Leading short-sea operator Kursiu Linija has upgraded the frequency and efficiency of its service to the Latvian market by switching the Latvian port of call on its door-to-door service from Riga to Liepaja. The new service started with the arrival of the 366 teu Condor on February 5.
Arijus Ramonas, managing director of Kursiu Linija, explains, "The logistics are much better in Liepaja than in Riga. In Liepaja, we will be able to get a box out of the Terrabalt Terminal, deliver it to Riga, reload in Riga and be on our way back to Liepaja in the same time it currently takes to just get a unit out of the terminal at Riga. The Terrabalt Terminal is a privately owned, railway-connected facility operated by highly experienced staff."
The Kursiu Linija service for the Latvian market will now be upgraded from a weekly to a four-day service due to savings in sailing times resulting from the switch to Liepaja. In time, Kursiu Linija hopes to upgrade this frequency from four to three days.
The Kursiu vessels that will be calling at Liepaja are the George Mitchell and the Condor.
l Lithuania-based Kursiu Linija is an intra-European carrier providing cost-effective door-to-door transportation services between the Baltic States, Poland, the CIS and the UK and Northern Europe. Its fleet of five vessels serves Klaipeda, Liepaja, Kaliningrad, Gdansk, Teesport, Ipswich, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremerhaven.
