Largest parcel sorting terminal in the Baltic States opens in Latvia
On May 7th, a new parcel sorting terminal that belongs to DPD European network was officially opened in Riga. The terminal is the largest in the Baltic States with the total sorting area of 2900 sq. m. It is even 500 sq. m larger than last year opened Tallinn terminal.
Latvian parcel sorting terminal is situated in 4 kilometers from Riga’s city center. Total terminal territory is 9600 sq. m. There are 71 pick-up and distribution gates installed, and parcel sorting conveyor is 1 kilometer long. That is five times longer than in Tallinn which previously was called the longest.
“Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian small parcel delivery market usually is treated as one, Baltic country market. That is why the terminal, which is build in strategically convenient place, will increase technical capabilities not even in the country where it is build, but in the neighboring countries – Lithuania and Estonia. The maximum sorting capacity of new terminal is 6 000 parcels per hour or 140 000 parcels per day”, – says Vytautas Kudzys, Managing Director for the Baltic States.
According to him, the need of new terminals shows, that small parcel delivery services are used more often, and trust of companies providing these services is growing.
DPD Latvija turnover was 2,4 mln. Lats (3,4 mln. Eur) in 2006, it was by 69% more than in 2005.
DPD Latvija belongs to international parcel delivery network DPD, which is represented in Lithuania by DPD Lietuva, in Estonia – by DPD Eesti. The shares of these companies belong to French Post company GeoPost.
