Latvia's goal is to remain the Baltic leader by port cargo turnover, Transport Minister Talis Linkaits (New Conservative Party, JKP) told journalists on January 23.
The minister indicated that the Latvian ports reloaded 62.379 million tons of cargo in 2019, which is more than in the two other Baltic states. "Latvia is still the leader in terms of cargo. Our goal and ambition is to keep that position," the transport minister said.
Linkaits said that historically, Latvian ports have been handling cargo from Russia but that Russia is no...
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