A new route between Milan’s Melzo intermodal terminal with destinations in Russia commences on 22 September. The service begins with a frequency of one weekly roundtrip. TransContainer Europe is the company behind the new service,...Read more
UPDATEThe Kaliningrad rail transit series has a new episode. The Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT) scrutinised Lithuania’s payment possibilities with Russian and Belarusian entities, concluding that “each case for mutual services and incoming or outgoing...Read more
Belarusian Railways says it has developed a total of 40 new export routes to more than 20 countries, now that sanctions have cut off its traditional routes to the global market. The Transport and Communications...Read more
Belarusian Railways and Russian Railways have launched an express train from Belarus to Azerbaijan via the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC). Three trains have already departed, with more to come.Read more
Kazakhstan may soon ban shipments of sanctioned goods to Russia and Belarus though its territory. The Ministry of Finance has recently drawn up a directive, targeting goods subject to sanctions by the EU and the...Read more
Russian Railways will partially suspend the transit of specific products through Belarus on the way to Poland. The company announced concisely a couple of days ago that “shipments of certain goods routed to Poland by...Read more
Belarus has agreed to allow Ukrainian grain destined for Baltic ports to transit through the country, provided that Belarusian goods are allowed to enter those ports as well. The Belarusian authorities made this announcement on...Read more
A humanitarian corridor through Belarus for the export of grains from Ukraine to Baltic seaports as Klapeida is a realistic option that is currently being discussed, according to Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis....Read more
Latvia has suspended rail transport of military cargo from Belarus to its seaports. This was reported by the Lithuanian news website Delfi. The rail contract with Belarus does no longer comply with the legal norms...Read more
State-owned Estonian Railways (EVR) will need state funding to cover the losses from stopping the transit of Russian cargo. Despite last year’s growth in transported volumes, the company needs to cover 10 million euros of...Read more
A new terminal will be constructed at the Svisloch railway station in Belarus, near the border with Poland. The Svisloch/Siemianowka border crossing is one of the four border points between the countries, and an entry...Read more
A new set of sanctions has been approved by the European Union, targeting “individuals and entities involved in the Russian aggression of Ukraine, as well as several sectors of the Russian economy”. This was announced...Read more
The Duisburger Hafen immediately ceases all business activities in Belarus due to the country’s involvement in the war in Ukraine. This also includes its stake in the Great Stone Industrial Park. Read more
The international rail association UIC has suspended cooperation with its Russian and Belarusian (Belarusian) members. The organisation says this suspension will remain in force until peace is restored in Ukraine.Read more
The hacking group Belarusian Cyber-Partisans claims to have hacked the computer network of the Belarusian Railways to slow down the transport of troops and military equipment towards Ukraine. “Manual control mode is enabled, which will...Read more
In addition to harsh sanctions imposed on Russia, the EU has announced a list of sanctions on Belarus, responding to its aid to Russia in the war in Ukraine. These sanctions were announced on Sunday...Read more
As Belarus has banned trains from Lithuania carrying fertilisers and oil products from crossing its territory, Lithuania is scrambling to find new routes for its Belarus-bound freight. Lithuanian operator LTG says Poland and Latvia are...Read more
LTG Cargo Ukraine, the Ukrainian subsidiary of LTG Cargo (Lithuanian Railways), has started providing freight forwarding services. The company established a year ago is now able to transport cargo to and from Ukraine to Lithuania...Read more
Transit traffic through Ukraine to and from the Polish border will be resumed. That was the biggest news of this week, although an official date for the reopening of this route is yet to be...Read more
The Belarussian government is ready to respond to Lithuania’s ban on transporting Belarusian potash fertilisers through its territory. The “harsh response measures”, as Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko described them, could see the ban...Read more
UPDATEAfter terminating the contract with Belarusian potash fertiliser company Belaruskalij, Lithuanian Railways rejected the requests of three more Belarusian companies to transport their products. At the same time, a fourth request is pending. The decision...Read more
