2. COMPANY PROFILE
Founded in year 2000 Developed as one of the biggest transport
companies in Baltic states
Member of FIATA and PFI, WPA Networks
Posted in network www.cargo.lt as a company with the best
financial solvency and service.
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3. JSC SONORA IN NUMBERS
SONORA market share in the
export transportations by trucks
from Latvia
SONORA Group turnover
for year 2011
turnover increase in comparison
with year 2010
employees in SONORA
employees in central office Riga
complete loaded transportations
(truck ,CTNR) per year
Customer found SONORA as
partner
Our customers use our services for cargo
import and export in more than 35
countries
As a member of PFI and WPA clubs
SONORA has direct contracts with 775
transport agents, in 187 countries
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5. SERVICE PROFILE
Container Terminal and
Transportation Transportation
shipments Warehouse
by Trucks by Railway
(FCL, LCL) handling
Air freight Oversized Customs Cargo
forwarding Cargoes formalities insurance
Unique cargo
stowage service for
special transport
projects
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6. AIR CARGO FREIGHT FORWARDING
Experience and clients: Wide client’s data base
SONORA has many allows us to find export
customers to whom we cargo to middle Asia and
organize on-carriage and Far East.
pre-carriage of air freight We successfully cooperate
cargo by trucks in CIS and with main air freight
Europe- that requires forwarding companies.
special accuracy and broad Fast deliveries without
experience. border control inside EU
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7. SEA FREIGHT (FCL, LCL)
We organize regular shipments of maritime cargoes via Baltic ports
from and to any country of that region, where the movement of container
flow is clearly seen. Sonora has established close co-operation with nine
shipping lines, and that allows finding better solutions of sea transportation
(20’DC, 40’DC, 40’HC, 45’’, OPEN TOP, FLAT TRACK) for every client –
offering lower prices, better routes, and better time of transportation.
Membership in PFI and WPA organizations provides SONORA
an opportunity to make sea shipments (door-to-door) from any point
to anywhere in the world .
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8. Sonora Trucking department has been highly appreciated winning
recognition and confidence by our clients. We offer transportation of
TRUCK FREIGHT cargoes by highways from any place of Europe, Baltic Region, and CIS
countries to any place of destination. Our experts can estimate the
fastest and the most effective and advantageous land route for a client
– ferry services inclusive. We can organize either separate or
combined transportation of cargo (grouppage), and this factor gives a
respective advantage to your business. Trucking department also
specializes in planning of cost-effectiveness in export cargo
transportation for many clients – house-to-house delivery. We also
provide unloading and separating of various cargoes.
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9. RAILROADS
One of the most developed branches of
our activity is transportation of cargoes
by railroads. We have got enough
experience in transportation of out-of-
gauge cargoes – such as yachts,
power-boars and launches, specialized
equipment, engineering and technical
constructions of various configurations
and design – on the territories of EC
and CIS countries
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10. SONORA offer you a modern
open-type custom’s warehouse, where one can
organize transportation and storage of cargoes At the moment “Terminal” offers area
as well as carry out custom’s procedures. of 17000m2 in custom control, 4600m2 of which
We maintain constant temperature at +15/17 °C, is closed warehouses and space for
and that allows using the storage all round the consolidation of European goods.
the year. To meet the necessities of clients
the warehouse is rising special sanitary There is also railway branch in territory of
requirements. the warehouse; it can operate 6 wagons
simultaneously. For loading or unloading goods
Terminal there are auto hoisting engines. Warehouses
Our terminal offers receipt and dispatch of are equipped with machinery of loading and
cargoes by rail and by trucks in containers. unloading goods that can operate 5 trucks
Such approach gives shipments a high degree simultaneously. “Terminal” is located on
of functionality. The terminal has obtained the territory of Riga Freeport therefore can
a license giving the right to store and to provide efficient service also for
handle cargoes, so, the activity of sea-transported cargos
the terminal is put upon the track of
specialization.
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WAREHOUSES
11. SONORA RIGA - GENERAL
INFORMATION
Transport Services Sea, Road , Air , Oversized transport;
Cargo handling , Storage, marking;
Customs clearance, Brokerage;
Air cargo road feeder.
Turnover y.2011 32 mlj. USD
SONORA RIGA office
Total area warehouse
25 000 sqm
and open area port
Warehouse space 4 500 sqm, Excise warehouse; Buļļu Str.
3 500 sqm, General Cargo, Riga Free Port zone, Daugavgrivas Str.
17 000 sqm, open general cargo warehousing area
Bearth, Riga Free port Zone RD 1, RD2, depth 6,2 m
Range of cargo State and State food certification, excise cargo certification,
Customs certifications veterinary certifications
Offices in Riga Main office: Duntes Str. 11, Riga
Excise warehouse: Buļļu Str. 43/45, Riga
Office and warehouse in Riga free port zone:
Daugavgrīvas Str. 93
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12. BTA SE – JSC SONORA GROUP SAFETY
GUARANTOR
SONORA is a related entity of BTA
From 2007, BTA achieved the goal – it became the largest
insurance company in Latvia and has held this position since
then. BTA market share in the Latvian non-life insurance
market is 26% (y.2010)
BTA market share in Baltic States is 15% (y. 2011)
www.bta.lv
These relations give many opportunities to link transport
services with insurance, especially in customs guarantees
and additional guarantees to the clients and other
governmental institutions.
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