The Europe and Baltic Sea Region

Ventspils Free Port was recognised as a mayor East-West link at the third Pan - European Transport Conference in Helsinki in 1997.: ....,, Estonia and Latvia the backbone network also includes one major East - West link from Corridor I towards Corridor IX in each country''

Ventspils Free Port among 15 leading Europeans Ports

1997 tons handled through major European Ports in million tons in 1997

Rotterdam
Antwerp
Marseilles
Bergen
Hamburg
Le Havre
Amsterdam
Novorosijsk
London
Forth Port
Genoa
Tees & Hartlepool
Trieste
VENTSPILS
Dunkirk 307
110
94
95 *
76
60
56
53 *
56
47 *
43
45 *
38 *
37
37

* in 1995, 1996

Cargo turnover through all Baltic Sea Ports

1993 = 350 Mill. Tons
1994 = 390 Mill. Tons
1995 = 410Mill. Tons
1996 = 460Mill. Tons
1997 = 500 Mill. Tons

Latvia are No. 1 in terms of cross border cargo throughput

Ventspils Free Port among 10 leading Baltic Sea Ports in 1997 ( million tons)

Ventspils
Goteborg
Lubeck
St. Peterburg
Rostock
Brofjorden
Gdansk
Tallinn
Klaipeda
Szczecin 36.8
30.3
24.4
20.6
20.5
19.7 *
17.4
17.1
16.1
15.5

Ventspils Free Port - the Leading Port in the Baltic Sea Region.

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