Riga Coal Terminal
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Riga Coal Terminal, also known as SIA Riga Coal Terminal and Riqa Overseas Terminal, is located within the Riga Free Port in Latvia.
Location
The port located on Krievu Island, Latvia.
Background
On September 19, 2014, a memorandum of strategic cooperation was signed between Riga Coal Terminal and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to increase cargo turnover in Riga port by 2018. The amount of expansion was not specified.[1]
In spring 2019, Riga Coal Terminal's operation became active. Its terminal specializes in handling of energy and metallurgical coal of all kinds and is located at Krievu Island. It operates two berths (KRS6 and KRS7) and has 8 Mtpa capacity.[2][3]
Riga Coal Terminal LLC (Rīgas Ogļu Termināls, SIA) owns and operates the terminal, which is owned by Riga Commercial Port LLC (Rīgas Tirdzniecības Osta SIA), which was renamed Riga Port JSC in 2022.[4] The owners of Riga Port JSC are MCH Investments JSC (60%; partially owned by the families of Andris Škēle and Ainārs Šlesers), "Žurnāli un Diena" JSC (20%) and SIA Ostas parks (20%).[4]
Project Details
- Owner: Riga Coal Terminal LLC
- Parent:
- Location: Krievu Island, Riga, Latvia
- Annual Coal Capacity (tonnes): 8[5]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2019[6]
- Type:
- Source of Coal:
References
- ↑ "Riga Coal Terminal establishes strategic cooperation with China Harbour Engineering Company realization of investment project in Freeport Authority of Riga (Krievu Island)," Riga Commercial Port, September 22, 2014
- ↑ "Home: Riga Coal Terminal," Rīgas Tirdzniecības Osta (RTO), accessed October 2021
- ↑ "Riga Coal Terminal". rigaport.lv. Retrieved November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "AS Riga Port". lv.wikipedia.org. Retrieved November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Riga Overseas Terminal – Riga Port". rigaport.lv. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
- ↑ "Coal handling has begun at both Krievu Island terminals | Freeport of Riga Authority". rop.lv. Retrieved 2026-10-05.
