New opportunities for cargo logistics in Baltic region Māra TapiĦa Director of the Land Transport department Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia
Latvia as a natural bridge in EuroAsia traffic 1520mm Common: single infrastructure single rolling stock unified information exchange system single documentation thus there is no need: to spend time at bordercrossings to change wheels to change the documentation to make customs clearance on the border
TEN T axes to neighbouring countries Transport policy document Networks for peace and developmemt. Extension of the major trans-european transport axes to the neighbouring countries and regions accent significant role of Latvia as a gateway between EU and Russia (and further Far Esat and Asia) the only direct channel from and to Russia lies via Latvia!
Main railway corridors for Euro Asia connections (OSJD)
Latvian routes and railroads are included in AGC and AGTC maps AGC and AGTC lines
AGR lines
Transport system of Latvia
Cargo turnover in the ports of Latvia Cargo turnover in Latvian ports 1996-2008 thousand of tonns 70000 60000 50000 45034 50690 52292 49026 51843 56915 52155 54755 57400 60042 59497 62434 63645 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Freeport of Riga Total territory of the port land of the port1 6 348 ha 962 ha Free teritories 658 ha Use of port other 54 % cargos; 3860 containers; Total length 30000 of berths 1912,9 13,8 km Maximum permissible roll on/roll vessel of; draft by the 20000 berth 650 Warehouse 25000 15000 10000 Open air storages 5000 Cold store area 13352 Liquid cargo reservoirs 0 Cargo turnover Freeport of Riga 2000-2008 thousand tons 12,5 m 180 000 m2 oil products; 1 797 000 m2 5358,7 31 750 t 14884 18108 21722 309 500 m3 timber; 2040,5 23991 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 24429 metals; 19,3 25357 Fertilizers ; 1944,2 coal; 13776,2 25933 29561
Freeport of Riga lines Feeder o MSC Line (Antwerp Riga Kotka-Helsinki - Tallinn) o Maersk Sealand (Bremerhaven Riga Kotka Rauma- Bremerhaven) o French Baltic Line (CMA-CGM) (Riga Hamburg - Klaipeda) o Unifeeder Container Service (Bremerhaven Hamburg - Riga - Klaipeda) o Team Lines (Hamburg - Bremerhaven - Riga - Klaipeda) o Containerships (Rotterdam-Teesport Klaipeda -Riga) o Inter Marine Container Lines (Hamburg- Gdyn-Gdansk Riga) lines Ferry o Tallink (Riga Stockholm) o DFDS Tor Line (Riga Libeck)
Freeport of Ventspils Deepest ice free port in the Baltic Sea o Maximum depth: other cargos; Timber; 377,6 17.5 m metals; 15,7 o Maximum tonnage 3024 thousand tonns (DWT): 150 000 37937 o Maximum draught: 15 m 40000 34755 o Number of berths: containers; 60 29863 35000 28704 27316 27805 29062 o Overall length 30000 of 142,1 berths: 11 012 m 25000 o Overall length of dry bulk and 20000 o general cargo roll on/roll berths: of; 7 896 m 15000 o Overall length1355,1 10000 of liquid cargo berths: 3 116 m o Vessels LOA: 5000 270 m o Overall liquid 0cargo storage capacities:1 500 000 m3 o Overall closed storageoil area: products; 170 000 m2 o Overall open storage area: 15029,6 190 000 m2 o Cold store area: 5 000 m2 o Overall port territory: 2 623,94 ha o Available territories: 1 240 ha Cargo turnover Freeport of Ventspils 2000-2008 31037 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 fertilizers ; 2673,6 28570 coal; 4460 oil; 1492,1
Port of Liepaja The port provides for covered and closed storage of all kinds of cargo: o Open cargo storage 440 000 m2 Cargo turnover Port of Liepaja 2000-2008 o Warehouses 70 000 m2 tonns o Silos 28200 m2 o Cold storage 25 200 m2 timber; 463,1 grain; 1418,2 o Liquid5000 cargo reservoirs 75 000 m2 thousand metals; 498,8 4500 4000 2005 2006 4188 2004 containers; 36,1 oil products; 522,9 4039 2003 4001 2002 974 4508 4318 2001 4474 3260 2000 0 oil; 274,4 4857 2965 Modern cargo handling equipment is 3500 at the disposal of port 3000 enterprises: 2500 o Portal2000 cranes ( up to 40 t) o Mobile cranes (up to 45 t) 1500 1000( up to 16 t) o Loaders Other cargos; o Other 500 terminal equipment ( up to 25 t) 2007 2008
Block Train: Baltica - Transit Regular container train bring containers double weekly between Baltic ports and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan) Next step is to prolong this line and to connect it with China. Both governments and private operators of Latvia, China and Kazakhstan are working on the development of this route.
Block Train: Baltica - Transit o Strict timetable, including scheduled border crossing o Optimized delivery time (8-10 days; 3-5 trains per week) o IT systems common for all project participants (real time freight tracking) o Door-to-door service Baltica - Tranzit 2003-2008 (TEU) 25000 21749 20000 16019 15000 10000 4364 6949 10139 5000 0 1297 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Transport chain from China to EU Together with Schenker Test train has been launched (96 TEU) 25.04.2008. (China) 06.05.2008. (Riga) 08.05.2008. (Hamburg) 10 days transit time from Dostyk to Riga terminal 14 days transit time from terminal Urumqi to door Central EU Transport mode index: CN-KZ by rail (switch gauge: Alashankou-Dostik) KZ-RU-LV by rail (gauge 1520mm) LV-CZ/NL by truck LV-EU by seafreight
New Block Train: ZUBR The Container train «ZUBR» ensures: o cargo traffic between the Baltic and the Black Sea regions o cargo delivery from Latvian and Estonian ports to Belarus and Ukraine ports and vice versa o maintenance of the accelerated delivery of containers. The Container train «ZUBR» provides: o o o o o short delivery times of the cargo; reliable transportation competitive tariffs; fixed schedules; wagons with general-purpose and special container types
Railway cargo turnover Railway cargo turnover 1996-2008 thousands of tonns 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 35264 41018 37857 33208 36412 37884 40100 48355 51058 54861 48731 52164 56061 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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