Topic: Lithuania

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…
Lithuania allocates 155 million euros to support LTG

Lithuanian Railways will receive 155 million euros from the government to compensate for the financial losses due to the sanctions and support ongoing infrastructure projects.…
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,…
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…
Lithuanian Railways on the look for new head

Lithuanian Railways are starting the process to select a new CEO. In December 2021, the former CEO Mantas Bartuškas resigned from his position, and the…
New Kaunas – DCT Gdansk link strengthens Baltic flows

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…
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…
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…
Watch the weekly wrap up in RailFreight Fridays

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…