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WT. TERMINAL in Riga combines a unique blend of 143 years of service to the World
wide shipping industry with the finest skills and equipment in timber
processing available in the lumber rich regions of the Northern hemisphere.
We take rough sawn lumber into our Terminal and deliver clean, finished
and packaged timber to the retail outlet.
Our parent company is a subsidiary of the well-known Wilh. Wilhelmsen
Shipping Company founded in 1861 in Norway. The company operates various
Terminals and other services to the transport industry in 58 countries
across the globe.
The Terminal is situated in the mouth of the river Daugava easily
accessible to the bay of Riga and the open sea. We operate two dedicated
berths on a custom built timber processing facility within the Riga
Freeport territory. The entire area is secure having 24-hour official
security working with state of the art camera surveillance. A constant
fire watch system is backed up with a fire truck and well-maintained
ancillary and auxiliary equipment ensuring total protection.
STEVEDORING
The cargo handling equipment is designed to handle all timber products
as well as its by-products in packaged and bulk forms. We are also
equipped to handle conventional cargoes excepting liquids. Loading
and discharging sea going vessels as well as road and rail transport
and containers. Our warehousing facilities are available for the storage
of all types of utilised cargo with some limited bulk warehousing
as well. Our stevedores work around the clock 350 days a year. We
accept cargoes from road and rail transport throughout the day.
FORWARDING
There is a dedicated logistics team providing full forwarding and
transport services combined with a computerised stock control available
to customers on the Internet. We receive cargoes from rail, truck
and vessel and can organise your transportation by rail to and from
Latvian border to our railway spur line. All Customs and Ministry
of Agriculture clearances for export; transit and import are performed
by well-trained experienced staff.
IMPREGNATION
Within the Terminal complex, which straddles the main thoroughfare
on the left bank of the river Daugava, we offer pressure impregnation
using environmentally acceptable chemicals. Additionally we dip
lumber for anti blue treatment in all seasons including winter.
These two processes are part of the expansion programme and our
capacity will be doubled during the winter of 2003.
DRYING AND WAREHOUSING
Eight modern kilns with a total capacity of 700CBM work around the
clock supported by computer programmes to dry timber using a “climate
control” process. This is adjusted for timber type and dimension
as well as the ambient weather conditions. We also supply customised
drying processes to customers with specific requirements. The Terminal
is also certificated to heat treatment for pallet materials.
SORTING AND PACKING
Complimenting the drying process a 28 pocket sorting, grading and
packing line operates on a 24-hour basis, grading customers’
material and eventually packaging and marking it to customers’
specification.
Grading, visual and mechanical stress grading are carried out to
European INSTA standards. Both the kiln drying and sorting &
packaging services are integrated into the stock control system
on the Internet.
Additional services include the planning of sawn timber to customers’
requirement inclusive of profiles. The specialised handling of Bio-Energy
products to Scandinavian markets. Specialised packaging and labelling.
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