🇱🇻 Ports | Competition
Stena Line consolidates ferry operations in Liepāja
Latvia’s Competition Council (KP) has approved AS Stena Line Ports Ventspils acquiring decisive control over Liepāja SEZ port operator TERRABALT.
Why this matters:
Stena Line is currently Latvia’s only remaining regular Ro-Pax ferry operator, running services on the Liepāja–Travemünde (Germany) and Ventspils–Nynäshamn (Sweden) routes. TERRABALT operates the Ro-Ro / Ro-Pax terminal infrastructure in Liepāja that serves these ferry operations.
As a result, the transaction effectively concentrates ferry traffic and terminal infrastructure in Liepāja under Stena Line, explaining regulatory attention despite the limited size of the asset.
According to KP, the merger does not alter market structure, reduce competition or create dominance in any relevant Latvian market and was therefore approved without conditions.
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