An X-ray control system for trains crossing from Belarus into Lithuania has been put into trial operation at the Kena border checkpoint, the Customs Department said on October 4, adding that the project cost 5.6 million euros. The system operates in automatic mode and can scan trains traveling at speeds of up to 60 kilometres…
In retaliation for Western sanctions, Russia has closed its borders to trucks registered in EU countries. Lithuanian hauliers said the Russian market accounted for a diminishing share of their business, although markets further east might be lost for ever. When the EU adopted new sanctions in spring banning Russia and Belarus from transporting goods throughout…
Cooperation prospects and the growing dynamics of tourism recovery in Georgia were discussed on October 3 at a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Serkan Kaptan, the president of TAV Airports, the company managing two of the largest airports in the country. The meeting noted the pandemic had posed “a number of…
Over 85% of the work carried out on several road sectors in Ialoveni district has been completed. The work process was inspected by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the leadership of the State Road Administration (ASD) and representatives of the World Bank. According to ASD, by rehabilitating this road,…
From November, Brussels Airlines is discontinuing a direct connection between Vilnius and Brussels, which is home to all the main institutions of the European Union as well as a large Lithuanian community. The company says the suspension is temporary, but some aviation experts doubt it, warning that Vilnius may be left without a connection with…
Kutaisi international airport in Georgia’s west is expected to service more than a million passengers in 2023, Tamar Archuadze, the head of United Airports of Georgia, has said. Archuadze made the comment at the presentation of a research Tourism – Challenges and Prospects by Galt & Taggart, a Georgian-based investment bank and brokerage service company.…
Together with Associated British Ports (ABP), Unifeeder has launched a new service from Klaipeda to the Port of Immingham, UK, according to the company’s release. The new route is a weekly sailing offering faster transit times, with the vessel leaving Klaipeda on Friday and Immingham on Monday. The maiden voyage saw the Elbspring vessel arrive…