LTG Cargo is strengthening the possibilities of cargo transportation between Lithuania and Poland: regular trips on the route Kaunas - Slawkow and connection with Warsaw, according to the railway portal Railway Supply.
The program "FREE Rail" initiated by LTG: GTC will install the Estonian locomotive safety system in rolling stock, according to the Railway Supply journal.
LTG Group implements the 'FREE Rail' program, aimed at full integration with Europe, according to the railway portal Railway Supply.
The management team of the leading passenger transport company LTG Link was joined by professionals in their fields: Voitech Makovskij, head of international development, and Indrė Kisielienė, who started to lead the company's corporate activities.
Lithuanian Railways (LTG), which seeks full integration with Europe, signed a Memorandum of Intent with Ukrainian Railways in Munich on 9 May — Europe Day. In the Memorandum, the companies agreed to cooperate in the implementation of the FREE Rail programme, initiated by LTG, which aims to develop a rail operating model based on EU rail standards and best practices and aligned with the specificities of Broad Gauge (EU+).
LTG will test internet provided by Starlink satellites on their trains. A three-month pilot run of the LTG Link train is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of this year using Starlink equipment from Space X, Railway Supply magazine reports, citing RailTech.
During the visit to Poland, the Ministries of Infrastructure and Transport of Lithuania and Ukraine signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of transport and logistics. The document signed on Thursday confirmed the desire of the countries to jointly develop new railway and other types of transport and logistics routes between the seaports of Ukraine and the Baltic countries, and increase the volume of cargo transportation. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport.
During March, LTG Cargo rejected 506 applications for rail transportation. Most of them (258) came from neighboring Belarus and concerned, among other things, state-controlled companies that tried to ship their goods through the railway network and ports of Lithuania. The rest were subject to the company's "zero risk" approach in "compliance with EU, US, UN sanctions and other suspended or terminated contracts." Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to RailFreight.
In 2022, LTG Cargo customers saved almost 70 million kilograms of carbon dioxide by carrying out intermodal rail transport between Lithuania and Western countries. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Global Railway Review.
Lithuanian company LTG Cargo, seeking to block any attempts to circumvent sanctions on the export or import of goods from Russia and Belarus, is changing the rules for the preparation of shipping documents. This is reported by Railway Supply magazine, citing Nakolei.
Lithuania closes the movement of trains through the Stasylos-Benyakoni railway border crossing from February 16. This is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to reform.by.
The European Court upheld the court decision imposing a fine of about 20 million euros on the Lithuanian state railways for dismantling the tracks of the Orlen oil refinery in Mažeikiai. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Rynek Kolejowy.
