It is reported that Belarus, Russia and Lithuania are considering the possibility to increase the cargo traffic via Kaliningrad Oblast’s seaports and the Klaipeda Seaport.

The efficiency of the transport corridor of the three countries and the possibility to increase the cargo traffic through Kaliningrad Oblast seaports and the Klaipeda Seaport have been recently discussed by transport ministers of Belarus, Russia and Lithuania during a recent session in Moscow.

At the session the Belarusian delegation noted that this year it has no plans to raise tariffs on cargo traffic to the Kaliningrad region. Moreover in H1 2010 Belarus reduced tariffs on shipment of iron ore by 60%, methanol by 74%, aluminium by 62%, ammonia by 65%, condensed gas by 70% from Kargala Russia.

According to the Russian delegation, in January to May the Russian Railways transported 3 million 677,000 tonnes of cargoes to the Kaliningrad Oblast or up by 49.6%YoY

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