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
The state railway company of Belarus has been targeted by hackers, in an attempt to disrupt its operations. This is in response to the transport of Russian troops into Belarus, something the hackers disapprove off....Read more
Lithuanian Railways has concluded a resolution concerning the transport of Belarusian fertilisers by the state company Belaruskalij. As of 1 February, the Lithuanian operator will not transport the product since it terminated the contract that...Read more
Belarus will not prevent the transit of Chinese trains and will supply China with products previously supplied by Lithuania based on the development of its agricultural sector.Read more
If you are active on the New Silk Road, you need to be aware of possible sanctions, as the list of sanctioned goods, persons and transactions is growing. Disagreements between China on the one hand,...Read more
The new US sanctions on Belarus have led to fierce discussions about the rail transport of Belarusian potash fertilisers, which has until now continued after 8 December, when the sanctions went into effect. The sanctions...Read more
