Topic: EU sanctions

LTG Cargo suspends luxury cars re-export amid fear of sanction violation

Lithuania’s national rail freight company LTG Cargo will stop re-exporting luxury cars to third countries from 1 December. From now until then, these services will…
Belarusian rail workers highly concerned over Russian influence

In a meeting held this week, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko discussed constructing a second railway line connecting Belarus…
Sanctioned containers detained in Małaszewicze, are you in trouble?

“Around 100 containers are detained in Małaszewicze due to inspection of sanctioned goods,” Miłosz Witkowski, Rail director of Polish Forwarding Company, shared with RailFreight.com earlier…
EU Sanctions impact China-Russia volume, but indirectly

Rail freight traffic between China and Russia will be impacted by the new list of EU sanctions, be it indirectly. This is what industry professionals…
INTERVIEW Sanctions on China amidst Taiwan crisis: the next logistics puzzle to solve?

What would happen in the case of an escalated Taiwan crisis? Would the West impose sanctions on China just like it did on Russia after…
11th EU sanction package targets circumvention attempts

The EU Commission adopted the 11th sanction package against Russia. In the latest package, the institution highlights the need to tackle sanctions circumvention attempts that…
INTERVIEW Latvian Transport Ministry: ‘Future is bleak, but Baltic cooperation is stronger’

The transport sector in the Baltic States is currently in a delicate position since the area constitutes the EU border with Russia and Belarus. In…
LTG Cargo tightens up rules to fight smuggling of sanctioned goods

LTG Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Lithuanian Railways, is introducing stricter regulations to prevent sanctioned cargo from illegally entering Lithuania, especially from Belarus. Since the…
Another financial aid package for Estonian Railways, ‘one of the many to come’

Estonian Railways (EVR) will receive the second package of governmental financial assistance in a few months. The state-owned company that noted a financial loss of…
Operail sells more assets, ‘nothing to do with Russian business’

After selling its Finnish subsidiary to Nurminen Logistics, Estonian state-owned freight operator Operail proceeded to more asset releases. The company sold 807 wagons that previously…
Latvia and Lithuania pledge for collective effort on Russian rail ban

The ministers of transport from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania met for the first time in four years to discuss the ban on the transit of…

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Finland’s VR will stop rail freight traffic to Russia by the end of the year

VR Group, the Finnish state-owned railway company, said it will stop the transportation of goods to Russia by the end of 2022. In April, VR Group…