Latvia introduces road tolls for HGVs 
From today (1 July 2014), all heavy goods vehicles that use Latvia’s motorway and its most important trunk roads have to pay a road user levy. The charges can be paid on a daily, weekly or yearly basis. Trucks weighing between 3.5 and 12 t cost between EUR 8/day and EUR... more
DB Schenker Rail boosts frequencies to Turkey
DB Schenker Rail is augmenting its offer for Turkey’s growth market by launching a new transport connection between Cologne (Germany) and Cerkezköy, near Istanbul. The new link will begin with one round trip per week. This will be increased to as many as three per week by the... more
RZD's results for first five months
Russian Railways hauled 498.9 million t of freight in the first five months of the current year, 0.6% less than in the same period in 2013. Tariff turnover from January to May this year increased by 5.5%, or by 6.4% when taking into account the company's own empty wagon runs,... more
Zagrosjet adds European destinations
Zagrosjet, the first and only Kurdish carrier that was established last year in Erbil, is adding new services to/from Europe. From its hub in Northern Iraq (photo), the airline is commencing one weekly flight to Amsterdam (Netherlands), starting today (26 June 2014), and one to... more
United Arab Emirates to introduce TIR system
Representantives of Abu Dhabi customs and the Automobile and Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates (Atcuae) have signed an agreement to introduce the TIR system in the UAE. Both Dubai and Abu Dabi customs will benefit from the advantages offered by the system. Similar... more
Etihad acquires 49% of Alitalia
Alitalia and Etihad Airways confirmed today that they have agreed on the principal terms and conditions of a deal in which the Abu Dhabi-based carrier will acquire a 49% equity stake in the Italian carrier Alitalia. The goal for both airlines is to finalise all aspects of... more
Russian Railways augments infrastructure and fleet
Russian Railways (RZD) plans to invest EUR 8.4 billion this year and EUR 897 billion in coming years in its infrastructure and fleet. This year, the railway intends to purchase 839 Russian electric and diesel locomotives, followed by 886 more in 2015. The company’s 2015... more
EUR 18 million for Vlora motorway bypass
The European Investment Bank (EIB)'s vice-president, Dario Scannapieco, signed a EUR 18 million loan for the construction of a motorway bypass for the city of Vlora in Albania, during his official visit to Tirana. The Albanian government was represented by finance minister,... more
Upgrading Slovakia's railway system with EU funds
The European Commission has approved an investment of EUR 84.3 million from the cohesion fund to upgrade a key railway line in the region around Trencin in western Slovakia. The Bratislava – Zilina railway line running through this region is part of the EU's core TEN-T railway... more
Loxx steps up general cargo services to Russia
The German forwarding company Loxx has commenced new general cargo services from Gelsenkirchen (Germany) to Tolyatti/Samara Oblast (Russia). The trucks depart from Gelsenkirchen on Fridays and are scheduled to arrive in Samara/Tolyatti eight days later. Goods can be co-loaded in... more