Liepjas osta LM

Welcome to Latvia to one of the most rapidly developing countries in Europe! Latvia has made full use of its advantageous geographic location, skilled workforce and business-friendly government regulations to accelerate and sustain its rate of economic progress through the development of international trade and by attracting foreign investment. Latvias combination of a secure and predictable, however, highly lucrative business environment, has been recognised by both, international organisations and credit-rating agencies. Over the last 5 years, Latvia has experienced an average growth rate of 10% per annum ve times the European Union average gure for the same period. This has meant that businesses operating in Latvias growth environment have reaped benets from their investments at levels generally unseen in so-called Old European Union countries. The city of Liepaja is located in the west of Latvia, closer to the west coast of the Baltic Sea than any other city in the Baltic States. A leading port in consequence, Liepaja is also a major manufacturing centre possessing Latvias largest enterprises in two of the top three export industries. Furthermore, Liepajas manufacturing productivity per capita exceeds that of any other Latvian city. Due to its advantageous geographic location, Liepaja has always been one of the main entrance points for foreign investment coming to Latvia. In order to make Liepaja even more attractive for businesses, the Special Economic Zone has been established guaranteeing one of the most favourable tax environments in the Baltic Sea region. Furthermore, the Liepaja City Council is strongly committed to further improvement of the Citys business environment, and has allocated substantial part of its budget to the development-related activities education, transport and utility infrastructure. Thus, Liepaja provides an advantageous manufacturing location with a direct access to the European Unions half a billion strong market together with the local experience and capacity in dealing with the Russian Federation and other emerging markets to the east of Latvias and European Union border.

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Address: 7/1 Sliezu Str., Liepaja, LV 3405, LATVIA Tel.: +371 634 24515 Fax: +371 634 27003 E mail: info@liepajaport.lv www.liepajaport.lv

LIEPJAS OSTA LM LSEZ Jsc.

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"Establishment of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone has proved that, in the course of less than 10 years, it was possible to convert one of the most backward state regions into one of the leading industrial and logistic centres of the country. More and more foreign companies choose Liepaja, as the place where to relocate their business, taking into account the geographical location of the City, its highly qualied labour force and industrial potential of the City. Thereby already today Liepaja is major manufacturing centre manufacturing productivity per capita considerably exceeds that of any Latvian city. Guntars Krievins General Manager of the Liepaja Special Economic Zone As on of the very few non freezing ports in the region, Liepaja provides eective connection with Baltic and the CIS countries, as a result of which, Liepaja is steadily turning into one of the transit and logistics hubs of the Baltic region. Our Port companies are successful in competing with other ports in the region, providing such services, which are based on the state of the art cargo handling equipment, high quality performance and cost eective approach. Aivars Boja Managing Director of the Port of Liepaja

Logistic services
LIEPJAS OSTA LM LSEZ Jsc.
Sphere of activity: port services, logistic services Services: full service, rendering following port and logistic services - stevedoring services, ship agency, ship chartering, forwarding, custom broker services Specialization: general cargoes - metals, timber, break bulk, oversized and heavy lift cargoes; dry bulk cargoes - grain, other agricultural cargoes Berths: 42. 45., 49., 50., total length 1600 m, max. depth 10.5 m Storage: open air 120 000 m, warehouses 30 000 m, silos 28 200 m Capacity: up to 2.5 million tons per annum Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Velga Mantaja, oce manager Sliezu Str. 7/1, Liepaja, LV 3405, LATVIA +371 63424515 +371 63427003 info@liepajaport.lv www.liepajaport.lv Sphere of activity: Services: Specialization: Berth: Storage: Capacity:

BALTIC BUNKERING COMPANY Ltd.

port services stevedoring services handling of oil products which require heating black fuel oil, VGO, shale oils 69., max. draft 5.6 m, length 125 m, width 18 m tanks for oil products 3 x 3 000 m up to 40 thousand tons per month, shore to ship handling capacity - 3 pumps (200 m per hour for each pump), minimal rate of discharging (including supplying - removing of rail - tank - cars) - 30 of rail - tank - cars per twenty - four hours Ivan Soshenko 9 Kurzemes Str., Liepaja, LV 3401, LATVIA +371 29225140 +371 63426833 bbl@apollo.lv www.linat.lv

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Berths of the company provide servicing of PANAMAX and HANDYMAX type vessels. Company owns modern equipment providing handling of all kinds of general and dry bulk cargoes with maximum eciency.

DAN STORE LATVIA LSEZ Jsc.

Sphere of activity: Services: Specialization: Berth: Storage: port services, logistic services argo handling and storage dry bulk cargoes - grain, soybeans meal, corn gluten, sun seed pellets 42.,43, LOA - 260 m, max. draft - 9.5 m six steel silos with a capacity of 25 000 tons of basis grain, two at meal storage warehouses with total capacity of 38 000 tons of basis meal Capacity: 450 000 tons per annum Egita Genese Sliezu Str., quay 42/43, Liepaja, LV-3405, LATVIA +371 63484504 +371 63484502 danstore.info@latnet.lv Sphere of activity: Services: Specialization: Berth: Storage: Capacity: Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet:

LASKANA LSEZ Ltd.

port services cargo handling and storage general cargoes (timber), dry bulk cargoes (wooden pellets, sawdust, wooden chips) 40., 41., 56., total length 454 m, max. depth 6.5 m open air 61 000 m, warehouses 6 000 m 500 thousand tons per annum Gunvaldis Vesminsh, Chairman of the Board; Laimons Kuchiks, Director Liepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV 3401, LATVIA +371 63423111 +371 63424462 laskana@apollo.lv; gunvaldis.vesmins@laskana.lv; laimons.kuciks@laskana.lv www.laskana.lv

Transport and logistics services are largely centred on the Port of Liepaja and continue to grow in line with the ports freight throughput. The logistics cluster in Liepaja SEZ consists of a number of forwarding/shipping agencies, stevedores and customs brokers, each specialising in a certain type of goods such as cereals, metals or forestry products. Value-added logistics operations, such as re-packaging, blending or technical surveying, play an increasing role in the local economy with income per unit of freight increasing at an average of 12% per annum over the last ve years. Liepajas advantageous location, which benets goods from the Russian Federation as they can be transported as far as possible, with a single border crossing, utilising relatively inexpensive land transport, creates an extra competitive edge for the port and its tenants. Both railway and road transport play equal roles in connecting the port to the rest of Latvia, the Baltic States and countries beyond the EU border. Latvias land transport infrastructure is in suciently good condition to serve both domestic and international transportation by both of these modes, but notable investments from the national and EU funds are already scheduled to gradually upgrade it to average EU levels.

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Geographical location
Distance from Liepaja to major European cities: Moscow 1055 km St. Petersburg 948 km Kiev 1621 km Minsk 727 km, Smolensk 856 km Vilnius 523 km Tallinn 664 km Distance from Liepaja to major European ports: Stockholm 216 n.m. Copenhagen 325 n.m. Hamburg 493 n.m. Antwerp 1024 n.m. London 1025 n.m. Rotterdam 1173 n.m. Le Havre 1231 n.m.

The Dan Store Latvia terminal is a joint venture of Bunge, Svane&Gjrding and Scanmills. The major shareholder - Bunge is an integrated, global agribusiness and food company and a key player in the farm-to-consumer food chain worldwide. Svane&Gjrding is a Danish transport and ship-brokering company, operating as a partner of the port, logistics and shipping. Scanmills- a Danish trading company of animal feed ingredients with experience in feed concentrate business.

Strategic location and developed infrastructure provides handling of cargoes transported by rail, road and sea transport. The Company owns modern warehouse and dedicated equipment providing handling of dierent kind of cargoes with maximum eciency.

DG TERMINALS LSEZ Ltd.

Sphere of activity: Services: Specialization: Berth: Storage: Capacity: Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: port services, logistic services stevedoring services, freight forwarding liquid cargoes (oil and oil-chemicals products) 25, total length 89,5 m, depth 6,9 m capacity of shore tanks 1,700 5,000 m, overall capacity 55,000 m cargo handling capacity - 350 000 tons per annum Aivars Millers, director 4 Pulvera Str., Liepaja, LV-3417, LATVIA +371 67533106; +371 63424604 +371 63486334 aivars@dgterminals.lv www.dgterminals.lv Sphere of activity: Services: Specialization: Berth:

TRANSWIDE SERVICES AGENCY Ltd.

port services cargo loading and storage, freight forwarding general cargoes, dry bulk cargoes (grain, cereal products) 51., length 250 m, depth - 10,5 m; 66. 68., total length 370 m, depth - 6,0 m

Storage: open air - 15 000 m, warehouses - 50 000 m Capacity: loading rate - 500 tons per hour; total handling capacity - 1 000 000 tons per annum Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Irina Hrapova, director 123 Brivibas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63486362 +371 63486316 railway@tws.lv www.tws.lv

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Sea transport
Technical characteristics of the port ensure handling of any dry bulk, liquid bulk and general cargoes by servicing ships with the deadweight of up to 40 thousand tons. Time of sea voyages from Liepaja to the following ports: Stockholm 16 hours Copenhagen 26 hours Hamburg 36 hours London 70 hours Rotterdam 72 hours Antwerp 80 hours Le Havre 85 hours

Port of Liepaja
DUNA LSEZ Ltd.
Spheres of activity: port services, logistic services Services: stevedoring services, cargo forwarding, wholesale of bio-fuel Specialization: dry bulk cargoes - wooden and sunower pallets, peat, peat blocks, scrap, clinker; general cargoes - metals, palletized cargoes; liquid bulk cargoes - molasses, bitumen. Berths: 62., 63., total length - 300 m, max. depth - 7 m Storage: warehouses for dry bulk cargoes storage - 5 000 m Capacity: dry bulk cargoes - up to 200 thousand tons per annum, break bulk cargoes - up to 50 thousand tons per annum, liquid bulk cargoes - 50 thousand tons per annum Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Andris Ivanovs 29 Atsledznieku Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA +371 29412105 +371 63423753 duna@apollo.lv Spheres of activity: Services: Specialization: Berths: Storage: Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet:

MARILAT SK Ltd.
port services, logistic services stevedoring services, cargo storage in the Free Zone regime services in the Free Zone territory 30, 30a, total length - 170 m total territory of the terminal - 21 000 m, territory reserved for the development - 32 000 m Dmitriy Daskov, Chairmen of the Board 103 Brivibas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63424662; +371 29231616 +371 63424662 info@rilatsk.lv www.marilatsk.lv

Port
Port territory 1182 ha Dry land 372 ha Water basin 810 ha Number of berths, total 80 Length of berths, total 10000 m Maximum draught of ships 9.5 m Maximum breadth of ships 35 m Maximum length of ships 225 m Cargo handling capacity 9.2 million tons per year

Inland transport
The port of Liepaja constitutes part of the international transport network TEN T. The port is well connected with the system of state railway and motor roads, which ensures speedy and eective cargo exchange with Russian and other markets of the CIS countries.

Duna oers co-operation in development of new cargo handling terminal with deep water berths in the port of Liepaja, acquisition of real estate in Liepaja city and suburbs, technologies of production and utilization of bio-fuel.

The Company MARILATS SK Ltd. oers co-operation in providing port services, as well as looking for investors for development of new cargo handling terminal in the port of Liepaja.

Berths
Specialization of berths: Berths for dry cargo and general cargo 5500 m Berths for liquid cargo 1300 m Berths for shing vessels and vessels of port eet 1500 m Berths for ship building and repair 1200 m Berths for pleasure boats and yachts 550 m

Railway transport
Over 2/3 of the cargos transhipped in the port are freighted by railway. The state public railway network has direct links with the railway networks of Estonia, Russian Federation, Belarus and Lithuania, thus ensuring access to the markets of the Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. Technical characteristics: Width of the railway track- 1520 mm Permitted load per axis 23,5 t Permitted speed of freight trains 80 km/h
Spheres of activity: Services: Specialization: Berths: Storage: Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet:

LIEPAJA PETROLEUM Ltd.

port services handling of oil and oil products handling of oil products without heating 28., max. depth - 6.9 m, max. length - 130 m, max. width - 24 m tanks for oil products - 2 x 2 000 m, 1 x 5 000 m Edgars Krumins 9 Kurzemes Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA +371 63427609; +371 29544460 +371 63426833 bbl@apollo.lv www.linat.lv

The V. Biljuks Commercial Company EVIJA

Spheres of activity: wholesale of oil products Services: ship bunkering, storage and distribution of marked fuel, diesel, aircraft benzine, propellant, motor and gear lubricating oils Specialization: liquid bulk cargoes (oils, diesel) Berths: 93a, length 45 m, depth 5.2 m; No. 68, length 45 m, depth 6.2 m Storage: tanks for oil products 12 500 m Capacity: 300 500 m per hour, capacity 55 000 tons of diesel, 60 000 tons of oils Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Viktors Solovjovs 12/16 Upmalas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63404990; +371 29476662 +371 63404993 mn@evija.lv www.evija.lv

Storage
The port provides for covered and closed storage of all kinds of cargo: Open cargo storage 440 000 m Warehouses 70 000 m Silos 28 200 m Cold storage 25 200 m Liquid cargo reservoirs 75 000 m

Equipment
Modern cargo handling equipment is at the disposal of port enterprises: Portal cranes (up to 40 t) Mobile cranes (up to 63 t) Loaders (up to 16 t) Other terminal equipment (up to 25 t)

Road transport
Motor roads connect Liepaja with the road networks of Estonia, the Russian Federation, Belarus and Lithuania, securing speedy and eective cargo exchange with the political and industrial centres of neighbouring countries. Technical characteristics: Permitted load-carrying capacity 40t, with special permits up to 52 t Permitted load on axis 11 t Permitted speed of freight transport (on trunk roads) up to 90 km/h

Liner trac PIEMARE LSEZ Jsc.

Spheres of activity: port services, logistic services Services: cargo handling and storage Specialization: dry bulk cargoes - scrap, peat, peat blocks, coal; general cargoes - metals, timber, break bulk, frozen cargoes, palletized cargoes Berths: 64., 65., 73. - 76., total length - 620 m, max. draft - 5.8 - 6.0 m Storage: open air - 20 000 m, two warehouses - 1 900 m, refrigerator - 1 000 m (5 chambers 200 m each) Capacity: 350 - 400 thousand tons per annum Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Uldis Meldrajs 11 Kaiju Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA +371 63424429 +371 63427333 info.piemare@apollo.lv

SOLO L LSEZ Ltd.

Spheres of activity: warehousing Specialization: railway transportation, cargo handling Services: local warehouses, custom warehouses, Free Zone Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Agris Laivenieks, member of the board 10 Pulvera Str., Liepaja, LV 3405, LATVIA +371 29245320; +371 63442472 +371 63433299 solo_l@apollo.lv

Total area of the territory: 50 225 m. The Company oers lease of warehouses and territory for commercial purposes, as well as services of cargo storage. There is also possible other kinds of cooperation regarding warehousing services.

There is container transportation service in the port of Liepaja providing regular trac over following routes: Liepaja Helsinki (Finland) St. Petersburg (Russia) Teesport (United Kingdom) Ipswich (United Kingdom) Rotterdam (The Netherlands) Hamburg (Germany) Gdansk (Poland) Liepaja

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International Ship and Port Facility Security
Consulting committee and Council for the protection of Liepaja port have been formed in order to supervise the compliance of Liepaja port to the standards provided by International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and Latvian Maritime Administration. Liepaja port stevedoring companies have acquired Certicates of compliance issued by Latvian Maritime Administration and the relevant information is available at International Maritime Organizations internet home page.

BUNKERING LIEPAJA LTD Ltd.

Sphere of activity: port services Services: ship bunkering, supply of drinking water both in the port and outer roadstead, reception of waters polluted with oil products both in the port and outer roadstead Specialization: ship bunkering with diesel fuel and diesel oils Capacity: up to 20 000 tons per year Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Genadiy Samusenko 9 Kurzemes Str., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA +371 63427609 +371 63426833 bbl@apollo.lv www.linat.lv

REMARS-SHIP AGENT Ltd.

Sphere of activity: logistic services Specialization: port commerce & transactions Services: ship agency Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Ainars Lagzdinsh 42/44 G. Baloza str., Liepaja, LV - 3402, Latvia. +371 26305309 +371 63484208 rsa@aat.apollo.lv www.riga-shipyard.com

Economics and business environment

Stable economical growth and business friendly environment in Latvia are determined by several factors, such as harmonization of legislation in accordance with requirements set by European Union, deliberative tax policy and availability of qualied labour. The combination of Liepajas rich industrial heritage and todays thriving commercial scene ensures that every incoming business will soon feel at home in the city, as well as take advantage of the good connections with the whole Baltic region and beyond for fast and ecient exchange of goods, services and ideas.

Statistics
Liepaja port cargo turnover (thousand tons)
2005 Total -Loaded -Discharged Dry bulk cargoes -Grain and cereal products -Peat -Wooden chips Liquid bulk cargoes -Oil and oil products General cargoes -Metals -Wood products -RO RO cargoes
4508.5 3766.2 742.3 1651.4 1011.9 135.1 228.8 667.9 636.1 2189.2 871 735 504.3

2006
4000.9 3376.7 624.2 1652.1 951.1 105.3 160.1 965.8 945.2 1383.0 672.6 572.4 0

2007
4038.8 3288.5 750.3 1880.7 1226.3 41.5 127.2 818.6 763.2 1339.5 962.8 514 0

The company owns specialised bunkering vessel with capacity of 300 m and tanker for reception of oily waters both in the port and outer roadstead, and supply of drinking water both in the port and outer roadstead.

The Company Remars-Ship Agent Ltd. is a ship agency engaged in representing of "Tosmare" ship-yard and mainly acting for vessels calling Liepaja port for repairs. The agency works in a close collaboration with the ship-yard and ship-yard's tug-boat service. Its main concern is to ensure eciency of full service and proper correlation of all involved parties. For references, please, contact "Tosmare" ship-yard managing director Mr. B. Galkovich (http://www.tosmare.lv/).

Industrial parks
For investors requiring swift establishment, simple start-up and synergistic co-operation with other tenants, there are several industrial estate projects providing rental options. These include the privately-held Transit & Industrial Park with indoor space in excess of 50 000 square metres, already hosting a number of industries and logistics service providers, and the Liepaja Business Centre, owned and operated by a foreign investor, who has privatised and refurbished a former food industry plant to accommodate light industries like metal processing and electronics.

CONTAINERSHIPS Ltd.
Sphere of activity: door-to-door containerized transport Services: key markets across Baltic countries, Western Europe, Scandinavia and Russia Specialization: CONTAINERSHIPS oers the industry a wide range of container equipment, including special equipment like 45ft MAGNUM containers, reefer containers, Open Tops and Flatracks Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Inta Bimbirule 12 Eksporta Str., LV-1045, Riga +371 67790813 +371 67790809 i.bimbirule@containerships.lv www.containershipsgroup.com

ASTRAMAR LIEPJA K.A. Ltd.

Sphere of activity: logistic services, port services Services: ship agency, ship chartering, forwarding, stevedoring services, storage of frozen cargoes Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Viesturs Andersons 23 Graudu Str., Liepja, LV - 3400, LATVIA +371 63425506; +371 29215004 +371 63481474 astramar@liepaja.apollo.lv

Ships and passengers

2005 Ships Passengers
-Arrived -Departed 1602 13812 7048 6764

2006
1506 159 56 103

2007
1602 116 55 61

Human resources
For Latvia, a small country relatively poor in natural resources, people are unquestionably the main economic asset. Highly competitive skill levels, together with western-style work attitudes, have allowed foreign investors in Latvia to delegate more and more senior and skilled functions to their local employees. The local cluster of educational institutions in Liepaja provides a complete education cycle for professional careers in manufacturing and logistics; from school desk to vocational diploma or university degree. There are three vocational technical schools, which oer both secondary and post-secondary education within a wide range of industrial and maritime trades, and supply special training courses for students assigned by their employers or the State Employment Agency.

Liepaja port cargo structure, Year 2007

Grain and cereal products 30.4% Other cargoes 11.6% Metals 20.8% Peat 1% Wooden chips 3.1% Oil and oil products 18.9% Wood products 12.7% Containers 1.5%

CONTAINERSHIPS in-house logistic services include inland transport and positioning of containers at the requested collection/delivery point to meet our customers' production and planning.

A&A TRADING Ltd.

Sphere of activity: maritime commerce & port transactions Specialization: ship-owners, ISM managers, shipping consultancy, agency Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Ainars Lagzdinsh & Agnese Lagzdina 2 Perkones Str., Liepaja, LV 3401, LATVIA +371 26305309; +371 26118869 +371 63484208 info@aat.apollo.lv

BALTIC TRANSIT AGENCY Ltd.

Sphere of activity: logistic services Specialization: sea transportation, port services Services: ships agency Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Yuris Schulcs 101a O.Kalpaka Str., Liepaja, LV - 3405, Latvia +371 29211873 +371 63424922 bta@apollo.lv www.baltic-transit.lv

According to the results of 2007, about 60% of cargoes handled in the port of Liepaja are transit cargoes coming from Belarus, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. Liepaja port cargo handling capacities are charged by 45%, including dry bulk cargo capacities by 70%, liquid bulk by 45%, general cargo by 50% and container by 15%.

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The Port of Liepaja provides a solid base for logistics connections with the rest of Europe. Latvias third largest port in terms of cargo throughput, Liepaja is truly multifunctional, as a port service provider, dealing with most types of cargo. The port infrastructure access canals, berths and cargo-handling equipment allows for vessels with a maximum draught of 9.5 metres and length of 225 metres to call at the port. In total, there are 16 cargo handling terminals for various types of cargo, equipped with appropriate cargo handling and storage facilities open-air and warehouses, silos, tanks and refrigerated space.
GATEWAY TO THE EAST

Liepaja is geographically favorably situated in respect of Russia and other CIS countries, thus enabling cost eective shipping time. Liepaja is one of the few non freezing ports in the region, providing continuous navigation at any weather conditions. The Port is open and provides cargo handling and other port services 24 hours a day. State of the art technologies combined with highly qualied labor force ensure ecient performance of works at a high quality level.
SAFE AND SECURE PORT

The Liepaja Port Authority pays particular attention to the safety and security of vessels and equipment. Contemporary Ships Trac Safety Service ensures safe and accurate management of navigation within the Port basin and on the roads. Skilful pilots and powerful tugboats will render their services for arriving and departing vessels. The Port itself and the terminals within the Port are comply with the requirements set by the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, and are duly certied by the Maritime Administration of Latvia.

In order to facilitate the development of commerce, industry, shipping and air transport, the Parliament of Latvia passed the Law on the Liepaja Special Economic Zone. The territory of the Liepaja SEZ covers almost 65% of the entire territory of the town, i.e. ca. 3000 ha, and includes the port, industrial areas, the territory of the former military base and the airport. The Liepaja SEZ has been established for a period of twenty years and will be in existence by the year 2017. The companies which have been approved for the SEZ status are granted generous tax concessions, including: 80% reduction in tax on income; 80% reduction in land and property taxes, plus a further 20% reduction at the discretion of the municipality. SEZ investors may also apply for free zone status and import materials and equipment free of all customs and excise duties, as well as, enjoy the VAT at zero rate.

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Special Economic Zone
The Liepaja Special economic Zone was established in 1997 with the aim of developing trade, industry, and shipping and international freight ow via Latvia. Special Economic Zone occupies virtually all the non-residential territory of the city, comprising 3 979 ha or about 65% of the total territory. The main territories of the Liepaja SEZ are: Port with total area - 1182 ha Industrial area of the city 543 ha International airport 251ha Former military base Karosta - 1763 ha

LASKANA LSEZ Ltd.

Sphere of activity: logistic services Services: ships agency Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Normunds Krafts, Uldis Ozolinsh Liepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA +371 29476418; +371 29284734 +371 63424462 agency@laskana.lv; laskana@apollo.lv www.laskana.lv

More than 2000 ha of Liepaja SEZ territory are classied as free territories, which are available for potential investors for development of business.

The V. Biljuks Commercial Company EVIJA was established on January 21, 1993. EVIJA is the largest wholesale provider of oil products in the Latvian market with an exit to the markets of the surrounding European countries, as well as, the leading ship bunkering company in the Port of Liepaja. EVIJA has an oil depot with the total capacity of 9 000 tons, so that to provide handling of light oil products, both for inner market of Latvia and for foreign markets. The oil depot is equipped with a rail rack, which enables handling of 24 30 rail-tank-cars per twenty four hours. EVIJA holds permits for handling almost all types of oil products, and import, export and transit, ship bunkering licenses, as well as, the status of a custom and excise warehouse. Our Company oers: Light oil product handling services per tanker shipments of 5 500 6 000 tons, passing in transit over territory of Latvia, in the Port of Liepaja. Delivery of oil products to any location within Latvia and the surrounding European countries by tank-tracks. Round the clock ship bunkering service in the Port of Liepaja, as well as, within a 20 mile zone outside the Port. Services and oil products provided by our Company are distinguished with the highest possible quality and competitive prices. EVIJA Energy of Your Business!

Enterprises
Number of enterprises (2007): 38 Investments (2007): 9.9 million EUR including investments in modern technologies - 3.3 million EUR, investments in construction - 5.6 million EUR Investments (1997 2007): 126 million EUR including investments in modern technologies - 58.8 million EUR, investments in construction - 67.9 million EUR Net turnover: (2007): 159 million EUR including export: 77.4 million EUR Net turnover (1997 - 2007): 1277 million EUR Number of concluded long term lease agreements: 131 Total territory leased out: 3 447 089 m Employees: 2541

LIEPAJA MARITIME COMPANY Ltd.

Sphere of activity: port services Specialization: ships agency and cargo forwarding Services: ships agency and liquid cargo forwarding (oil and chemical products) Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Maris Drobisevskis, director 4 Pulvera Str., Liepaja, LV-3417, LATVIA +371 63441062; +371 29255544 +371 63441063 agency-lmc@apollo.lv

Business incentives
The enterprises, which have acquired the status of a Liepaja SEZ enterprise, enjoy the right to direct and indirect tax reductions as follows: 80% rebate for enterprise income tax, 80% -100% rebate on the real estate tax. Liepaja SEZ enterprises enjoy direct tax rebates for the initial investments until the accrued sum of relief reaches 50% of the accrued sum of investments.

RAIL 45
Sphere of activity: logistic services Specialization: railway transportation Contact person: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Kristaps Kulpe, manager +371 63407254 +371 63407245 k.kulpe@rail45.com www.rail45.com

V. Biljuks Commercial Company EVIJA

Address: Upmalas Str. 12/16, Liepaja, LV 3401, Latvia Tel.: +371 63404990 Fax: +371 63404993 E mail: sia.evija@apollo.lv www.evija.lv

Basic activity of the Company is organization of container transport by block train between Liepaja Moscow. We oer transportation of 20, 40, 45and 20 TANK containers, as well as railway logistic services to/ from any location in the Russian Federation, Far East or Baltics.

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Special Economic Zone
EKSPRESIJA Ltd.
Sphere of activity: logistic services, international road haulage Services: delivery and transportation with road transport, international transportation of design cargoes with road and railway transport Specialization: transportation of oversized cargoes, transportation of non - hazardous goods Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Irina Parhomenko, general director 16 - 109 Flotes Str., Liepaja, LV - 3417, LATVIA +371 63441151 +371 63441151 irina@ekspresija.lv www.ekspresija.lv

Acquiring status of Liepaja SEZ enterprise

In order to acquire the status of Liepaja Special Economic Zone company, it shall conform with following criteria: 1. Prole of the activities of the company conforms with development plans of the Special Economic Zone 2. Company owns or rents on a long term leases base property in the territory of the Special Economic Zone 3. Comany acomplishes the following obligations: Manufactures goods, renders services or provides cargo turnover in the port of Liepaja Invests in property or modern technologies Creates new jobs Provides to its employees salary, which is not lower than average level in the Liepaja city.

We take care of your cargoes and oer various kinds of transportation with road transport. In order to provide cargo transportation by road, we use tent and closed trailers with capacity of 82 120 m, ADR class transport for transportation of dangerous goods, small capacity vehicles and special platforms for transportation of heavy and oversized cargoes.

KARLSHAMN EXPRESS BALTIC Ltd.

Sphere of activity: forwarding services Specialization: road and railway transportation Services: road and railway forwarding services Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Oleg Bambulyak 123 Brivibas Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63420220 +371 63420221 keb@keb.lv www.keb.lv

Free Zone
The free zones and the bonded warehouses are fenced EU customs territory areas, where arriving commodities are treated as being outside the EU customs territory (provided that they are not released for free circulation; no customs procedures have been applied and the commodities are not consumed in the free zone or bonded warehouse). Most companies have a Free Zone company status, which provide easement of customs procedures.

SIA Karlshamn Express Baltic is a full service forwarding company. We forward cargo by road transport, railway and multimodal carriages to the Baltic States, CIS countries, Scandinavia and Europe. Our goal is to establish long-term relations with customers. We attentively follow to the changes in the forwarding services market to provide the most modern and high-quality kinds of services. We care about our employee professional development to continually improve the quality of provided services.

LASKANA LSEZ Ltd.

Sphere of activity: international and national road haulage Services: transportation of dierent kinds of cargo, lease of trucks; repair and maintenance of commercial vehicles Specialization: transportation of round timber, dry bulk and non - hazardous goods Personal road specialized transport for transporting of sawn timber - capacity 27 - 35 m; transport: specialized container carriers for transporting of dry bulk cargoes - capacity 2 X 35 m; VOLVO truck with half - trailer - capacity 87.5 m, length 13.5 m, inside height 2.6 m, width - 2.47 m Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Laimons Kuchiks, director Liepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV - 3401, LATVIA +371 63423111 +371 63424462 laskana@apollo.lv; laimons.kuciks@laskana.lv www.laskana.lv

Its easy together with us! International cargo transportation by road transport.

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Free Zone
TOSMARE SHIPYARD Jsc.
Sphere of activity: ship repair & new building Specialization: ship repair, new building and conversions Services: oxygen & plasma cutting; welding works; all piping systems repair (cold and hot galvanized); blasting & airless painting; ER & turbochargers workshop; marine boilers & compressors repair; tail shaft & rudder repair; overhauling of valves; deck machinery; ultrasonic measurements & X-ray control; electro installation & automatics repair. Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Boris Galkovich, commercial director 42/44 Generala Baloza Str., Liepaja, LV-3414, LATVIA +371 63407371 +371 63407370 shipyard@tosmare.lv www.tosmare.lv

The status of Free zone provides: Free trade with goods from third countries, Taking in of goods in the Free zone without declaration with the Customs, Closing of export procedures in respect of the goods dispatched from EU countries and consolidation of freight for dispatch to third countries, Opportunity to store the goods for an unlimited term, without charging customs payments for the period of storage, 0% VAT rate for the services, which are related to servicing transit and export goods, An opportunity not to register in the Register of VAT payers for the enterprises, which are not registered in the territory of EU, when carrying out business with goods, in respect of which the export procedure is completed in territory of the Republic of Latvia.

KURSA Jcs.
Sphere of activity: Specialization: Products: Services: Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: shing and sh processing primary sh processing - cooling and refrigerating cooled and refrigerated sh, ice lease of berth, sh refrigerating Igors Markusevskis, chairman of the board 1 Zvejnieku aleja, Liepaja, LV-3400, LATVIA +371 63423094 +371 63423094

Business incentives
The enterprises, which have acquired the status of a Free Zone enterprise, enjoy the right to indirect tax reductions as follows: 0% VAT rate on deliveries of goods and services in the special economic zone and free zone, Exemption of customs duties and excise tax on oil products in the Free Zone.

SIA "ULTIMA" oers professional multimodal service - project heavy and abnormal cargo deliveries door-to-door over Eurasia
We provide: - calculation and projection - route survey - freighting and chartering of special road/sea/rail and air transport equipment - legalization of special permits and obtaining approvals within the transportation route - pilot and police escorting - stevedoring and cargo handling, cargo warehousing and storing - customs legalization

Acquiring status of Liepaja SEZ enterprise

In order to acquire the status of free Zone company, it shall conform with following criteria: 1. Company owns or rents on a long term leases base property in the territory of the Special Economic Zone 2. Territory of the Free Zone is properly conned, in order to exclude unauthorized movement of goods to and from the Free Zone without passing pickets of the Zone.

LASKANA LSEZ Ltd.

Sphere of activity: manufacturing Specialization: forest exploitation, wood processing, production of biological fuel Production: pulp wood, wooden chips, rewood Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Gunvaldis Vesminsh, chairman of the board; Laimons Kuchiks, director Liepaja harbour berths No.40.,41.,56., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63423111 +371 63424462 laskana@apollo.lv; gunvaldis.vesmins@laskana.lv; laimons.kuciks@laskana.lv www.laskana.lv

Customs and Free Zone warehouses

In the port of Liepaja full service of transit goods is provided in the territory of the Republic of Latvia: Cargo forwarding Storage VAT services Customs brokerage

"ULTIMA", SIA will always nd the best solution for complicated transportation tasks !
"ULTIMA"
Avotu 4, Liepaja LV-3401, Latvija Tel.: +371 63426745 Fax: +371 63426746 info@ultima.lv www.ultima.lv

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Business travel
Airport
Liepaja international airport serves regular ights on a routes Liepaja Riga, as well as regular international ights on a routs Liepaja Hamburg and Liepaja Copenhagen. In addition to the regular ights Liepaja international airport serves charter, business and general aviation ights. Regular trac ights to more international destinations are provided from the nearest airports in the region airport Riga and the Palanga airport.

ERKE LSEZ Ltd.

Sphere of activity: furniture manufacturing Specialization: furniture made of birch and deal Production: furniture for dining-rooms, bedrooms and living-rooms Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Dace Prkone 10 Veca Ostmala, Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63422224 +371 63422223 mebeles@erke.apollo.lv

Airport Riga is situated 200 km from Liepaja.

From the airport direct ights are provided to over 40 destinations in Europe, Asia and North America. The trac is provided by the national air operator Air Baltic and a number of leading European airlines.

ERKE is established in 1998. Company is export oriented as 98% of total production volume is export. The main export countries are Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Finland.

Company LIEPJAS NAFTAS TRANZTS is the biggest recipient of oil products for transit transshipment in the Port of Liepaja. The company has gained experience working in the market of oil products transshipment and it has allowed the company to reach such transshipment volumes that place the company among the most dynamically developing enterprises in Latvia. Terminal facilities are constantly upgraded and that allows increasing reservoir capacity and decreasing vessels handling time. The existing shipment volumes allow the company to oer to its potential partners the most exible transshipment rates and railway taris that dier advantageously from those oered in Europe. The company provides a full range of forwarding services on the territory of Latvia, including monitoring of tank-wagon movements on railways of Latvia and Russia and completes all documentation needed for movement of cargo form the border to the ship board. Company LIEPJAS NAFTAS TRANZTS oers a set of services including transport and forwarding services on the territory of the Republic of Latvia, as well as transshipment of light and heavy oil products using capacities of Liepaja oils terminals Liepaja Petroleum and Baltic Bunkering Company.

Palanga airport is situated in Lithuania, 70 km from Liepaja. Direct regular ights are performed from Palanga to the Scandinavian countries and Germany.

"HIDROLATS" Jsc.
Spheres of activity: Specialization: Products: Services: Contact person: Address: : Fax: E - mail: Internet: manufacturing, logistic services metal processing, metallurgy, services in the Free Zone hydro cylinders, mouldings of cast iron, metal constructions cargo storage in the Free Zone regime Igor Zezula, Chairman of the Board Brivibas Str. 103, Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63424662; +371 29214884 +371 63424662 info@hidrolats.lv www.hidrolats.lv

Consultations on international trade

LATVIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, LIEPAJA BRANCH
Sphere of activity: advisory services for international trade Services: consultations, organization and execution of business meetings and exhibitions, bar codes, certicates of origin, ATA Karnet Contact person: Address: Telephone: Fax: E - mail: Internet: Girts Kronbergs 17/19 Graudu Str., Liepaja, LV-3401, LATVIA +371 63429019 +371 63480223 liepaja@chamber.lv www.chamber.lv

LIEPJAS NAFTAS TRANZTS Ltd.

Address: 9 Kurzemes Str., LV 3401, LATVIA Tel.: +371 63480542 Fax: +371 63421103 E - mail: linat@apollo.lv

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LIEPAJA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY

Feniksa 4, Liepaja, LV-3401, Latvia Phone: +371 63427605 Fax: +371 63480252 E-mail: authority@lsez.lv http://www.liepaja-sez.lv

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