Transport

From Žemaičių highway to the international Via Baltica motorway. This is a symbolic bridge linking Lithuania’s past with its present, which reflects changes in economy and the development of roads. It is for 20 years already that the Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport ...

An especially high accident rate on Lithuanian roads made the authorities to go deeper into the causes and problems of car accidents on the roads and to unite forces of all institutions, which can contribute to reducing the accident rate. Owing to joint efforts the situation has changed for the better ...

The state‘s flag flying on a vessel sailing in the oceans of the world create the image of that state. Though globalisation hoisted new flags on vessels, ships and ferries carrying various cargoes flying the flag of Lithuania are still crossing the seas and oceans. “If a state has a fleet, ...

Of all three Baltic States Lithuania is the most advanced in training pilots for commercial aviation. The Baltic Flight Academy (BFA) that started its activity in 2009 offers a fast service to the growing market – to qualitatively train professional pilots within approximately two years. The activity ...

Since olden times roads from Vilnius, the old capital of Lithuania, led to distant European countries. For many centuries these roads were a primary concern of many generations of people and their contribution to the future. The highway Vilnius-Kaunas built in 1970 has also become the Lithuanian road ...

It is impossible to imagine life without aviation. The activity of aircraft companies does not only influence economy through the tax system but also affects the quality of life. In the countries where aircraft business, services and sports are developed, other branches of industry also experience the ...

Lithuania is a transit country. This is determined by a favourable geographical position and Lithuania’s effort to rapidly develop its road infrastructure, to modernise Klaipėda Seaport, and airports in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga. Tremendous work is being carried out on Lithuanian railways. The Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, Eligijus Masiulis, answers the questions put to him by the Made in Lithuania about the prospects of Lithuania as a transit country.

After its launch, in the middle of last year, the low-cost carrier “Star1 Airlines” renewed direct flights between the Lithuanian capital and other European cities and became an unexpected surprise to the airlines of the neighbouring countries. This is one of the few airlines that launched ...

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 ...