Riga

The harbour

Riga, Latvia's capital, lies at the mouth of the Daugava River on the Gulf of Riga, an inlet of the Baltic Sea.

Founded in the early thirteenth century, it became an important Hanseatic trading city, and its old town and large collection of Art Nouveau buildings are a World Heritage Site. The port, stretching along the river, handles timber, bulk and general cargo, containers and passenger ferries to Stockholm.

In hard winters the gulf can freeze, and icebreakers help keep the channel open. A sailor coming upriver sees the church spires of the old town rising ahead.

Riga in PerpeNaval

Region

North Sea & Baltic

Country

Latvia

Position

57.00°N 24.10°E

Size in the game

a small port (tier 0)

Fuel

about $314 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Textiles, Steel, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee, Cocoa, Medicine

On the quay

a quay and a fuel berth

Waters

near pirate water: Gulf of Gdańsk

The album

stamp, postcard, minke whale, ship's bell

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Riga