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Welcome to Latvia – to one of the most rapidly developing countries in Europe! Latvia has made full use of its advantageous geographic location, skilled workforce and business-friendly government regulations to accelerate and sustain its rate of economic progress through the development of international trade and by attracting foreign investment. Latvia’s combination of a secure and predictable, however, highly lucrative business environment, has been recognised by both, international organisations and credit-rating agencies. Over the last 5 years, Latvia has experienced an average growth rate of 10% per annum – five times the European Union average figure for the same period. This has meant that businesses operating in Latvia’s growth environment have reaped benefits from their investments at levels generally unseen in so-called “Old” European Union countries.

The city of Liepaja is located in the west of Latvia, closer to the west coast of the Baltic Sea than any other city in the Baltic States. A leading port in consequence, Liepaja is also a major manufacturing centre possessing Latvia’s largest enterprises in two of the top three export industries. Furthermore, Liepaja’s manufacturing productivity per capita exceeds that of any other Latvian city.

Due to its advantageous geographic location, Liepaja has always been one of the main entrance points for foreign investment coming to Latvia. In order to make Liepaja even more attractive for businesses, the Special Economic Zone has been established guaranteeing one of the most favourable tax environments in the Baltic Sea region. Furthermore, the Liepaja City Council is strongly committed to further improvement of the City’s business environment, and has allocated substantial part of its budget to the development-related activities – education, transport and utility infrastructure. Thus, Liepaja provides an advantageous manufacturing location with a direct access to the European Union’s half a billion strong market together with the local experience and capacity in dealing with the Russian Federation and other emerging markets to the east of Latvia’s and European Union border.

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Liepājas osta LM

„LIEPĀJAS OSTA LM” LSEZ Jsc.Address: 7/1 Sliezu Str., Liepaja, LV – 3405, LATVIA

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port servicescargo handling and storagegeneral cargoes (timber), dry bulk cargoes (wooden pellets, sawdust, wooden chips)№ 40., 41., 56., total length – 454 m, max. depth – 6.5 mopen air – 61 000 m², warehouses – 6 000 m²500 thousand tons per annum Gunvaldis Vesminsh, Chairman of the Board; Laimons Kuchiks, DirectorLiepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV – 3401, LATVIA+371 63423111+371 [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

„LASKANA” LSEZ Ltd.

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Strategic location and developed infrastructure provides handling of cargoes transported by rail, road and sea transport. The Company owns modern warehouse and dedicated equipment providing handling of different kind of cargoes with maximum efficiency.

port servicesstevedoring serviceshandling of oil products which require heating – black fuel oil, VGO, shale oils№ 69., max. draft 5.6 m, length – 125 m, width – 18 m tanks for oil products – 3 x 3 000 m³ up to 40 thousand tons per month, “shore to ship” handling capacity - 3 pumps (200 m³ per hour for each pump), minimal rate of discharging (including supplying - removing of rail - tank - cars) - 30 of rail - tank - cars per twenty - four hours

Ivan Soshenko9 Kurzemes Str., Liepaja, LV – 3401, LATVIA+371 29225140+371 [email protected]

„BALTIC BUNKERING COMPANY” Ltd.



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port servicescargo loading and storage, freight forwardinggeneral cargoes, dry bulk cargoes (grain, cereal products)№ 51., length – 250 m, depth - 10,5 m; № 66. – 68., total length – 370 m, depth - 6,0 m

open air - 15 000 m², warehouses - 50 000 m²loading rate - 500 tons per hour; total handling capacity - 1 000 000 tons per annum

Irina Hrapova, director123 Brivibas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63486362+371 [email protected]

“TRANSWIDE SERVICES AGENCY” Ltd.



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Logistic services

Transport and logistics services are largely centred on the Port of Liepaja and continue to grow in line with the port’s freight throughput. The logistics cluster in Liepaja SEZ consists of a number of forwarding/shipping agencies, stevedores and customs brokers, each specialising in a certain type of goods such as cereals, metals or forestry products. Value-added logistics operations, such as re-packaging, blending or technical surveying, play an increasing role in the local economy with income per ‘unit of freight’ increasing at an average of 12% per annum over the last five years. Liepaja’s advantageous location, which benefits goods from the Russian Federation as they can be transported as far as possible, with a single border crossing, utilising relatively inexpensive land transport, creates an extra competitive edge for the port and its tenants. Both railway and road transport play equal roles in connecting the port to the rest of Latvia, the Baltic States and countries beyond the EU border. Latvia’s land transport infrastructure is in sufficiently good condition to serve both domestic and international transportation by both of these modes, but notable investments from the national and EU funds are already scheduled to gradually upgrade it to average EU levels.

Geographical locationGeographical location Distance from Liepaja to major European cities: • Moscow – 1055 km • St. Petersburg – 948 km • Kiev – 1621 km • Minsk – 727 km, • Smolensk – 856 km • Vilnius – 523 km • Tallinn – 664 km

Distance from Liepaja to major European ports: • Stockholm – 216 n.m. • Copenhagen – 325 n.m. • Hamburg – 493 n.m. • Antwerp – 1024 n.m. • London – 1025 n.m. • Rotterdam – 1173 n.m. • Le Havre – 1231 n.m.

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Berths of the company provide servicing of “PANAMAX” and “HANDYMAX” type vessels. Company owns modern equipment providing handling of all kinds of general and dry bulk cargoes with maximum efficiency.

The “Dan Store Latvia” terminal is a joint venture of “Bunge”, “Svane&Gjørding” and “Scanmills”.The major shareholder - “Bunge” is an integrated, global agribusiness and food company and a key player in the farm-to-consumer food chain worldwide. “Svane&Gjørding” is a Danish transport and ship-brokering company, operating as a partner of the port, logistics and shipping.“Scanmills”- a Danish trading company of animal feed ingredients with experience in feed concentrate business.

port services, logistic services full service, rendering following port and logistic services - stevedoring services, ship agency, ship chartering, forwarding, custom broker servicesgeneral cargoes - metals, timber, break bulk, oversized and heavy lift cargoes;dry bulk cargoes - grain, other agricultural cargoes№ 42. – 45., 49., 50., total length – 1600 m, max. depth – 10.5 mopen air – 120 000 m², warehouses – 30 000 m², silos – 28 200 m³up to 2.5 million tons per annum

Velga Mantaja, office managerSliezu Str. 7/1, Liepaja, LV – 3405, LATVIA+371 63424515+371 [email protected]

„LIEPĀJAS OSTA LM” LSEZ Jsc.


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The Liepaja city business directory

port services, logistic servicesstevedoring services, freight forwardingliquid cargoes (oil and oil-chemicals products)№ 25, total length – 89,5 m, depth – 6,9 mcapacity of shore tanks – 1,700 – 5,000 m³, overall capacity – 55,000 m³ cargo handling capacity - 350 000 tons per annum

Aivars Millers, director4 Pulvera Str., Liepaja, LV-3417, LATVIA+371 67533106; +371 63424604+371 [email protected]

“DG TERMINALS” LSEZ Ltd.



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port services, logistic services сargo handling and storagedry bulk cargoes - grain, soybeans meal, corn gluten, sun seed pellets№ 42.,43, LOA - 260 m, max. draft - 9.5 msix steel silos with a capacity of 25 000 tons of basis grain, two flat meal storage warehouses with total capacity of 38 000 tons of basis meal 450 000 tons per annum

Egita GeneseSliezu Str., quay 42/43, Liepaja, LV-3405, LATVIA+371 63484504+371 [email protected]

“DAN STORE LATVIA” LSEZ Jsc.



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"Establishment of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone has proved that, in the course of less than 10 years, it was possible to convert one of the most backward state regions into one of the leading industrial and logistic centres of the country. More and more foreign companies choose Liepaja, as the place where to relocate their business, taking into account the geographical location of the City, its highly qualified labour force and industrial potential of the City. Thereby already today Liepaja is major manufacturing centre - manufacturing productivity per capita considerably exceeds that of any Latvian city.”

Guntars KrievinsGeneral Manager of theLiepaja Special Economic Zone

„As on of the very few non freezing ports in the region, Liepaja provides effective connection with Baltic and the CIS countries, as a result of which, Liepaja is steadily turning into one of the transit and logistics hubs of the Baltic region. Our Port companies are successful in competing with other ports in the region, providing such services, which are based on the state of the art cargo handling equipment, high quality performance and cost effective approach.”

Aivars BojaManaging Director of thePort of Liepaja

„SOLO L” LSEZ Ltd.

warehousingrailway transportation, cargo handlinglocal warehouses, custom warehouses, Free Zone

Agris Laivenieks, member of the board10 Pulvera Str., Liepaja, LV – 3405, LATVIA+371 29245320; +371 63442472+371 [email protected]

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wholesale of oil products ship bunkering, storage and distribution of marked fuel, diesel, aircraft benzine, propellant, motor and gear lubricating oilsliquid bulk cargoes (oils, diesel)№ 93a, length – 45 m, depth – 5.2 m; No. 68, length – 45 m, depth –6.2 mtanks for oil products – 12 500 m³300 – 500 m³ per hour, capacity – 55 000 tons of diesel, 60 000 tons of oils Viktors Solovjovs12/16 Upmalas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63404990; +371 29476662+371 [email protected]

The V. Biljuk’s Commercial Company „EVIJA”

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The Company “MARILATS SK” Ltd. offers co-operation in providing port services, as well as looking for investors for development of new cargo handling terminal in the port of Liepaja.

Total area of the territory: 50 225 m². The Company offers lease of warehouses and territory for commercial purposes, as well as services of cargo storage. There is also possible other kinds of cooperation regarding warehousing services.

port services, logistic servicesstevedoring services, cargo storage in the Free Zone regimeservices in the Free Zone territory№ 30, 30a, total length - 170 mtotal territory of the terminal - 21 000 m², territory reserved for the development - 32 000 m²

Dmitriy Daskov, Chairmen of the Board103 Brivibas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63424662; +371 29231616+371 63424662info@маrilatsk.lvwww.marilatsk.lv

“MARILAT SK” Ltd.



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Port of Liepaja

Port PortPort territory – 1182 ha • Dry land –372 ha • Water basin – 810 haNumber of berths, total – 80 Length of berths, total – 10000 m

Maximum draught of ships – 9.5 mMaximum breadth of ships – 35 mMaximum length of ships – 225 m

Cargo handling capacity – 9.2 million tons per year

BerthsBerthsSpecialization of berths: • Berths for dry cargo and general cargo – 5500 m • Berths for liquid cargo – 1300 m • Berths for fishing vessels and vessels of port fleet – 1500 m • Berths for ship building and repair – 1200 m • Berths for pleasure boats and yachts – 550 m

StorageStorage The port provides for covered and closed storage of all kinds of cargo: • Open cargo storage – 440 000 m² • Warehouses – 70 000 m² • Silos –28 200 m³ • Cold storage – 25 200 m³ • Liquid cargo reservoirs – 75 000 m³

EquipmentEquipment Modern cargo handling equipment is at the disposal of port enterprises: • Portal cranes (up to 40 t) • Mobile cranes (up to 63 t) • Loaders (up to 16 t) • Other terminal equipment (up to 25 t)

Liner traffic There is container transportation service in the port of Liepaja providing regular traffic over following routes: • Liepaja – Helsinki (Finland) – St. Petersburg (Russia) – Teesport (United Kingdom) – Ipswich (United Kingdom) – Rotterdam (The Netherlands) – Hamburg (Germany) – Gdansk (Poland) – Liepaja

port serviceshandling of oil and oil productshandling of oil products without heating№ 28., max. depth - 6.9 m, max. length - 130 m, max. width - 24 mtanks for oil products - 2 x 2 000 m³, 1 x 5 000 m³

Edgars Krumins9 Kurzemes Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA+371 63427609; +371 29544460+371 [email protected]

„LIEPAJA PETROLEUM” Ltd.



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port services, logistic services stevedoring services, cargo forwarding, wholesale of bio-fueldry bulk cargoes - wooden and sunflower pallets, peat, peat blocks, scrap, clinker; general cargoes - metals, palletized cargoes; liquid bulk cargoes - molasses, bitumen.№ 62., 63., total length - 300 m, max. depth - 7 mwarehouses for dry bulk cargoes storage - 5 000 m²dry bulk cargoes - up to 200 thousand tons per annum, break bulk cargoes - up to 50 thousand tons per annum, liquid bulk cargoes - 50 thousand tons per annum

Andris Ivanovs29 Atsledznieku Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA+371 29412105+371 63423753 [email protected]

“DUNA” LSEZ Ltd.


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port services, logistic servicescargo handling and storagedry bulk cargoes - scrap, peat, peat blocks, coal; general cargoes - metals, timber, break bulk, frozen cargoes, palletized cargoes№ 64., 65., 73. - 76., total length - 620 m, max. draft - 5.8 - 6.0 mopen air - 20 000 m², two warehouses - 1 900 m², refrigerator - 1 000 m²(5 chambers 200 m² each) 350 - 400 thousand tons per annum

Uldis Meldrajs11 Kaiju Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA+371 63424429+371 [email protected]

„PIEMARE” LSEZ Jsc.


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Sea transportSea transport Technical characteristics of the port ensure handling of any dry bulk, liquid bulk and general cargoes by servicing ships with the deadweight of up to 40 thousand tons. Time of sea voyages from Liepaja to the following ports: • Stockholm –16 hours • Copenhagen – 26 hours • Hamburg – 36 hours • London – 70 hours • Rotterdam – 72 hours • Antwerp – 80 hours • Le Havre – 85 hours

Inland transportInland transport The port of Liepaja constitutes part of the international transport network TEN – T. The port is well connected with the system of state railway and motor roads, which ensures speedy and effective cargo exchange with Russian and other markets of the CIS countries.

Railway transportRailway transportOver 2/3 of the cargos transhipped in the port are freighted by railway. The state public railway network has direct links with the railway networks of Estonia, Russian Federation, Belarus and Lithuania, thus ensuring access to the markets of the Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries.

Technical characteristics: • Width of the railway track- 1520 mm • Permitted load per axis – 23,5 t • Permitted speed of freight trains – 80 km/h

Road transportRoad transport Motor roads connect Liepaja with the road networks of Estonia, the Russian Federation, Belarus and Lithuania, securing speedy and effective cargo exchange with the political and industrial centres of neighbouring countries.

Technical characteristics: • Permitted load-carrying capacity – 40t, with special permits – up to 52 t • Permitted load on axis – 11 t • Permitted speed of freight transport (on trunk roads) – up to 90 km/h

“Duna” offers co-operation in development of new cargo handling terminal with deep water berths in the port of Liepaja, acquisition of real estate in Liepaja city and suburbs, technologies of production and utilization of bio-fuel.

logistic servicesport commerce & transactionsship agency Ainars Lagzdinsh42/44 G. Baloza str., Liepaja, LV - 3402, Latvia.+371 26305309+371 [email protected]

“REMARS-SHIP AGENT” Ltd.

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logistic servicessea transportation, port servicesships agency Yuris Schulcs101a O.Kalpaka Str., Liepaja, LV - 3405, Latvia+371 29211873+371 [email protected]

“BALTIC TRANSIT AGENCY” Ltd.


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The Company “Remars-Ship Agent” Ltd. is a ship agency engaged in representing of "Tosmare" ship-yard and mainly acting for vessels calling Liepaja port for repairs. The agency works in a close collaboration with the ship-yard and ship-yard's tug-boat service. Its main concern is to ensure efficiency of full service and proper correlation of all involved parties. For references, please, contact "Tosmare" ship-yard managing director Mr. B. Galkovich (http://www.tosmare.lv/).

logistic services, port servicesship agency, ship chartering, forwarding, stevedoring services, storage of frozen cargoes

Viesturs Andersons23 Graudu Str., Liepāja, LV - 3400, LATVIA+371 63425506; +371 29215004+371 [email protected]

„ASTRAMAR LIEPĀJA K.A.” Ltd.

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Economics and businessenvironment

Stable economical growth and business friendly environment in Latvia are determined by several factors, such as harmonization of legislation in accordance with requirements set by European Union, deliberative tax policy and availability of qualified labour. The combination of Liepaja’s rich industrial heritage and today’s thriving commercial scene ensures that every incoming business will soon feel at home in the city, as well as take advantage of the good connections with the whole Baltic region and beyond for fast and efficient exchange of goods, services and ideas.

Industrial parksIndustrial parks For investors requiring swift establishment, simple start-up and synergistic co-operation with other tenants, there are several industrial estate projects providing rental options. These include the privately-held Transit & Industrial Park with indoor space in excess of 50 000 square metres, already hosting a number of industries and logistics service providers, and the Liepaja Business Centre, owned and operated by a foreign investor, who has privatised and refurbished a former food industry plant to accommodate light industries like metal processing and electronics.

Human resourcesHuman resources For Latvia, a small country relatively poor in natural resources, people are unquestionably the main economic asset. Highly competitive skill levels, together with western-style work attitudes, have allowed foreign investors in Latvia to delegate more and more senior and skilled functions to their local employees. The local cluster of educational institutions in Liepaja provides a complete education cycle for professional careers in manufacturing and logistics; from school desk to vocational diploma or university degree. There are three vocational technical schools, which offer both secondary and post-secondary education within a wide range of industrial and maritime trades, and supply special training courses for students assigned by their employers or the State Employment Agency.

StatisticsLiepaja port cargo turnover (thousand tons)

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Dry bulk cargoes-Grain and cereal products

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Liquid bulk cargoes-Oil and oil products

General cargoes-Metals

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Woodenchips3.1%

Containers1.5%

Oiland oil products18.9%

Grain and cereal products30.4%

Other cargoes 11.6%

Metals20.8%

Wood products12.7%

Peat – 1%

International Ship and Port Facility Security

Consulting committee and Council for the protection of Liepaja port have been formed in order to supervise the compliance of Liepaja port to the standards provided by International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and Latvian Maritime Administration. Liepaja port stevedoring companies have acquired Certificates of compliance issued by Latvian Maritime Administration and the relevant information is available at International Maritime Organization’s internet home page.

According to the results of 2007, about 60% of cargoes handled in the port of Liepaja are transit cargoes coming from Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. Liepaja port cargo handling capacities are charged by 45%, including dry bulk cargo capacities by 70%, liquid bulk by 45%, general cargo by 50% and container by 15%.

door-to-door containerized transportkey markets across Baltic countries, Western Europe, Scandinavia and RussiaCONTAINERSHIPS offers the industry a wide range of container equipment, including special equipment like 45ft MAGNUM containers, reefer containers, Open Tops and Flatracks

Inta Bimbirule12 Eksporta Str., LV-1045, Riga +371 67790813+371 [email protected]


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„CONTAINERSHIPS” Ltd.

maritime commerce & port transactionsship-owners, ISM managers, shipping consultancy, agency

Ainars Lagzdinsh & Agnese Lagzdina2 Perkones Str., Liepaja, LV – 3401, LATVIA+371 26305309; +371 26118869+371 [email protected]



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“A&A TRADING” Ltd.

port servicesship bunkering, supply of drinking water both in the port and outer roadstead, reception of waters polluted with oil products both in the port and outer roadsteadship bunkering with diesel fuel and diesel oilsup to 20 000 tons per year

Genadiy Samusenko9 Kurzemes Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA+371 63427609+371 [email protected]

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The company owns specialised bunkering vessel with capacity of 300 m³ and tanker for reception of oily waters both in the port and outer roadstead, and supply of drinking water both in the port and outer roadstead.

CONTAINERSHIPS in-house logistic services include inland transport and positioning of containers at the requested collection/delivery point to meet our customers' production and planning.

Port of LiepajaPort of Liepaja

The Port of Liepaja provides a solid base for logistics connections with the rest of Europe. Latvia’s third largest port in terms of cargo throughput, Liepaja is truly multifunctional, as a port service provider, dealing with most types of cargo. The port infrastructure – access canals, berths and cargo-handling equipment – allows for vessels with a maximum draught of 9.5 metres and length of 225 metres to call at the port. In total, there are 16 cargo handling terminals for various types of cargo, equipped with appropriate cargo handling and storage facilities – open-air and warehouses, silos, tanks and refrigerated space.

GATEWAY TO THE EAST

Liepaja is geographically favorably situated in respect of Russia and other CIS countries, thus enabling cost effective shipping time. Liepaja is one of the few non freezing ports in the region, providing continuous navigation at any weather conditions. The Port is open and provides cargo handling and other port services 24 hours a day. State of the art technologies combined with highly qualified labor force ensure efficient performance of works at a high quality level.

SAFE AND SECURE PORT

The Liepaja Port Authority pays particular attention to the safety and security of vessels and equipment. Contemporary Ships Traffic Safety Service ensures safe and accurate management of navigation within the Port basin and on the roads. Skilful pilots and powerful tugboats will render their services for arriving and departing vessels. The Port itself and the terminals within the Port are comply with the requirements set by the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and are duly certified by the Maritime Administration of Latvia.

LiepajaLiepajaSpecial EconomicSpecial EconomicZoneZone

In order to facilitate the development of commerce, industry, shipping and air transport, the Parliament of Latvia passed the Law on the Liepaja Special Economic Zone. The territory of the Liepaja SEZ covers almost 65% of the entire territory of the town, i.e. ca. 3000 ha, and includes the port, industrial areas, the territory of the former military base and the airport.

The Liepaja SEZ has been established for a period of twenty years and will be in existence by the year 2017. The companies which have been approved for the SEZ status are granted generous tax concessions, including: • 80% reduction in tax on income; • 80% reduction in land and property taxes, plus a further 20% reduction at the discretion of the municipality.

SEZ investors may also apply for free zone status and import materials and equipment free of all customs and excise duties, as well as, enjoy the VAT at zero rate.

The V. Biljuk’s Commercial Company „EVIJA” was established on January 21, 1993. „EVIJA” is the largest wholesale provider of oil products in the Latvian market with an exit to the markets of the surrounding European countries, as well as, the leading ship bunkering company in the Port of Liepaja.

“EVIJA” has an oil depot with the total capacity of 9 000 tons, so that to provide handling of light oil products, both for inner market of Latvia and for foreign markets. The oil depot is equipped with a rail rack, which enables handling of 24 – 30 rail-tank-cars per twenty – four hours. “EVIJA” holds permits for handling almost all types of oil products, and import, export and transit, ship bunkering licenses, as well as, the status of a custom and excise warehouse.

Our Company offers:

• Light oil product handling services per tanker shipments of 5 500 – 6 000 tons, passing in transit over territory of Latvia, in the Port of Liepaja.• Delivery of oil products to any location within Latvia and the surrounding European countries by tank-tracks.• Round the clock ship bunkering service in the Port of Liepaja, as well as, within a 20 mile zone outside the Port.

Services and oil products provided by our Company aredistinguished with the highest possible quality and competitive prices.

“EVIJA” – Energy of Your Business!

V. Biljuk’s Commercial Company „EVIJA”

Address: Upmalas Str. 12/16, Liepaja, LV – 3401, LatviaTel.: +371 63404990Fax: +371 63404993

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Basic activity of the Company is organization of container transport by block train between Liepaja – Moscow. We offer transportation of 20’, 40’, 45’and 20’ TANK containers, as well as railway logistic services to/ from any location in the Russian Federation, Far East or Baltic’s.

“LIEPAJA MARITIME COMPANY” Ltd.

port servicesship’s agency and cargo forwardingship’s agency and liquid cargo forwarding (oil and chemical products)

Maris Drobisevskis, director4 Pulvera Str., Liepaja, LV-3417, LATVIA+371 63441062; +371 29255544+371 [email protected]

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logistic servicesrailway transportation

Kristaps Kulpe, manager+371 63407254+371 [email protected]

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Special Economic Zone

The Liepaja Special economic Zone was established in 1997 with the aim of developing trade, industry, and shipping and international freight flow via Latvia. Special Economic Zone occupies virtually all the non-residential territory of the city, comprising 3 979 ha or about 65% of the total territory. The main territories of the Liepaja SEZ are:

• Port with total area - 1182 ha • Industrial area of the city – 543 ha • International airport – 251ha • Former military base Karosta - 1763 ha

More than 2000 ha of Liepaja SEZ territory are classified as “free territories”, which are available for potential investors for development of business.

EnterprisesEnterprises • Number of enterprises (2007): 38 • Investments (2007): 9.9 million EUR including investments in modern technologies - 3.3 million EUR, investments in construction - 5.6 million EUR • Investments (1997 – 2007): 126 million EUR including investments in modern technologies - 58.8 million EUR, investments in construction - 67.9 million EUR • Net turnover: (2007): 159 million EUR including export: 77.4 million EUR • Net turnover (1997 - 2007): 1277 million EUR • Number of concluded long term lease agreements: 131 • Total territory leased out: 3 447 089 m² • Employees: 2541

Business incentivesBusiness incentives The enterprises, which have acquired the status of a Liepaja SEZ enterprise, enjoy the right to direct and indirect tax reductions as follows: • 80% rebate for enterprise income tax, • 80% -100% rebate on the real estate tax.

Liepaja SEZ enterprises enjoy direct tax rebates for the initial investments until the accrued sum of relief reaches 50% of the accrued sum of investments.

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international and national road haulagetransportation of different kinds of cargo, lease of trucks; repair and maintenance of commercial vehiclestransportation of round timber, dry bulk and non - hazardous goodsspecialized transport for transporting of sawn timber - capacity 27 - 35 m³;specialized container carriers for transporting of dry bulk cargoes - capacity 2 X 35 m³;“VOLVO” truck with half - trailer - capacity 87.5 m³, length 13.5 m, inside height 2.6 m,width - 2.47 m Laimons Kuchiks, directorLiepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA+371 63423111+371 [email protected]; [email protected]



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SIA “Karlshamn Express Baltic” is a full service forwarding company. We forward cargo by road transport, railway and multimodal carriages to the Baltic States, CIS countries, Scandinavia and Europe.Our goal is to establish long-term relations with customers. We attentively follow to the changes in the forwarding services market to provide the most modern and high-quality kinds of services. We care about our employee professional development to continually improve the quality of provided services.

forwarding servicesroad and railway transportationroad and railway forwarding services

Oleg Bambulyak123 Brivibas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63420220+371 [email protected]

„KARLSHAMN EXPRESS BALTIC” Ltd.


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We take care of your cargoes and offer various kinds of transportation with road transport. In order to provide cargo transportation by road, we use tent and closed trailers with capacity of 82 – 120 m³, ADR class transport for transportation of dangerous goods, small capacity vehicles and special platforms for transportation of heavy and oversized cargoes.

logistic services, international road haulagedelivery and transportation with road transport, international transportation of design cargoes with road and railway transporttransportation of oversized cargoes, transportation of non - hazardous goods

Irina Parhomenko, general director16 - 109 Flotes Str., Liepaja, LV - 3417, LATVIA+371 63441151+371 [email protected]

„EKSPRESIJA” Ltd.


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Special Economic Zone

Acquiring status of Liepaja SEZ enterprise Acquiring status of Liepaja SEZ enterprise In order to acquire the status of Liepaja Special Economic Zone company, it shall conform with following criteria:1. Profile of the activities of the company conforms with development plans of the Special Economic Zone2. Company owns or rents on a long term leases base property in the territory of the Special Economic Zone3. Comany acomplishes the following obligations: • Manufactures goods, renders services or provides cargo turnover in the port of Liepaja • Invests in property or modern technologies • Creates new jobs • Provides to its employees salary, which is not lower than average level in the Liepaja city.

Free Zone

The free zones and the bonded warehouses are fenced EU customs territory areas, where arriving commodities are treated as being outside the EU customs territory (provided that they are not released for free circulation; no customs procedures have been applied and the commodities are not consumed in the free zone or bonded warehouse). Most companies have a Free Zone company status, which provide easement of customs procedures.

It’s easy together with us!International cargo transportation by road transport.

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Free Zone

The status of Free zone provides: • Free trade with goods from third countries, • Taking in of goods in the Free zone without declaration with the Customs, • Closing of export procedures in respect of the goods dispatched from EU countries and consolidation of freight for dispatch to third countries, • Opportunity to store the goods for an unlimited term, without charging customs payments for the period of storage, • 0% VAT rate for the services, which are related to servicing transit and export goods, • An opportunity not to register in the Register of VAT payers for the enterprises, which are not registered in the territory of EU, when carrying out business with goods, in respect of which the export procedure is completed in territory of the Republic of Latvia.

Business incentives Business incentives

The enterprises, which have acquired the status of a Free Zone enterprise, enjoy the right to indirect tax reductions as follows: • 0% VAT rate on deliveries of goods and services in the special economic zone and free zone, • Exemption of customs duties and excise tax on oil products in the Free Zone.

Acquiring status of Liepaja SEZ enterprise Acquiring status of Liepaja SEZ enterprise

In order to acquire the status of free Zone company, it shall conform with following criteria: 1. Company owns or rents on a long term leases base property in the territory of the Special Economic Zone 2. Territory of the Free Zone is properly confined, in order to exclude unauthorized movement of goods to and from the Free Zone without passing pickets of the Zone.

Customs and Free Zone warehousesCustoms and Free Zone warehouses

In the port of Liepaja full service of transit goods is provided in the territory of the Republic of Latvia: • Cargo forwarding • Storage • VAT services • Customs brokerage

manufacturingforest exploitation, wood processing, production of biological fuelpulp wood, wooden chips, firewood

Gunvaldis Vesminsh, chairman of the board; Laimons Kuchiks, directorLiepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63423111+371 [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]



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fishing and fish processingprimary fish processing - cooling and refrigeratingcooled and refrigerated fish, icelease of berth, fish refrigerating

Igors Markusevskis, chairman of the board1 Zvejnieku aleja, Liepaja, LV-3400, LATVIA+371 63423094+371 63423094

„KURSA” Jcs.


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ship repair & new buildingship repair, new building and conversionsoxygen & plasma cutting; welding works; all piping systems repair (cold and hot galvanized); blasting & airless painting; ER & turbochargers workshop; marine boilers & compressors repair; tail shaft & rudder repair; overhauling of valves; deck machinery; ultrasonic measurements & X-ray control; electro installation & automatics repair. Boris Galkovich, commercial director42/44 Generala Baloza Str., Liepaja, LV-3414, LATVIA+371 63407371+371 [email protected]

“TOSMARE SHIPYARD” Jsc.


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- calculation and projection- route survey- freighting and chartering of special road/sea/rail and air transport equipment- legalization of special permits and obtaining approvals within the transportation route- pilot and police escorting- stevedoring and cargo handling, cargo warehousing and storing- customs legalization

SIA "ULTIMA" offers professional multimodal service - project heavy and abnormal cargo deliveries door-to-door over Eurasia

"ULTIMA", SIAwill always find the best solution

for complicated transportation tasks !

Avotu 4, LiepajaLV-3401, Latvija

ООО "ULTIMA"

Tel.: +371 63426745Fax: +371 63426746

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Company „LIEPĀJAS NAFTAS TRANZĪTS” is the biggest recipient of oil products for transit transshipment in the Port of Liepaja.

The company has gained experience working in the market of oil products transshipment and it has allowed the company to reach such transshipment volumes that place thecompany among the most dynamically developing enterprises in Latvia.

Terminal facilities are constantly upgraded and that allows increasing reservoir capacity and decreasing vessels handling time.

The existing shipment volumes allow the company to offer to its potential partners the most flexible transshipment rates and railway tariffs that differ advantageously from those offered in Europe.

The company provides a full range offorwarding services on the territory of Latvia, including monitoring of tank-wagonmovements on railways of Latvia and Russia and completes all documentation needed for movement of cargo form the border to the ship board.

Company „LIEPĀJAS NAFTAS TRANZĪTS” offers a set of services including transport andforwarding services on the territory of the Republic of Latvia, as well as transshipment of light and heavy oil products using capacities of Liepaja oils terminals “Liepaja Petroleum” and “Baltic Bunkering Company”.

„LIEPĀJAS NAFTAS TRANZĪTS” Ltd.Address: 9 Kurzemes Str., LV – 3401, LATVIA

Tel.: +371 63480542 Fax: +371 63421103E - mail: [email protected]


advisory services for international tradeconsultations, organization and execution of business meetings and exhibitions, bar codes, certificates of origin, ATA Karnet Girts Kronbergs17/19 Graudu Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63429019+371 [email protected]

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furniture manufacturing furniture made of birch and dealfurniture for dining-rooms, bedrooms and living-rooms

Dace Pērkone10 Veca Ostmala, Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63422224+371 [email protected]

„ERKE” LSEZ Ltd.


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“ERKE” is established in 1998. Company is export oriented as 98% of total production volume is export. The main export countries are Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Finland.

Business travel Airport Liepaja international airport serves regular flights on a routes Liepaja – Riga, as well as regular international flights on a routs Liepaja – Hamburg and Liepaja – Copenhagen. In addition to the regular flights Liepaja international airport serves charter, business and general aviation flights. Regular traffic flights to more international destinations are provided from the nearest airports in the region – airport “Riga” and the Palanga airport.

Airport “Riga” is situated 200 km from Liepaja. From the airport direct flights are provided to over 40 destinations in Europe, Asia and North America. The traffic is provided by the national air operator “Air Baltic” and a number of leading European airlines.

Palanga airport is situated in Lithuania, 70 km from Liepaja. Direct regular flights are performed from Palanga to the Scandinavian countries and Germany.

manufacturing, logistic servicesmetal processing, metallurgy, services in the Free Zonehydro cylinders, mouldings of cast iron, metal constructionscargo storage in the Free Zone regime

Igor Zezula, Chairman of the BoardBrivibas Str. 103, Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA+371 63424662; +371 29214884+371 [email protected]

"HIDROLATS" Jsc.

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Feniksa 4, Liepaja, LV-3401, LatviaPhone: +371 63427605Fax: +371 63480252E-mail: [email protected]://www.liepaja-sez.lv

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