1. TRANSIT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

2. LATVIA – TRANSIT AND LOGISTICS SECTOR
Revenue from transit cargos 3,5% of GDP
Revenue for transit cargo handling 1/5 of total services export
Experience in logistics and transit business
Developed transport infrastructure
New challenges
Development of container trains
Creation of new added value
Attraction of investment
Creation of working places
Cargo turnover in Latvian ports (thsd.t.):
Railways: cargo turnover 56 mln. t.:
1520 mm
Single infrastructure
Single rolling stock
Unified information exchange system
Single documentation
Developed specialized container trains to Central Asia

3. CARGO TURNOVER IN RAILWAYS 1996-2015 (million tonns)

4. CONTAINERISED CARGO TURNOVER IN PORTS 2005-2015 (TEU)

5. MULTIMODAL CORRIDORS

6. distribution of goods to stores and retail chains of Northern Europe
Services:
Transshipment;
Consolidation;
Repackaging of goods;
Customs clearance;
Storage of customs goods and EU goods;
Monitoring the status of cargo.
48 hours
distribution of goods to stores and retail chains of Northern Europe
26.4 million consumers

7. Container train - Baltica transit
Established in 2003
Connects Baltics with Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirgizstan and Afganistan
Operated by FESCO (LDz Cargo Logistika)
Advantages:
regular service 2-3 times a week
13 years experience
collects cargo from all Baltic ports
short transit times
tracking and tracing online
electronic priarival declaration
simplified customs transit procedures
Riga - Alma-Ata 12 days
Ashabad 18 days
Bishkek 13 days
Dushanbe 18 days
Tashkent 17 days
Hairaton 16 days
Next steps:
Connections with China
Main market – Urumqi city and Xinjiang region
Distribution in the Baltics and Scandinavia

8. PILOT PROJECT BETWEEN CHINA AND LATVIA
Test train was organized in 2008
4 countries were involved:
China, Kazahstan, Russia, Latvia
Cargo: 96 TEU with tomato pasta
Further form Latvia cargo was delivered partly to Germany and Italy using road and sea transport
Transport mode index:
Demonstrated results:
10 day transit time from Dostyk to Riga terminal
14 days in total from Urumqi to door in Central EU
CN-KZ by rail (switch gauge: Alashankou-Dostik)
KZ-RU-LV by rail (gauge 1520mm)
LV-CZ/NL by truck
LV-EU by seafreight

9. CHINA-EUROPE LAND CORRIDOR
Advantages using China – Europe rail
Delivery time 14 days
North European market
Regular service
Low lead times
Track and trace systems
Simple customs procedures
Temperature - 25C to +25C

10. Interest in China for an alternative route to Scandinavia and Hamburg
Interest in China for an alternative route to Scandinavia and Hamburg YIWU-RIGA PILOT TRAIN DAYS / km

11. 16+1 PRIME MINISTER`S SUMMIT IN RIGA, NOVEMBER 5-6, 2016
Main Events
Prime Minister`s Summit 16+1;
16+1 Business Forum (more than 750 participants from 17 countries);
Yiwu-Riga pilot train arriving ceremony in Riga Central Railway Station;
Meeting between Latvian and Chinese transport and logistics industry;
Round Table Discussion with 3rd countries – Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, etc.;
City of Yiwu seminar on transport routes development.
Signed Documents
Ministry of Transport of Latvia
MoU with MoT of China on transport and logistics cooperation;
MoU with NDRC on port and harbor industrial park cooperation.
Latvian Railway
MoU with China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation CRRC on cooperation in railway sector;
MoU with Shandong Hi-Speed Group Co.Ltd. on cooperation in railway, roads and logistics;
MoU with China Merchants China-Belarus Commercial & Logistics Cooperation on cargo transportation between Latvia and Belarus.
Latvian Railway subsidiary company «LDZ Loģistika» (LDZ Logistics)
MoU with Transcontainer on cargo transportation between China and Europe.

12. CONNECTING THREE SEAS FROM BALTIC PERSPECTIVE

13. Identify OBOR and TEN-T connections through Three Seas Initiative
LATVIA
Minsk
Odessa

14. Thank you for your attention!
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