The Board and Management of Latvian Railways (VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš, LDz) urge their subsidiary LDZ Cargo not to take on new commitments for transporting goods through Latvia’s territory that could potentially end up on sanction lists, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

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Deputy Chairman of the Board of VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš, Andris Liepiņš, noted that intensive discussions have been taking place recently regarding the transportation of manganese ore and other dual-use goods across Latvia’s territory.

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“The amount of manganese ore transported by the subsidiary company SIA ‘LDZ Cargo’ of VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš constitutes only a small part of the total volume of goods transported through Latvia’s territory. For example, over the last 12 months (end of February 2023 to end of February 2024), SIA ‘LDZ Cargo’ transported only 8% of all manganese ore goods that crossed Latvia by rail, while the remaining volumes were transported by other private carriers. However, considering the possibility that this cargo group and similar cargo segments may end up on EU sanction lists, we are already urging LDz subsidiary companies not to enter into new contracts with participants of the Latvian transport corridor for forwarding or transporting such cargo groups. And we suggest assessing the cooperation as a whole,” said the Chairman of the Board of VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš, Rinalds Pleņķis.

It is reported that VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš and its subsidiary companies strictly adhere to all legal acts regulating international and national sanctions and do not allow any deviations from their requirements.

LDz carefully monitors whether the cargo or related persons have ended up on international sanction lists, and the owners of the wagons and associated persons are also checked.

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