Transport

Should a flow of Asian cargoes reach Europe by sea or land? What new transport routes will appear on the map of Euro-Asia? Who will offer a cheaper way of carrying cargoes? Competition in transit business has become as fierce as never before. Every country is trying to offer what it has best – ...

After real processes of integration into the European Union had started, Lithuania joined the process of TINA (Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment) realised in 1996-1999 on the initiative of the European Commission and at the beginning of 2002, like all other candidate countries, on the basis of ...

During the first quarter 2009 6,48 million tons of cargo was handled in Klaipėda port. i.e. by 17,9 percent less (-1,4 million t) than during the same period 2008. During January-March this year there decreased stevedoring volumes of all types of cargo (liquid, bulk and dry bulk). The changes in the ...

In the opinion of Minister, Eligijus Masiulis, the plan for the stimulation of Lithuania’s economic development prepared by the Government should include, among others, support for the transport sector. According to the Minister, the economic stimulation plan must be supplemented with a provision ...

During January of 2009 liquid cargo handling volumes decreased by 17 percent, bulk and dry bulk cargo volumes – by 17,6 percent, and general cargo volumes by -28,3 percent, comparing to February 2008. There grew the stevedoring volumes of vegetable fat and oil volumes (during February 2009 13,3 ...

The main priority of the Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications– to improve traffic safety conditions on the roads of national significance whose length today totals 21320 kilometres – has not changed for several years In the opinion of specialists ...