Latvian Railway introduces storage service for freight wagons
The Latvian national railway operator LDz is introducing a new commercial service from 2022 - storage of freight wagons.
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Ricardo will accompany the supply of 32 electric trains to Latvia
The Latvian passenger operator Pasažieru vilciens and the British engineering and consulting company Ricardo have signed a contract worth 1.8 million euros to support the supply of 32 electric trains of Czech company Škoda Vagonka.
Latvian Railway will continue to lay off employees
Latvian Transport Minister Talis Linkaits assumes that Latvijas dzelzcels (LDz) will continue to lay off employees next year, although this year it is already planned to lay off almost 700 employees.
Latvian Railways top management fined for compensation to former board members
The Latvian Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) fined the members of the Latvian Railways (LDz) council by 200 euros for paying compensation to former board members.
Latvian Railway announced a competition for the positions of members of the Supervisory Board of LDZ CARGO
JSC "Latvijas dzelzceļš", as the sole shareholder of JSC "LDZ CARGO", has announced an open competition for two positions of members of the Supervisory Board in the following areas: transport, logistics and customer relationship management; strategy, business development and change management.
Latvia plans to launch separate railcars for vaccinated
It is planed to launch a separate public transport for the vaccinated in Latvia.
Latvian Railway plans to increase the volume of freight traffic from Ukraine
The delegation of the Latvian railway presented in Ukraine the additional possibilities of the Baltic transport corridor, as well as the ZUBR container train.
Latvian Railways sells wagons
The Latvian subsidiary LDz Cargo has announced the sale of 200 wagons due to losses: in 2020 they amounted to more than 3 million euros.
Latvian Railways has announced further staff reductions in 2021
The state-owned company Latvijas dzelzcels (Latvian Railways) plans to cut 700 employees in 2021. This was reported to BNS by the representative of the State Employment Agency Inta Choderi. On Thursday, the employment agency received a corresponding message from LDz.
LDz signed contracts for the modernization of 48 railway stations
Latvian Railway LDz has signed agreements with two contractors for the design and construction of 48 railway stations.
LDz launches piggyback intermodal transportation
LDz launches piggyback intermodal transportation. The national railway Latvijas Dzelzceļš has launched a piggyback intermodal transport of semi-trailers. The goal is to gain a large share of the freight market bound for Western Europe.
Riga railway station will not be closed for the Rail Baltica project
Riga railway station will not be closed for the Rail Baltica project
