Cargo turnover in Latvian ports is unlikely to return to its previous levels in the coming years, Elina Strodaha, a board member of the Latvian Stevedoring Companies Association (LSA), says. She emphasized that ports must seek new business models, including developing manufacturing, renewable energy projects, and technology. “Port authorities and companies have identified a number…
Vilnius’ first electric boats have carried nearly 12,000 passengers since services began on the River Neris in late July, city transport operator JUDU has said. Two vessels – Rytas and Lasisa – entered service this summer, with average daily ridership reaching around 244 on weekdays and more than 300 at weekends, when occupancy reached about…
Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city, has unveiled the route of the metro system it is planning to build – and which would be only the second in the country. The idea of building a metro in Krakow has been discussed for decades and, in 2014, 55% of residents who took part in a referendum voted in…
The International Transport Forum (ITF), an international organization uniting 69 countries, is launching a project to develop a ten-year National Road Safety Strategy for Ukraine. The request was submitted by the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine. This is the first project to be implemented within the framework of cooperation between the…
Since July, Russia has launched a wave of massive attacks on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure, targeting key junction stations. This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO of the JSC Ukrzaliznytsia. “Shahed drones are massively attacking our key stations. Examples include attacks on Lozova station, Synelnykove station, and Koziatyn station. Essentially, they…
On September 15 in Vilnius, a 1.77-billion euro contract was signed for the design and construction of the Rail Baltica railway project’s electrification subsystem across the entire Rail Baltica route, the joint venture RB Rail AS announced. The contract, signed jointly with all three Baltic States, is worth 1.77 billion euros(excluding VAT). Electrification will be…
The United States’ decision to lift sanctions on Belarus’s state airline Belavia will be a major test of the backbone of the European Union’s sanctions policy, Lithuania’s foreign minister-designate Kestutis Budrys has said. “This does not mean that the EU will immediately follow suit once the US has made such a decision. It will be…