28	120	14.7
KS-26	13	3.5
PM-21	350	13
PM-20	218	8.6
PM-19	172	7.6
PM-18	105	6.6
PM-17	145	9.5
PM-16	145	9.5
EO-15	212	11.7
EO-14	210	11.7
EO-12	159	7.0
EO-11	140	7.0
EO-10	150	7.0
EO-9	130	6.5
EO-8	188	9.1
EO-7	190	9.5
EO-6	240	10
AS-5	144	7.8
AS-4	120	7.4
AS-3	110	7.4
AO-1
AO-2	140	4.5
AO-4
AO-5
JPS-2	217	7.9
JPS-1	132	5.9
MK-3	240	7.8
MK-4	223	5.5
KPS-10
KPS-14
KPS-17	40	3.0
RD-1	150	4.8
RD-2	148	4.8
RD-3	235	5.2
RD-5	35	5.0
VL-13	105	4.5
VL-14	65	4.0
VL-17	95	6.0
KR-18	120	4.9
KR-19	115	4.8
KR-20	115	5.6
KR-21	105	5.3
KR-22	70	4.7
KR-24	100	5.9
KR-25	115	7.0
LP-27	145	6.5
KRS-1	166	8.7
KRS-2	167	8.2
DG-5	140	3.8
DG-1	110	6.0
DG-2	203	12.0
DG-54	200	4.7
DG-55	147	5.3
DG-55A	76	5.3
DG-56	105	5.3
DG-57	35	5.0
DG-19	155	4.8
DG-20	155	4.8

Port Handling Equipment

Handling equipment at the port is managed by private companies.

Equipment	Available	Total Quantity and Capacity Available	Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage
Dockside Crane	Yes	10	(30:45T )
Container Gantries	Yes	7	(30.5: 45 T)
Mobile Cranes	Yes	7	(84-104 T)
Reachstacker	Yes	10	(45 T)
RoRo Tugmaster (with Trailer)	Yes	45	(42: 60T)
Grain Elevator with Bagging Machines	Yes	1	Unloading rate of railcars is 2500 t per 24 hours Unloading rate of trucks and semitrailers is 2500 t per 24 hours Loading rate into railcars, trucks and ships is 3000 t per 24 hours
Transtainer	Yes	More than 45	(38: 45 T) – Each yard (import, export, transit, refer containers) has not less than 5 Transtainers.
Forklifts	Yes	More than 400	Distributed over the 52 Terminals

Riga port has three main container terminals in addition to more than 48 bulk, breakbulk & general cargo terminals all are run by private companies & all have their own handling equipment,

Riga Container Terminal

Reach stackers: 3 units (up to 45t)
Mobile cranes: 1 unit (104 t)
Portal cranes: 2 units (up to 100t)
Terminal tractors: 8 units (up to 60t)
Empty container handler: 1 unit (up to 9 t)

Baltic Container Terminal

Quayside cranes : 4 Units ( 1 x 30t , 2 x 35t, 1 x 45t)
Yard rail-mounted gantries: 4 Units (2 x 30.5t, 2 x 35t)
Yard rail-mounted gantries for rail operations: 2 Units (2 x 30.5t)
Reach stackers: 7 Units (7 x 45t)
Yard tractors : 15 Units
Roll trailers : 4 Units (4 x 50t)
Axel trailers :14 Units (10 x 50t),(4 x 32t)
Double trailers: 2 Units (2 x 60t)
Forklifts : 37 Units (36 x 1.5t-7t ,1 x 25t)

Riga Universal Terminal

Loader: 8 Units (Capacity: 1,6 – 8t)

Locomotive: 3 Unis (60 wagons)

Cargo trailer: 6 Units (Capacity: 24 t)

Hoist 2: 14 Units (Capacity 1,8 t)

Front loader: 7 Units (up to 10 cubic m)

Container trailer : 8 Units (60 t)

Timber loader: 10 Units (boom deflection up to 23 m)

Marine tractor: 10 Units (80 t)

Rail crane: 5 Units (6 - 20 t)

Container loader: 5 Units (42 - 45 t)

Mobile crane: 2 Units (84 - 104 t )

Conveyor systems: 3 Units (230 cubic cubic m / h)

Container Facilities

Facilities	20 ft	40 ft
Container Facilities Available	Yes	Yes
Container Freight Station (CFS)	Yes	Yes
Refrigerated Container Stations	Yes	Yes
Daily Take Off Capacity *(Containers per Day)*
Number of Reefer Stations (Connection Points)	About 1200 connection points distributed over the three container terminals

Customs Guidance

Customs are operating 24/7. For more details regarding customs in Riga please see the following link: 1.3 Tajikistan Customs Information

For more about the port laws and regulations, please visit the following page on the Port website.

Terminal Information

GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING

RIGA PORT ELEVATOR (ROE) is the only specialized terminal for grain and grain products handling and storage in the port of Riga.

Main facts:

Terminal capacity: 1 million tons
Elevator storage capacity: 45,000 tons
Open storage area capacity: 150,000 tons
Berths: 3
Draft: 7.9 m (vessels up to 15'000 tons)

Services:

Transhipment of dry bulk cargo (to and from vessels, rail wagons and trucks)
Storage
Containerization of grain and grain products
Laboratory services

Types of cargo:

Grain and grain products
Lumber
Split stone
Pig-iron
Wood pellets

Stevedoring

As all port terminals are managed by private companies, each company manages all stevedoring activities.

Hinterland Information

Containers, bulk & break bulk commodities are being moved out of the port whether by rail or by Trucks

Port Security

Information on security and safety at the port can be found at the following link.

Security
ISPS Compliant	Yes
Current ISPS Level *(Level 1 = Normal, Level 2 = Heightened, Level 3 = Exceptional)*	Level 1
Police Boats	Yes
Fire Engines	Yes