LDz Cargo, the freight subsidiary of Latvian Railways (LDz), is expanding its portfolio: it has merged with other subsidiaries that are responsible for maintenance and…
Latvian rail freight has shrunk by around 25% in the first five months of 2025. Amid that business contraction, Latvian Railways (LDz) is looking to…
Rail freight in Latvia and the wider Baltics is declining. Businesses are in trouble, and now Riga is planning to reorganise state company Latvia Railways…
The loss of freight volumes is making a big dent in Latvian Railways’ (LDz) financial health. With a 27,7 million euro pre-state aid loss in…
A petition to ban the export of manganese ore to Russia is picking up the pace in Latvia. The public initiative gathered a third of…
Lithuanian state-owned rail freight operator, LTG Cargo, recently started transporting petroleum products between Bugeniai, in Luthiania, and Valga, in Estonia. The initiative is another reflection…
Lithuanian rail operator LTG Cargo has run its first continuous pilot train across all Baltic countries. It is the company’s first independently run cargo train…
Latvian Railways’ subsidiary LDZ Cargo will auction 47 freight wagons that have been excluded from the company’s inventory. The auction is scheduled for 12 December,…
Grain cargo turnover on Latvian Railways has increased by 32 per cent in the first ten months of 2023, compared to the same period last…
A freight train coming from Ukraine, loaded with rapeseed, reached Latvia for the first time in over a year and a half. The pilot operation…
The recently appointed Latvian transport minister Jānis Vitenbergs is putting rail freight on the top of his agenda. Boosting cargo transport is among his priorities,…
The Amber Train service connecting the Baltic states with Scandinavia and Western Europe will revive soon with a more competitive profile. The Baltic railway companies…