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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 ...
Freeport Services
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 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.
Chairman and owner of Malmar Sheet Metal Dorsan De Buysscher:
– Although we visited Liepaja, Jelgava and Riga, Ventspils attracted us more. Not only because it is green and beautiful, but also because educated and motivated people live here. What is more, we found welcoming people in several city authorities, and there was land available for us… But the most important reason is the logistics infrastructure, the ferry traffic to Germany and Sweden, as well as the infrastructure for business start-ups, such as the VHTP Business Incubator. The North Kurzeme Vocational Education Competence Center provides companies with young and educated employees. Also the Ventspils High Technology Park played an important role by helping to obtain European co-financing, which resulted in a new industrial building for our company.