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New Report Available: Latvia Shipping Report Q2 2014

Fast Market Research recommends "Latvia Shipping Report Q2 2014" from Business Monitor International, now available

 

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/02/2014 -- The port of Riga is set to hold the top position in Latvia's maritime sector in terms of both total tonnage and container throughput in 2014, with growth forecast both in total cargo and box volumes. Riga has a strong position to build on in 2014 in terms of box throughput, enhanced by robust increase in volumes over the last four years.

Over the medium term, we project further container throughput growth at the port of Riga and total throughput growth at Ventspils, the country's second largest port in terms of the total throughput, which will try to resume recovery to its pre-downturn tonnage levels.

Headline Industry Data

- 2014 port of Riga tonnage throughput forecast to grow 2.0%; over the medium term we project an 8.0% increase.
- 2014 port of Riga container throughput forecast to grow 5.0%; over the medium term we project a 25.0% increase.
- 2014 total trade growth forecast at 1.0%.

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Key Industry Trends

A Year of Growth Ahead while Payments into Budget Increase: The Freeport of Riga Authority expects that cargo volumes through the port will not decrease in 2014. BMI also is optimistic on Riga's perspective, forecasting growth in 2014 and over the medium term. Meanwhile, the port will not start charging more for its services, even though it now has to make payments into the state budget for the use of state infrastructure.

Risks To Outlook

The base for container throughput growth at Latvia's ports stems in part from BMI's positive outlook for the country's economy, with real GDP growth of 3.5% anticipated for 2014. Our positive medium-term forecast for Latvia's ports' box throughput also holds upside risks, with Latvia getting better connected, displaying a solid domestic demand outlook and developing its role as a gateway for cargo to and from Russia and Central Asia. This upside risk is further enhanced by Russia's membership of the World Trade Organization, on the back of which Latvian ports expect to tranship more of its neighbour's imports and exports.

Japan's Portek's entry to the port of Riga offers upside risk over the short and medium term to both our total tonnage and container throughput forecasts.

The main risk to our forecasts for Latvia remains the persistent eurozone sovereign debt crisis. A further deepening of the crisis would pose downside risks to most of our forecasts for Latvia's economy and our port throughput projections.

Russia's development of the Ust-Luga port near St Petersburg, as it seeks to handle a larger percentage of its own trade needs, creates another important downside risk to our forecasts as it is set to place downward pressure on Baltic states' port throughput.

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