RAILFREIGHT ON TOURAmid the war in Ukraine, Lithuanian hauliers are scrambling to explore new possibilities of shifting loads – even changing the tracks – in adapting to the new adverse situation. But, LTG Cargo started active diversification...Read more
The possibility of a North-South European corridor connecting the Black and Aegean Seas with Lithuania might be closer than we think. Lithuania’s deputy transport minister Julius Skačkauskas and Polish transport minister Andrzej Adamczyk discussed how...Read more
The situation in eastern Europe with the war waging in Ukraine could become the starting point for stronger cooperation between Poland and the Baltic states to establish international intermodal routes. “We should cooperate more,” said...Read more
The Lithuanian rail infrastructure manager LTG Infra will be responsible for managing and developing the country’s rail freight terminals starting from 1 June. This is a decisive step for the Lithuanian Railways (LTG Group) which...Read more
The Bettembourg-Poznan train service offered by CFL Intermodal added an extra weekly roundtrip in the timetables. The service added a fourth roundtrip between the two destinations in mid-May in an attempt to increase traffic and...Read more
Have you ever heard of the Solidarity Transport Hub under development in Poland? This new airport location is more than it sounds since it will bundle air, rail and road activities in one hub. How...Read more
Within a few months the role of Poland on the international rail freight market has changed completely. Whereas it used to be the gateway to Europe for traffic from Asia with the most heavily consumed...Read more
As soon as 2023, traction on the Polish railways will be provided by hydrogen power. This is the plan laid out by PKP Energetyka, the electricity distributor to the Polish railway network and operator of...Read more
Ukraine and Poland want to form a logistics joint venture in order to support rail transportation of export products to the EU. This plan was revealed by the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers on Saturday 23...Read more
Ukrainian Railways imposed restrictions on rail freight traffic to Poland and Romania. The decision was in force between 16 and 18 April. Traffic closures due to the Easter holidays and wagons pilling up at the...Read more
Improvements in the rail accessibility of Gdynia and Gdańsk ports have started taking shape. Works on Gdańsk’s rail infrastructure are complete for the biggest part, while in Gdynia, they are halfway through. The two Polish...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
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
Railway networks and services in European countries experienced disruptions due to a signalling system malfunction. Trains in Italy and Poland saw some long delays on Friday 18 March, after a glitch disabled the digital control...Read more
The corridor between the Netherlands and Poland will soon be expanded with even more services, as two large companies have bundled their expertise. The rail freight services Rzepin-Tilburg and Rzepin-Venlo are now operated under one...Read more
Hupac’s terminal in Brwinow, near Warsaw, Poland, is getting closer to the final stages of construction. Works on the site started just a year ago, while the terminal will be ready for operations in just...Read more
The recently established Kaunas intermodal terminal in Lithuania has a new connection. A train launched by the Lithuanian company Intermodal Container Service (ICS) connects it with the DCT Gdansk terminal. The first train arrived at...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