Added English version. JSC “Latvijas kuģniecība” (Latvian Shipping Company - LASCO) being one of the largest companies in Latvia and one of the largest ship owners in the world within the segment of handy or medium sized tankers' segment, the shares of which are traded on the public stock exchange, has a regular interest about financial instrument market in the region and does receive the same interest from the participants of the market. In order to understand the situation within the financial market, to fully comprehend the processes taking place within as well as the link with the global market topics, the experts and specialists of LASCO are willing to get familiar with influential organisations of the market and their opportunities. At present the said issues within the said context have not been reviewed and taken by the management of Latvian Shipping Company. LASCO has the leading position among analogue companies in Northern Europe in the amount of turnover of oil product shipments. The basis of the success of LASCO is qualitative shipments of cargo worldwide as well as provision of its ships with highly qualified and professional crews conformable with international conventions. Among LASCO clients there are companies which are widely known in the world market. Both LASCO offshore management structures and its tanker and gas carrier fleets have received ISM (International Safety Management) certificate. More detailed information: Marita Ozolina-Tumanovska Head of PR Department Phone: +371 67020120, 29287169 E-mail : marita.ozolina@lscgroup.lv