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The territory of the Freeport of Ventspils has been cleaned of historical oil pollution in the zone of several hectares
The environmental cleanup and further pollution prevention works in the environmental remediation project led by the Freeport of Ventspils Authority, which lasted three years and cost more than five million euros, have been completed. The most extensive environmental cleaning initiative in the region, which was co-funded by a Norwegian financial instrument, has yielded all of the anticipated outcomes.
A Press Briefing will be Held Regarding the Achieved Results of Remediation Project in the Ventspils
The media members are invited to participate in the project’s press briefing devoted to the results of remediation activities of historically polluted area within the scope of one of the biggest environment-related projects in the region. The event will take place on April 11, at 12 PM in the remediation site.
Development opportunities for renewable energy projects in the Freeport of Ventspils are presented at the European wind energy conference
This week, the Freeport of Ventspils Authority is participating in the WindEurope 2024 exhibition and conference in Bilbao, Spain. It is an annual European-wide event, and this year, industry experts from Latvia are also participating for the first time, including three representatives of the Freeport of Ventspils: Igors Udodovs, the Deputy CEO of the Freeport of Ventspils, Kristīne Jansone, the Development Project Manager, and Kaspars Liepiņš, the Developer of the Green Energy Cluster. This year, the Freeport of Ventspils is also a complete member of WindEurope.
The Minister for Transport, Kaspars Briškens, visits the Freeport of Ventspils
On March 14, the Minister for Transport, Kaspars Briškens, visited the Freeport of Ventspils to negotiate both current issues of the industry and the possibilities for future activities in person with the representatives of the port and the municipality.
The three millionth passenger arrives at the port of Ventspils with the ferry STENA BALTICA
On a morning cruise from Sweden, the three millionth passenger since the establishment of regular international passenger traffic arrived at the port of Ventspils. It was Dainis Bužs, the owner of a construction company. He currently lives in Riga but originally comes from Madona.
Gaining Experience For Developing Offshore Green Energy In the Great Britain
From March 3 to 8, the offices of the Department for Business and Trade of Britain in Latvia and Estonia held a meeting for representatives of the Latvian and Estonian wind industry to learn about industry news and promote reciprocal cooperation. Kaspars Liepiņš, the Developer of the Green Energy Cluster of the Freeport of Ventspils, went to Great Britain on an experience exchange mission to gain a deeper understanding of offshore green energy field development in Scotland and England.
Discusses cooperation with Flanders
Yesterday, on March 5, a meeting of businessmen from Flanders and Latvia was held on opportunities for closer cooperation. The session was held in Riga and opened by the Minister-President of Flanders, Jan Jambon.
Presents Ventspils' vision of the port as a center of green energy
Last week, at the BOWEH2 project seminar in Vilnius, Kaspars Liepiņš, the developer of the renewable energy cluster of the Ventspils Freeport Authority, presented the Ventspils Freeport's vision of the port as a green energy and hydrogen technology center.
MALMAR SHEET METAL receives the Export and Innovation Award
Among the laureates of the Export and Innovation Award in 2023, the company “MALMAR SHEET METAL” SIA, operating in the industrial zone of the Ventspils Freeport, received the award in the “Leader in Export Growth” category in the “Smart Energy and Mobility” sector.
An ecologically friendly packaging production plant is put into operation
The production building No. 6 of the Ventspils High Technology Park, located in the industrial zone of the Freeport of Ventspils, has been put into operation, and a lease agreement has been signed with Co., FORPET BALTIC SIA utilizing the establishment for production purposes. The factory is creating environmentally friendly packaging alternatives using the technology of multiple recycling plastics, thus extending the life cycle of the already-made plastic. The Freeport of Ventspils has already put the new plant into service as its twelfth manufacturing unit in the industrial zone.