News
The buoys of the Port of Ventspils are becoming more up-to-date
At the end of the year, the project „Development of Transport and Port Communication Systems” (Trans-Port), co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, is winding up. Within the framework of the project, a number of activities aimed at the improvement of the Port of Ventspils communication systems were carried out, and as a result, a part of navigation buoys in the Port of Ventspils and adjacent waters are being equipped with an automatic identification system (AIS).
Cargo turnover in November increased for 23%
In November 2011 cargo turnover in Freeport of Ventspils was 23% more than during November last year. After 11 months of 2011 Freeport of Ventspils handled 26 million tons of cargo, which is 14% more than over the same period last year.
Cargo turnover at the Port of Ventspils has increased by 6%
In the first seven months of 2011 Ventspils Port handled 16.613 million tons of cargo, which is 6% more than over the same period last year. In July the cargo turnover of the port amounted to 2.132 million tons.
GoVeSa LINK
project
LINKING
GOTLAND – VENTSPILS – SAAREMAA
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(GoVeSa LINK)
Duration of the project – 01.01.2011.-31.12.2012.
Project budget - 1 562 123 EUR (ERDF funding – 1 286 286 EUR, national funding 275 837 EUR)
Lead partner – Free Port of Ventspils Authority (Latvia)
Partners - Municipality of Gotland (Sweden), Kuressaare City Government (Estonia)
The aim of the project is to provide sustainable accessibility, attractiveness and economic development of the three regions – Gotland (Sweden) – Ventspils (Latvia) – Saaremaa (Estonia) by maritime transport. To ensure sustainable development of maritime transport and to establish a transport network to be used by optimum defined transport services, it is planned to carry out a study for the integrated transport system and solutions between three regions – in Sweden, Latvia, Estonia with interface to rest of the EU and CIS. Meanwhile the provision of Region Access opens new opportunities to develop such industries as tourism and trade. Therefore it is important to create a joint cooperation model , which will be used, when the new link between the regions will be opened, so that the regions would be prepared to the new challenges and would be ready to develop those economic sectors, which are most sensitive to the new challenges.
The project aim will be reached with following methods:
- Tourism, business and marketing strategy,
- Maritime transport solutions study ,
- Workshops on establishment of new tourism products.
Contacts
- Free port of Ventspils authority
- Jana street 19, Ventspils, LV-3601, Latvia
- Phone: +371 636 22586
- Fax: +371 636 21297
- E-mail: marketing@portofventspils.lv