A situation when Latvia may commence cooperation with China in the field of carrying railway freight seems very close, says state joint-stock company Latvian Railway (LDz) Chairman of the Board Maris Kleinbergs. He said in the last decade there was a lot of talk about the opportunity of carrying Chinese freight through Latvia and there…
LTG Link, the passenger transportation arm of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG), is planning to sign in the third quarter of 2022 a contract worth over 200 million euros to purchase new electric trains. The state-owned railway group said train manufacturers had submitted their first offers in the public procurement procedure, but it did not…
In 2021, the Port of Ventspils handled slightly over 11 million tons of cargo, down by 17% YoY. In the reported period, Ventspils terminals handled about 6 million tons of liquid bulk, 2.5 million tons of dry bulk and 2.65 million tons of general cargoes. The harbour master office reported 1,218 calls including 787 dry…
As part of the implementation of the joint project with the European Investment Bank Ukraine Urban Public Transport, Lutsk will receive another 17 new trolleybuses until the end of February. In total, the city of Lutsk purchased 29 modern trolleybuses within the framework of this project, the Deputy Finance Minister Oleksandr Kava announced. In addition,…
The number of passengers handled at Riga Airport exceeded 2.35 million in 2021. This means an increase of 17% when compared to 2020, whereas when compared to 2019, the number of passengers dropped by 70%. London, Tallinn, Frankfurt, Kyiv and Amsterdam were the most popular destinations from Riga in 2021. Last year, the national airline…
Charter flights between Kazakhstan and Georgia continue to be operated. In particular, a flight was carried out from Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, to Georgia’s Kutaisi on January 8, with 68 passengers on board. The return flight back to Kazakhstan was carried out later as well. Another flight from Kazakhstan’s Aktau was performed to Georgia’s…
Some Lithuanian trucks have been stranded in Kazakhstan due to massive unrest gripping the country. The real situation is difficult to know due to Internet and mobile network blockages, but logistics companies have already been affected, business representatives say. According to Linava, Lithuania’s National Road Carriers Association, the mass unrest in Kazakhstan complicates the logistics…