Cargo, China, Containers, Good for Business, Latvia, Railways, Russia, Transport
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Friday, 26.04.2024, 11:22
This week a kilometre-long train from China will cross Latvia’s territory
The cargo train, consisting of one hundred 20-foot
containers, is one kilometre long. Those are supplies delivered on the route
from China to Kaliningrad.
The
train on Thursday, April 2, started on the route
China-Russia-Latvia-Kaliningrad region. The cargo train will reach its final
destination in Kaliningrad in about nine days, but will cross Latvia’s
territory in ten hours, including the time needed for customs and border
crossing procedures.
Despite
the current economic situation in the world affected by COVID-19, as a result
of which the majority of companies have suspended manufacturing or have
considerably reduced manufacturing volumes, this will be the fifth container
train in a few weeks that is sent on route China-Zabaykalsk
(Russia)-Kaliningrad, crossing Latvia’s territory. Organization of such regular
transportation proves that LDZ is seeking and finding opportunities to increase
cargo volumes and develop new cooperation directions also in periods filled of
challenges.
The
especially long assembly of trains as well as the previous four trains have
been formed in cooperation of LDz, the Russian Railway, Russian company
Transcontainer and LDz subsidiaries SIA LDZ CARGO and
SIA LDz Loģistika that are responsible for transportation of trains
in Latvia’s territory, and organization of logistics and customs services.
LDz
already has experience in organization of transportation of such long cargo
trains through Latvia that proves the quality of the infrastructure maintained
by LDz and capacity in receiving non-standard cargo trains. So far longest
assembly of trains that crossed Latvia’s territory in transit from Russia to
Kaliningrad consisted of 75 rolling stock units and weighed 7,460 tons.
Latvia
compared to several other European Union member states may transport longer and
heavier trains. According to a comparative analysis on the European railway
infrastructure conducted by auditing company Ernst & Young in 2018, the
average cargo train weight transported, using Finnish and Polish railway
infrastructure, is up to 1,500 tons, while in Germany – around 500 tons.
Meanwhile, in Latvia, the railway infrastructure fully meets the requirements
of 22.5 tons axle load or the ability to ensure heavy cargo transportation.
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