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Transport' 2008 Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia Special issue 2008 TRANSPORT‘ 2008 LATVIA AS LOGISTICS AND TRANSIT CENTER WWW.BALTICCOURSE.COM 2 Latvia Figures & Facts Country’s code: LV Population’s ethnic composition: The name “Latvia” originates from an • 59.1 per cent Latvian, ancient Baltic (IndoEuropean) tribe, • 28.0 per cent Russian, i.e. the Latgalians (latgaпi, Latvian) • 12.9 per cent other nationalities. who formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people. State language: Latvian. Most com mon foreign languages: English, Geography: Latvia is situated on the Russian, and German. Eastern shores of the Baltic Sea and is composed of 4 historic regions, i.e. Capital City: Riga (731.8 th inhabi Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Latgale and tants). The city was founded in Zemgale. The highest point in the 1201. The city’s old part as a historic country – the hill Gaijzinsh, 311.5 and cultural centre is included into meters. The country’s climate is mod the UNESCO’s list of world cultural erate with slight temperature heritage. changes: summer is usually warm, with mild temperatures in spring and Other large towns and cities: autumn, though winters can be unex Daugavpils (117 th), Liepaja (97 th), pectedly cold. There could be occa Jelgava (71 th), Jurmala (59 th), and sional showers. Ventspils (47 th inhabitants). Area: 64,589 sq. km (24,937 sq. miles). Ports: There are three major ports in the country: Ventspils, Riga and Total national border length: 1,862 km Liepaja. Latvia borders Estonia on the south, Russia on the east, Belarus on the south Free Economic Zones: Riga Free Port, east and Lithuania on the south. Ventspils Free Port, Liepaja Special Economic Zone and Rezekne Special Length of the Latvia’s coastline: Economic Zone. 494 km. Latvian national currency: Population, 2008: 2,270,000. 1 lat (LVL). 1 lat = 100 santims. 3 Latvia is destined to serve as a bridge between the EU and Russia Latvia is one of the few European Along with increasing the capacity of Union countries sharing borders with motor road checkpoints, we also have to Russia and we would like to explore continue the development of usage of rail advantages of our geographic position. transit ways as their potential is not fully Latvian borders, which divide the exploited. A significant challenge to European Union and Russia, shall by no Latvia is establishment of direct railway means serve as a wall separating two large links with the rest of Europe thus encour markets, rather being a bridge ensuring aging transit not only via our sea ports the implementation of both countries’ but also along the land territory. As a main economic interests. result, the turnover of cargoes carried by It is already try that Latvian sea ports, rail will multiply bringing revenues to our railways and motor roads ensure large tran railway companies and increasing tax rev sit cargo flows back and forth from West to enues in the state budget. East. Our direct task is to ensure the qual We live in the world based on eco ity of the service, thus providing our coun nomic development and competition. Ivars Godmanis, try with an opportunity to develop its Taking into account that we are not a Prime Minister economy and increase the quality of life small island in the middle of a huge ocean, of the Republic of Latvia for Latvian people. However, there are sev we have to provide conditions for our eral obstacles on the way the transit flow is transit operators being able to success developing and it is our duty to eliminate fully compete with our neighbouring them. One of such obstacles is the short countries, on other transit routes by offer age of border crossing points, as the num ing better, more efficient and advanta ber of existing checkpoints is substantially geous services. These are our targets and insufficient for an ever increasing volume aims in the distribution of international of cargo flows on motor roads. Due to this cargo transportation. Latvia has 3 large situation large queues of cargo carriers are sea ports: in Riga, Liepaja and Ventspils, forming at the existing border crossing which compete not only with sea ports of points. This is not only a Latvian problem; the neighbouring countries but also with it is a matter of concern for the European each other; therefore the state’s obliga Union as a whole due to the fact that the tion is to improve and develop the infra largest amount of the cargoes comes from structures. For this purpose we invest both other EU countries. I truly believe that we financial resources of the EU funds, and will soon be able to solve this problem by involving the capital of Russian compa implementing successful cooperation with nies. And I am fully convinced that these institutions of the European Union and the activities will increase the turnover of the Russian colleagues. goods transported in Latvia. • 4 Latvia as logistics and transit center On behalf of Latvian Ministry of established an aim – to increase the number of Transport I would like to welcome all the air passengers to 10 million of up to 2015, or booklet’s readers! even triple the rate of passengers’ increase in Transportation sector is becoming one of the distant future. We are fully aware that this the most dynamic and fast growing sectors in aim can be reached; thus during the last years Latvian economy. And even more, this sector the number of passengers has been constantly is taking the leading positions in the coun growing and already at present reaching more try’s economic development. Due to the coun than 4 million passengers. In order to success try’s favorable geographic situation, Latvia fully implement the above mentioned aim we has already become an important trade part have developed detailed plans to build a mod ner between West and East, South and North. ern passengers’ terminal in Riga, as well as the Latvian transport policy is in full compli business center and comfortable hotels within ance with the European Union’s require the airport vicinity. At the same time, we ments and the country’s transportation net actively develop the second Latvian interna Ainars Slesers, work has become an integral part of the EU tional airport in the city of Liepaja. Minister of Transport TransEuropean Transport Network (TENT). Booming activity in the residential con of the Republic of Latvia Latvia is actively utilizing available EU funds struction sector and that of the roads’ con for the improvement of the country’s trans struction and renovation envisaged during port infrastructures. last years has greatly activated the develop Our priorities in the transport sector ment in transit and transportation fields. It have been stable and fundamental aimed at: has to be acknowledged the national constant growth in transit cargoes’ volumes, Ministry of Transportation’s role in the active logistic centers’ development, as well process; suffice it to say that about 70 per as that of sea harbors and land airports. At cent of the petrol excess duty is channeled the same time, railway transport plays an to roads’ renovation and we expect a further ever increasing role in the country’s internal increase financial support in the roads’ con transport network. Thus, Latvijas dzelzcels struction, which would allow us to make the company (Latvian Railways) has ambitious roads in full compliance with the EU trans plans for 2008, i.e. to increase – quickly and port standards. Already at present a good substantially – by about 30 per cent the car share of investments is channeled towards gos’ turnover in the country. Main attention reducing pressures for transport operators in the future will be placed on attracting and drivers standing in long queues at the container cargoes. LatvianRussian crossing point. We are witnessing presently an active Significant financial support is rendered cooperation between the railway and ports’ for Latvian infrastructure development from networks, with the aim of reaching 5 mln TEU various European funds. This assistance can in their combined containers’ turnover. At make the successful VIA Baltica project’s the same time, project Rail Baltica is plying implementation during the coming years and an ever growing importance aimed at making assist in the construction and actual imple more active the railway transport routes in mentation of the highway towards Moscow. the NorthSouth direction. Solid investments In the conclusion I would like to assure are envisaged for the railway’s infrastructure the readers that nowadays we invest a lot of renovation in order to increase both the level resources in order to make our country an of security and goods’ delivery. attractive international transit center for One of our main priorities is the Riga railway and road transportation, as well as International Airport’s development. We have that of the air transport. • 5 Transport in Latvia Figures & Facts www.sam.gov.lv EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF FREIGHTS FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, MLN T BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, MLN T Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia 3 Gogola Str., Riga LV1743, Latvia PASSENGER TRAFFIC BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, MAIN CARGO LOADED AT LATVIA'S PORTS, Phone: +371 67028222 MLN PASSENGERS MLN T Fax: +371 67217180 Email: [email protected] MAIN CARGO UNLOADED AT LATVIA'S PORTS, CARGO LOADED AND UNLOADED MLN T AT LATVIA'S PORTS, MLN T PASSENGER ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM THE AIRPORT RIGA BY QUARTERS, TH PASSENGERS 6 Latvian economy review In 2007, Latvian economy growth rates Rapid growth has led to occurrence and have slowed down slightly: according to the extension of economic misbalances in develop national statistics office, the country’s GDP has ment which has been reflected in further deteri grown by 10.2 per cent in 2007, whereas the orating inflation and account deficit payments.
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