Expansion in Klaipeda

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Lithuania’s Klaipedos Smelte, which is part of MSC’s terminal network through TIL, has forecast that it will handle between 320,000 and ...

Lithuania, China joint rail venture

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Lithuanian Railways and China Merchants Group have established a joint venture company to handle freight transportation between Lithuania an...

Belarus transit problems mount

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Diplomatic disputes and trucking "turf wars" are making overland transit to/from Russia and Kazakhstan via Belarus more difficult...

Konecranes gets Klaipeda order

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Konecranes has this month received an order for three post-Panamax STS cranes and seven RTGs from JSSC Klaipedos Smelte in Lithuania, for de...

Mitsui looks for foothold in Baltic

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Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co is exploring the possibility of shipping frozen products from South Korea to Uzbekistan via Suez, North Co...

Klaipeda contract

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Bremenports GmbH & Co KGhas been retained as consultants for a 420m bulk cargo quay extension at the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda....

2K in the Baltic

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Close neighbours Klaipeda and Kaliningrad have set up the socalled "2K project," with the goal of increasing transit cargo flows through bot...

DFDS Tor Line moves up a gear

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Acquisition of Lisco's ro-ro and ro-pax activities and a new deal with P&O Ferrymasters will further strengthen Tor Line's position in the B...

DFDS acquires Lithuanian line

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The Lithuanian Government has approved an agreement under which DFDS Tor Line will acquire the state owned shipping company LISCO....

Klaipeda throughput rockets

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Cargo throughput at Klaipeda increased by more than 46 per cent last year to 22.88 mt, due mainly to big increases in (mainly Russian) metal...

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