Ukraine: UDSC builds another SLG barge

Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has built another large-capacity SLG barge, using old lighter vessels (small 40-meter barges). The first SLG barge was set afloat in late 2023. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Ministry on Facebook. “In 2023, the team of Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, for the first…

Baltic States: Rail Baltica must be ready by 2030

Rail Baltica must start transporting goods and passengers until 2030, regardless of whether the main track’s connection to Riga Central Railway Station is in place by that time, European Commission representative Catherine Trautmann has said. Trautmann, who coordinated the TEN-T network’s North Sea and Baltic transport corridor project, stated that for Rail Baltica’s main track…

Baltic States: passenger trains to start coursing between Riga and Tartu no sooner than autumn

It is not possible to complete preparations to ensure passenger train connection between Riga and Tartu until summer, when this city will be hosting events associated with the European Capital of Culture programme. According to Estonian state-owned passenger train operator Eesti Liinirongid, which operates under Elron brand, a route like that may come no sooner…

Ukraine: Canadian business considers investment opportunities in transport sector

The team of the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine led by Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine Natalka Cmoc to discuss the main priorities for the restoration and development of Ukraine’s transport sector and attracting private capital. “We already have a successful experience of…