The Minister of Transport in Latvia, Uldis Augulis and the CEO of Duisport, Erich Staake, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Latvia Māris Kučinskis, signed a Memorandum of Understanding foreseeing a closer cooperation on attracting international cargoes from China to Scandinavia, through the Latvian ports.
A significant role in the implementation of the Memorandum is assigned to LDZ Logistics, the subsidiary company of Latvian Railway. The Government of Latvia has assigned this company to play the leading role in developing the unified transit proposal that should facilitate attracting international cargoes to the Latvian transit corridor.
The Memorandum of Understanding foresees that “LDZ Logistics” and Duisport will set up a working group and evaluate developing the opportunities provided by the existing container trains operated by the Latvian Railway – “ZUBR” and “Baltika-Tranzit”, as well as developing Riga as a hub for the Baltic and Scandinavian region.
Duisport is the largest inland port in the world, located at the junction of two rivers in Germany – Rhein and Ruhr.
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