Freeport of Riga Authority has released a new integrated shared platform to provide multimodal cargo services for sea and land freight.
As a result, this port is targeting the digitalisation of cargo documents and data circulation, along with electronic data exchange, with existing information systems throughout Latvia.
The Authority contends that by implementing the project it will be able to “significantly” improve the speed of cargo circulation while also reducing the administrative burden and impact on the environment.
Viesturs Zeps, Chairman, Freeport of Riga Board, notes: “We are aiming to become a leader in the implementation of digital technologies throughout the Baltic region. We are working on the digital transformation of port processes in order to introduce the principles of the smart port into everyday life by integrating several information systems that make the port a multimodal transport hub and allow information to move faster than actual cargo carriers. Digitalisation of the port not only facilitates the port’s and the port companies’ cluster operation, promoting their role among the logistics players of the region, but also provides data for new solutions aimed for linking the city, the city transport and other solutions.”
This project is classified as “Digital transformation of port management, improving the processing and analysis of transport and logistics data” and the project implementation financing of €3.2 million (US$3 million) is part of the “Digital transformation” of the European Union Recovery and Resilience plan within the framework of the reform and investment direction 2.1 “Digital transformation of public administration, including local governments”.
