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Freeport of Ventspils Authority in Tallinn strengthens cooperation for the development of the hydrogen economy in the Baltic Sea
On 17 and 18 September, the H2Deri@BSP project partners met in person in Tallinn to discuss the ...“MarTe” Project Partners in Ventspils Explore Regional Opportunities for Strengthening the Blue Economy
On Friday, September 12, the Latvian partners of the project “MarTe: Marine Technology Excellence Centre for a ...Ukrainian Committee on Transport Infrastructure Development Holds Offsite Meeting in Ventspils to Discuss Cooperation on Three Seas Initiative
Last weekend, the Committee on Transport and Infrastructure of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, operating within the ...
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Being the deepest port on the Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, we are able to serve the largest ships, which enter the Baltic Sea. All you need for business is available 24/7 at the Freeport of Ventspils: 15 cargo terminals of all types, 19 shipping agencies, regular ferry connections to Sweden, tug, bunkering and other services.
For Investors
The status of Special Economic Zone, tax incentives, more than 700 hectares of free land available for industrial project development, integration into the TEN-T transport network, availability of skilled labor, the Freeport and the City Administration support are the basis for the establishment of new production facilities for the long-term growth in Ventspils.
Businesses currently in Freeport of Ventspils
Chairman of the Board of Diana Candles Lars Olesen:
– One of the reasons for us to choose Ventspils was the special economic zone, which can be found elsewhere in Latvia, too, but an additional argument in favor of the Freeport of Ventspils was the cooperation with and support from the local authorities – the municipality and the Freeport. Our company employs around 180 people, who do their work very well and with high quality. Ventspils is a beautiful city, which offers a vast range of leisure time activities to choose from – it can be a concert in the theatre house Sea Gate (Jūras vārti) or skiing on the mountain Lembergs’ Trilby (Lemberga Hūte). The city knows the wishes of people.
Chairman of the Board of HansaMatrix Ventspils Ilmārs Osmanis:
– We started to build the Ventspils Electronics Factory in 2005, and I wondered: “Who would work in the factory?” In response to this question the city even created a new engineering department in the Ventspils University College, Faculty of Information Technology, and later also the Electronic technician program in the North Kurzeme Vocational Education Competence Center. Due to their skills and proximity, the graduates of these programs are still in high demand.