Latvian Parliament
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Society „BALTIC ASSOCIATION – TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS ’notice
Association „BALTIC ASSOCIATION – TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS (BATL) warns that the Ventspils Freeport Authority (VBP) activity against AS“ Ventspils Grain Terminal (VGT) once again shows that the Ventspils Freeport work is needed sea change. AS „Ventspils Grain Terminal“ is a company with 100% capital of investors in Kazakhstan, the Latvian Republic profitable and promising project of Kazakhstan and Latvian economic cooperation. This success of the project to become a reference for other countries for investors to invest in the Latvian national economy. I must agree with the Minister of Economics Artis Kampars in Ventspils Freeport behavior was characterized by the words „irresponsible, uneconomic, anti-government“.
BATL, whose members are the largest businesses operating in the Ventspils Free Port, points out that forced to contend with the Ventspils Free Port of working methods and acceptance of different companies, different, economically unjustified and arbitrary decisions. VBP some extent into a narrow range of people who control the private company, whose main purpose is likely to be no longer a common port development, but to „own“ the company increased support for and unwanted coercion. As a result, once famous Ventspils Free Port has turned into a port, which its development has outstripped almost all of the Baltic Sea in the east coast of the big ports. If the mid-nineties Ventspils port transhipped through almost the same cargo volume as St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Riga, Liepaja, Klaipeda port together, today each of them handling considerably over Ventspils.
Press voiced Ventspils Freeport view that AS „Ventspils Grain Terminal“ has received the same support as other investors. BATL confirm that VGT has received aid, but aid and investment projects were approved during the company of JSC „Ventspils Grain Terminal“ indirectly controlled by the chairman of the board of Ventspils Free Port. Currently JSC „Ventspils Grain Terminal“ 100% representing the Republic of Kazakhstan investors. But Ventspils Free Port Authority by its actions seek to paralyze the work of the terminal. It is not acceptable, not from good management, not the port and the Latvian economic growth point of view and suggest possible corruption at the highest management level of Ventspils Free Port.
Ventspils Free Port is a need for direct government intervention. Going the greatest degree of public accountability and international prestige thing.
Consequently, the BATL turning to the Saeima and the Cabinet with the request of the Ventspils Free Port of regulatory laws and the improvement of legislation:
– Tried to prevent a person being in Freeport composition of the Board, because that in itself degrades the investment climate;
– Review of Ventspils Port Authority board of election, recall of board members and office machines;
– Make the Ventspils Freeport board meetings, decisions and documents relating to those available to its founder and senior representatives of supervisory authorities;
– Prohibit the trial to decide the likelihood and so on.
In conclusion BATL again indicates that the grain terminals will point to the Republic of Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan) investors in a targeted restriction of Latvian Republic. Although it is only one of the last time Ventspils Port Authority of examples. Unresolved is the situation with the VBP selected, the unknown and doubtful investors, whose name is set out an ambitious Ventspils forest land degradation. It is also unclear why VBP refuses to hold an open competition to the newly built dry cargo terminal operator’s place in the best of our knowledge is one of the conditions for creation of infrastructure to the European Fund for the financing of several tens of million.
Society „BALTIC ASSOCIATION – TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS ‚view is shared by AS VENTBUNKERS“ AS „Ventspils Commercial Port“ JSC „POTASSIUM PARKS“ AS „Baltic Express“, SIA „iLink“ SIA „Port Fleet“ and still others working in Ventspils company.
Society BATL
Board Chairman John Jurkans
Additional information:
Galina Moločkova
Baltic Association – Transport and Logistics „“
Tel: +371 67854075
Fax: +371 67854070
Press Release LETA
More articles on this topic can be found in BNN – Baltic News Network:
Latvian: BALT: Ventspils brīvostas pārvalde lobē savus uzņēmumus, nevis valsts intereses
Russian: BATL: правление Вентспилсского порта лоббирует свои интересы
English: BATL – Ventspils Free Port lobbies its companies instead of Latvia’s interests
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