Russia has already exhausted the limit for the transit of some sanctioned goods through Lithuania to and from Kaliningrad, so they are no longer transported by Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG), the country’s state-owned railway company says. “The averages of some commodity codes for iron and steel, wood products, fertilisers, ethylene glycol, as well as…
A ban on transporting Russian coal and solid fuel through the EU came into force on August 10 under the EU’s fifth sanction package. However, the ban is subject to an exception in Lithuania under the European Commission’s clarification. A limited amount of sanctioned products can be transported by rail between mainland Russia and the…
Georgian Railway made over GEL 191 million ($70.4) in income from freight in the first six months of 2022, the highest figure over the last seven years, the company announced on August 8. The company transported a total of 6.8 million tons of cargo in the first two quarters of the year, up by 13.3%.…
Following the Razoni dry cargo ship loaded with corn, which was the first to leave Ukraine along the “grain corridor”, 20 more ships are ready to leave Odesa, Ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanon Ihor Ostash has announced this on Facebook. “We are now in Tripoli, but the arrival of the first ship with corn from…
Passenger flow in western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport increased by 11% in July compared to the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, with the number of flights rising by 24 %, the United Airports of Georgia said on August 5. The airport serviced 93,919 passengers, while in 2019 the figure stood at 84,728. A total of 330…
Banks operating in Lithuania may be granted exemptions and allowed to handle payments for the Kaliningrad transit service, the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) has said. “The FNTT is guided by directly applicable EU regulations, European Commission’s guidelines, which state that sanctions do not apply to the transit of goods by rail between mainland…
Lithuania will shut part of the Vilnius-Kaunas motorway until August 6 morning, the Road Directorate has announced. People travelling from Vilnius to Kaunas between 23:00 and 06:00 will have to divert at Vievis to take the regional road No 4714. The road closure is due to the implementation of reconstruction works on the interchange, the…