Despite efforts, gloomy market conditions force LTG to release employees
Lithuanian Railways are forced to release around 2,000 employees in an attempt to cope with the increasing financial losses. The company has consulted with employee representatives and will proceed to their release in a controlled...Read more
More trains to ship Ukrainian export products to Europe
More and more freight trains are up and running to transport export products from Ukraine to the rest of Europe. Rail is considered to be the most attractive solution to replace sea shipping, which is...Read more
LTG Infra receives state funding and reduces tariffs
The Lithuanian government will allocate 20 million euros to railway manager LTG Infra. Due to the sanctions against Russia, fewer goods are transported through Lithuania, resulting in lower income for rail infrastructure manager LTG.Read more
LTG Cargo launches regular Kaunas-Duisburg connection in April
LTG Cargo will launch a new intermodal rail freight route connecting Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) with Duisburg. The service will commence on 4 April and will offer three weekly roundtrips. Semi-trailers and containers with various...Read more
Lithuania scrambles to find new routes after Belarus ban
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 is ready to put freight on the rails
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 more47 million euros investment in Poland will see LTG’s business booming
The Polish subsidiary of LTG Cargo brings some money forth and aims high with its westward expansion. In the coming 2-3 years, LTG Cargo Polska will invest 47 million euros in Poland to strengthen its...Read more
No space for Belarusian fertilisers in the Baltics after US sanctions
UPDATEUPDATE – The ban of Lithuanian Railways on transporting Belarusian fertilisers in compliance with US sanctions seems to spread like a virus in the Baltic countries. After Lithuania, Latvian companies also seem unwilling to undertake...Read moreLithuanian Railways stops Belarusian fertilisers due to US sanctions
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
LTG Cargo Polska acquires new locomotives
The Polish subsidiary of LTG Cargo acquired four new locomotives that will help it undertake rail freight operations in Poland. The locomotives belong to the Gama 111Ed locomotives with the Marathon operating system, manufactured by...Read more
New director takes over LTG Cargo
After Egidijus Lazauskas, the former CEO of LTG Cargo, got appointed as the interim boss of Lithuanian Railways, a new face came to fill his position. Eglė Šimė is the temporary head of LTG Cargo,...Read more
Lithuanian Railways appoint new interim boss
Lithuanian Railways (LTG) CEO Mantas Bartuškas has resigned from his position. After accepting his withdrawal, the LTG board appointed Egidijus Lazauskas as the new interim chief executive.Read more
Lithuanian Railways draw future strategy without Belarusian cargo
The EU and US sanctions imposed on Belarus are not binding for Lithuania to stop the rail transport of fertilisers from Belaruskalij, a Belarusian manufacturer. Nevertheless, Lithuanian Railways are already drawing up their future strategy,...Read more
Another strike for Lithuanian rail freight?
Political tension rising between Lithuania and China could impact rail freight volumes between the two countries. The Baltic country finds itself in this position again this year. Previously, such developments were related to Belarus. However,...Read moreLTG Cargo brings entire planning to Vilnius by technology
LTG Cargo has partnered up with digital solutions company Ab Ovo, which will implement an integrated resource and freight carriage planning system. Companies that are able to quickly respond to changing situations mostly win the...Read moreLithuanian Railways will lose millions from EU sanctions on Belarus
The Lithuanian Railways will lose approximately 24 million on yearly revenues due to the EU regulations imposing sanctions on Belarus. The losses concern the railway activities of LTG Cargo and LTG Infra that will see...Read more
Polish LOTOS Kolej enters Lithuanian transport market
LOTOS Kolej has carried out its first transport in Lithuania using an M62K locomotive. The Polish carrier signed a cooperation agreement with Lithuanian LTG Cargo enabling it to transport cargo through Lithuania to Poland and...Read moreLTG Cargo ‘dances’ its way to expansion
A rail freight company dancing? This might sound unique, but LTG Cargo, the freight branch of Lithuanian Railways, managed it. On top of that, it managed to fulfil some of its initial goals for 2021:...Read more
Lithuania-Ukraine seal rail cooperation
Lithuania and Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Intent to develop their transport and logistics sectors together. The agreement concerns all modes of transport. However, rail seems to be the primary driver of their cooperation....Read more