Before the meeting with representatives of Latvian sea ports and sea port-based businesses scheduled for Friday, the 6th of January, Minister of Transport Jānis Vitenbergs stresses: it is important for him to listen to opinions of these businesses in regards to the future of the sea port reform.
The minister also expects proposals to help improve the sea port reform, as detailed in the Ministry of Transport statement released on Thursday, the 5th of January. The minister plans to meet with representatives of Freeport of Riga, Freeport of Ventspils and Liepaja SEZ.
Vitenbergs stresses that
sea ports played and will continue playing an important role in the development of the country’s national economy.
«It is good that the situation at Latvia’s sea ports has been improving lately. We can see that from the ability of port businesses and sea ports to adapt to new geopolitical conditions,» said the minister.
Sea ports that develop production operations within their territories operate more successfully than others in Europe. «High added value and stable channels for turnover of goods represent one direction worth exploring. I can see potential for development, because our sea ports have large territories within which it is possible to develop production. We can see an interest from investors for this,» said the minister.
At the end of the meeting Jānis Vitenbergs plans to study development projects of the Freeport of Riga in more detail.
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