COSCO Shipping Lines launched the new operation of its container shipping line “Poland-Finland Express” at the Port of Riga. The Baltic Sea route of the new line is Gdańsk-Helsinki-Riga-Klaipeda-Gdańsk, returning to the Port of Riga in a weekly basis.
During 2018, the line “Poland-Finland Express” received the status of a regular shipping line at the Port of Riga, with six container shipping lines being actively operating at the Port of Riga. The routes connect Riga with all the major ports of the Baltic Sea and the largest container transit ports in Europe.
“The launching of any new container line and initiating operations of new container carriers at the Port of Riga opens the way for new business activities and opportunities to grow container volumes at the port. In addition, it confirms that the Port of Riga has all the prerequisites for becoming a regional container transit centre in the Baltics – an advantageous location in the centre of the Baltics, high-quality port and terminal services, as well as a constantly growing volume of containers,” noted Ansis Zeltins, CEO of the Freeport of Riga.
In 2017, the Port of Riga achieved a record volume of containerized cargo that was transhipped. Namely, 4.6 million tons of container cargo or 446 thousand container units (TEU) were transhipped through the port.
