Hamburg and Latvia sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation

The Port of Hamburg has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Latvian Ministry of Transport which aims to strengthen and expand cooperation between the Latvian ports of Riga, Ventspils and Liepāja and those in the Hamburg Metropolitan region.

The MoU partners agreed to a more intensive exchange of data and experience, joint drafting and implementation of international cooperation projects and further cooperation in developing intermodal transport services between Europe and Asia.

Kaspar Ozolinš, under-secretary of state in the Latvian ministry of transport, said: “Latvia and Germany are already partners, but further scope still exists for improved and stronger cooperation with the most significant regions and areas of the economy.”