Publication - Lietuvos geležinkeliai

2016
June
FUTURE
LOGISTICS
TODAY
DESTINATION OF THE VIKING
TRAIN – AZERBAIJAN
FREIGHT EXPRESS
TO MILAN
UPDATED
WAGON FLEET
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................5
COOPERATION IN TRANSPORTATION..........................................................................6
QUICKER DATA EXCHANGE...........................................................................................7
DESTINATION OF THE VIKING TRAIN – AZERBAIJAN.................................................8
A NEW LOCOMOTIVE.....................................................................................................9
STABLE GROWTH..........................................................................................................10
FREIGHT EXPRESS TO MILAN......................................................................................11
UPDATED WAGON FLEET............................................................................................12
LITHUANIA TO BECOME GATEWAY TO EUROPE TO THE CHINESE ........................13
STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
To the Lithuanian Railways (Lith: AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”) 2016 has started
with new projects: the company was part of the first chemical produce transportation from China to Europe, arranged the first trip of a new train “Milano
ekspress” to Italy, the Vilnius Locomotive Repair Depot presented its first private
custom-order product – a modernised locomotive TGM4 No 2662 and the company updated its freight wagon fleet.
Positive changes have been observed in transportation as well. Despite the difficult economic situation, when compared to other Baltic States, the transportation volumes were growing at a consistent pace: 11.5 million tonnes of freight
were carried in the first quarter of 2016, i.e. around 2.5 per cent more than same
time last year. The volumes of oil and oil product traffic were also increasing.
We expect that 2016, which has started successfully, will help AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” fulfil new expectations and overcome the awaiting challenges successfully.
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COOPERATION IN
TRANSPORTATION
RUSSIA
FINLAND
SWEDEN
ŠEŠTOKAI (LT)
SCHWARZHEIDE (DE)
GERMANY
POLAND
SEMIGLAVY (KZ)/
OZINKI (RU)
GUDAGOJIS (BY) /
KENA (LT)
ZLYNKA (RU) /
ZAKOPYTJE (BY)
BELARUS
STARA WIES k. /
KUTNA (PL)
KAZACHSTAN
DOSTYK
GEORGIA
KORLA
TURKEY
CHINA
With the help of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”, the first
freight with chemicals travelling from China to Europe
has reached its destination successfully. Thirty 20 foot
containers filled with butanediol, a raw material for
chemical industry, transited Lithuania on a container
train operated by Hupac Intermodal SA.
“LG Ekspedicija” took over of the freight operations
in Belarus and ensured that it was successfully
delivered to Kena Railway Station. From there, the
freight left for Šeštokai where it was transshipped
onto wagons travelling on a European track gauge via
which it reached a chemical plant in Germany.
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In the view of Stasys Dailydka, the CEO of AB
“Lietuvos geležinkeliai”, the project is an example of
responsible preparations and successful negotiations
with the partners. This cooperation will help the
partners ensure speedy and efficient transportation
and it will have direct financial benefits to Lithuania
and increase the volumes of freight bound for China–
Europe.
It is planned to transport around 12 thousand
tonnes of such freight this year. These volumes should
increase in the future. It is forecasted that 2 trains will
run the China-Europe route on a monthly basis.
QUICKER DATA
EXCHANGE
How can the information on freight travelling via
Klaipėda be exchanged quicker and the servicing
thereof made speedier? The Klaipėda State Seaport Authority found a new solution five years ago.
It launched the Freight and Goods Information System (KIPIS). Its main objective is to process and share
information on the freight carried via the port of
Klaipėda with all members of this logistics chain.
The system allowed to replace around 30 paper
documents regarding the formalisation of freight
and to receive the required information in a convenient manner via an online interface in any location
within the country. The documents required for the
customs as well as other state authorities are accessible on the system. It is possible to share information in the course of the procedures for temporary
storage, import, export and transit of the goods or
placing and fulfilling orders for handling works. The
system is currently used by over 360 companies and
state authorities that operate at the port. They include freight forwarding and shipping agency companies, sea handling companies, the Customs of
the Republic of Lithuania, the Border and Transport
State Veterinary Service, the State Plant Protection
Service, Klaipėda Centre for Public Health, the Coast
Guard Squad, etc.
The e-KROVINYS system used by AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”, on which all documents accompanying
the carriage of freight on the Lithuanian railways are
processed and the record-keeping supervision is undertaken, also uses the interface of automatic data
exchange on KIPIS. The port of Klaipėda is considered
to be one of the strongest and the most important
transport links where maritime and land highways
between Eastern regions of Eurasia and the West interlink. Most of the freight is transported to the seaport by rail. Thus, the KIPIS helps the freight travelling
via Klaipėda be handled to a high-quality standard.
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DESTINATION OF THE
VIKING TRAIN –
AZERBAIJAN
Not only is AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” in proactive partnership with
the existing members of the Viking
train project in Turkey, Ukraine, the
Balkan and Caucasus states, but
it also designs new routes for this
container train. In May this year,
the Azerbaijan Railways officially
joined the project.
According to Stasys Gudvalis,
the Deputy CEO of AB “Lietuvos
geležinkeliai”, this partnership is an
important step in expanding the
geographical scope of the Viking
train that will allow increasing the
freight traffic volumes towards the
East–West.
“Our goal remains the same, i.e.
to position the Viking train project
as a transport and logistics bridge
between Europe and Asia and the
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countries within the Black Sea basin. Now that the Azerbaijan Railways have joined the project, there
is a chance to attract freight travelling not only from Azerbaijan, but
also from Kazakhstan and China to
the transport corridor that links the
Baltic and the Black seas by offering freight transportation via the
Dostyk–Aktau–Baku–Poti–Odessa/
Illichivsk route”, – said Mr S. Gudvalis.
The partnership in connection
with the development of the mentioned project began in Georgia
where an annual meeting of the
members of the Viking train project
was held. This year, the key issues
were discussed at a meeting held
in Lithuania between representatives of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”,
the Azerbaijan Railways, ADY Express and Karvan Logistics.
Karvan Logistics is seeking to
provide the best services in terms
of door-to-door freight carriage
and restore the historic route of
the Silk Road. The company offers
all railway-related container transportation and handling services between Turkey and Central Asia.
At present, universal and special-purpose 20 and 40 foot containers are carried on board of
container train “Viking train” from
the Scandinavian and the Western
European countries bound for Belarus, Ukraine, the Middle East, the
Caucasus and Turkey and return.
6,606 thousand containers were
carried on board of this train over
the first quarter of this year.
A NEW LOCOMOTIVE
The Vilnius Locomotive Repair Depot that manufactures produce for AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” is expanding the scope of its services. The company has
presented a modernised locomotive TGM4 No 2662
intended for the company “Dolomitas”. It is the first
case where a product made by the Vilnius Locomotive
Repair Depot will be used for the needs of a private
company as opposed to the needs of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”.
As part of the modernisation of a used shunter, a
new Caterpillar C27 IIIB ACERT internal combustion
engine, an AKG cooling system and a modern locomo-
tive control system were installed therein. Individual
parts thereof have also been updated, i.e. the driving cab, the frame and chassis of the locomotive, the
trucks, the hydro-gear, the auxiliary power equipment,
etc. Thanks to these updates, the life-span of the locomotive was extended by a decade and the fuel consumption was reduced by 30 per cent. The updated
locomotive will be used in the Lithuanian market.
The Vilnius Locomotive Repair Depot is a subsidiary
of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” and the first one in the
Baltic region to provide locomotive and road machinery manufacture and rolling-stock repair services.
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STABLE GROWTH
The movements undertaken by AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” were steadily growing at
the beginning of 2016. According to the data
provided by the Freight Transportation Directorate, 11.5 million tonnes of freight were
transported via the Lithuanian railways over
the first quarter of the year, which is around
2.5 per cent more than same time last year.
The transportation of the majority of freight
(8.15 million tonnes) was undertaken on international routes and 3.35 million tonnes
were carried on local ones.
Most of the freight carried during the
mentioned period accounted for the imported freight (44 per cent of all freight). Local
routes accounted for 29 percent, transit – 19
per cent and exports reached 8 per cent. The
increased volume of produce owned by the
clients of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”, i.e. AB
“Orlen Lietuva” and Belarusian plants, determined the increase of oil and oil product
traffic by 17.2 per cent. In quarter 1 of 2016,
such movements accounted for 4 million
tonnes. The transportation of certain types
of produce saw a decrease, i.e. movements
of fertilisers and metals were decreasing.
Most of the freight was transported to Belarus as well as Russia, Poland and Latvia. The
most popular produce included fertilisers, oil
and oil products, metals, chemicals products,
timber, containers, etc.
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2016
11.5
quarter
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m. t.
TRANSPORTED FREIGHT
8.15 m. t.
on international
routes
3.35 m. t.
on local
routes
2015
<2.5%
2016
MOST OF THE
FREIGHT WAS
TRANSPORTED TO
Belarus
Russia
Poland
Latvia
THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCE
fertilisers
oil and oil
products
metals
chemicals
products
timber
containers
FREIGHT EXPRESS
TO MILAN
Since the beginning of 2016, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” in partnership with Hupac Intermodal SA has
been engaged in the Italy-bound transportation of
freight from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT). Wood
granules produced in Lithuania were exported to Italy
on board of the very first route of the train “Milano express”. The train returned full of Italian food products
intended for the market of the Baltic States.
The Milano express train carries freight via the Kaunas–Milan route through Warsaw and Ludwigshafen.
It takes 7 days to have the freight delivered one way.
Mostly produce made by the Lithuanian industry is exported, whereas household appliances and plumbing
supplies as well as finishing materials and food products are imported using this route. The imported pro-
duce is serviced at the KIT which has the capacity of
1,120 TEU and is capable of having over 180 containers transshipped a day.
Girmantas Praninskas, the CEO of company “Granulita” that has already tested the transportation on
board of the new train, says that as a result of the embargo, the number of trucks travelling to the Western
Europe has decreased; transport costs have increased;
hence, the ability to transport the produce by train is
a good alternative.
The Milano express train runs one service a week.
Regular container transportation between Lithuania
and Italy is guaranteed by the fact that they have been
transported on the Šeštokai Express train which has
been successfully running for four years now.
MILAN EXPRESS
ROUTE
Kaunas - Warsaw - Ludwigshafen - Milan
Kaunas
DISTANCE (one-way)
2,000 km
TRAVEL TIME
1 week
Warsaw
Ludwigshafen
FREQUENCY
Once a week
Milan
PARTNER
2,000 km
OPERATOR
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UPDATED
WAGON FLEET
Seeking to ensure safe and high-quality transportation of freight in the territories of a variety of countries, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” updates the freight
wagon fleet on an on-going basis. Since 2005 the
company has acquired 1,190 new freight wagons of
different kinds for carrying freight. It is planned to add
50 new freight wagons intended for carrying cement
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to the fleet in 2016.
According to the data held in May 2016, the fleet
contains 8,470 freight wagons. They include universal (covered, open and flat wagons), special-purpose
(tank wagons, bulk goods wagons (grain and cement
wagons), dumpcars, hopper wagons, autoracks, isothermal wagons) and other types of wagons.
LITHUANIA: CHINA’S
GATEWAY TO EUROPE
Seeking to become a key partner in logistics to
China in terms of European freight, the Lithuanian
Railways Company (Lith: “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”) is
making its cooperation with the largest Chinese corporation ChinaMerchantsGroup more robust.
The company’s successful entry into the Chinese
logistics market began in 2012 when a representative office was opened in Beijing. Active business
carried out through it in the local market helped the
company establish itself as a reliable partner and
found a joint forwarding services venture together
with the ChinaMerchantsGroup. The first freight full
of building materials sent by the Chinese company
reached Lithuania in 2016. AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” has handled the containers and delivered them
successfully to the Great Stone industrial park that
is presently being built in Minsk. The company is expecting to become the key logistics partner to the
companies established in the mentioned industrial
park.
Another priority of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” lies
in the freight carriage to Europe from China via Kazakhstan and Lithuania. Lithuania has appropriate
infrastructural road and railway links with the Western Europe as well as modern intermodal terminals
that give competitive advantage in terms of freight
handling and delivery price, speed and quality. “It
is high time we exploited the synergy of the entire
infrastructure held. Lithuania certainly has all prerequisites to become a transit country for Chinese
freight”, – said Rima Terminaitė, the Head of the
company’s unit “LG ekspedicija”.
New container trains that will allow making a better use of the infrastructure at Šeštokai Railway Station are also in the near future plans of AB “Lietuvos
geležinkeliai”. If the plans were implemented, Lithuania would become a key transit country for the
traffic of freight carried on the Europe–China route.
ChinaMerchantsGroup has officially acknowledged
the Port of Klaipėda to be a strategic port for freight
originating from China and the Lithuanian Railways
company to be a strategic partner for carriage by road.
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STRENGTHENING
PARTNERSHIP
AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” actively attends international fairs every year where not only does it present
its services to potential customers, but also strengthens its cooperation with existing business partners for
strategic projects.
The next exhibition planned to be attended by the
company’s representatives is the Logistics and distribution fair to be held in Stockholm in September
where the innovations of the logistics sector will be
presented. Sweden is one of the company’s partners
in the North. Hence, during the visit it is also expected
to discuss the cooperation in the Viking train project,
which the national Swedish freight carrier Green Cargo is a member to.
Experts of the company, attending the Transit Kazakhstan 2016 exhibition to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in October, are also planning to discuss the issues
in connection with freight transportation via Lithuania
with the partners. Kazakhstan is a strong company’s
partner in the East and one of the priority markets
for the Lithuanian exporters. In order to enter the local market and guarantee freight flows, the company
opened its representative office in Astana city in 2015.
At present, one of the key priorities of AB “Lietuvos
geležinkeliai” is freight transportation from China to
Europe via Kazakhstan and Lithuania.
Another significant company’s partner in the East is
Belarus. This country has been a major freight transportation market for AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” for
a number of years. In 2014, 15.5 million tonnes of
freight were carried between Lithuania and Belarus,
and 16.4 million tonnes of freight in 2015. Major con-
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signors include Belarusian fertiliser producer “Belaruskali”, ZAO “Belarusian Oil Company” and the Byelorussian Steel Works. AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” also
undertakes active freight transportation for “Grodno
Azot”, a company established in the mentioned country. The company’s representatives are planning to
have a meeting with the Belarusian partners at the
Transport and logistics trade fair to be held in October.
At the end of the year, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”
will attend the Transpoland exhibition in Poland which
is a strategic partner in developing the international
Rail Baltica transport project. In May 2016, the company signed an agreement with Polish company Przewozy Regionalne for the cooperation in cross-border
passenger transportation by rail through the Polish-Lithuanian state border. This agreement is a significant incentive to commence regular service running
the Kaunas–Balstogė–Kaunas route on the European
Rail Baltica track gauge. After the exhibition, the company’s representatives are also planning to attend the
international trade fair Logitrans in Istanbul where
they will meet international producers and suppliers.
In 2015, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” signed forwarding
agreements for freight transportation from Turkey via
Lithuania with three Turkish companies. This year it is
planning to discuss further cooperation.
This year, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” held presentations of its produce at the international transport and
logistics exhibition TransRussia 2016 in Moscow and
the largest transport and logistics exhibition in the Baltic states TransBaltica 2016 held in Vilnius.
EXHIBITION IN STOCKHOLM
21-22
September
On 21-22 September 2016, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” is planning to attend the
Logistics&Distribution exhibition to be held in the capital of Sweden. Innovations in
the logistics sector will be presented thereat. There will be an opportunity to establish new contacts and find business partners. Sweden is one of the countries which
AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” has been seeking to establish cooperation with in regards
to the Viking train project. The company is planning to discuss the above issue with
the national Swedish freight carrier Green Cargo which is a member to the project.
EXHIBITION IN ALMATY
4-6
October
4-6
October
8-10
November
On 4-6 October this year, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” will attend the Transit Kazakhstan 2016 exhibition, where different solutions of the logistics industry ranging from
transport and forwarding services software to loading plant and transport services
are introduced, to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The most important issues in connection with the Kazakhstani transport systems and the potential of new systems
intended for different sorts of transport will be discussed and successful solutions
in the logistics sector will be sought at the exhibition. Presently, one of the key priorities of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” is freight transportation from China to Europe
via Kazakhstan and Lithuania which is also planned to be discussed at the exhibition.
EXHIBITION IN MINSK
On 4-6 October this year, the company is planning to visit the Transport&logistics
exhibition in Belarus which is intended for companies in the business of logistics
as well as freight and passenger transportation. Experts will be able to learn about
new products and innovations in the sector at the exhibition. Suppliers active in the
areas of vehicle, freight, depot, air and port plant, vehicle repair and transit systems
attend the exhibition. Belarus has been a major freight transportation market for AB
“Lietuvos geležinkeliai” for a number of years. The company is planning to discuss
future freight transportation with the Belarusian partners.
EXHIBITION IN WARSAW
On 8-10 November this year, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” will be attending the
Transpoland exhibition to be held in Warsaw. It is a specialised B2B event intended for learning about new transport and logistics technologies and products. Intermodal transport, movements by road, rail, waterways and air, freight forwarding,
production intended for the railways, etc. are exhibited thereat. Last year, over 3
thousand visitors attended the exhibition. This year over 4 thousand guests are expected to come. The representatives of the company are also expecting to discuss
the options for the regular service running the Kaunas–Balstogė–Kaunas route on
the European Rail Baltica track gauge.
EXHIBITION IN ISTANBUL
16-18
November
On 16-18 November this year, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” will attend the international exhibition Logitrans in Istanbul where major national and international
industrial producers present their new and innovative products and services. This
exhibition is an excellent opportunity to strengthen existing business ties and establish new contacts. Last year, AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” met three Turkish companies
at this exhibition and signed forwarding agreements for freight transportation from
Turkey via Lithuania. Thus further cooperation is expected to be discussed at the
exhibition.
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Freight transportation directorate
Mindaugo St. 12,
Vilnius LT-03603, Lithuania
Теl. +370 5 269 2008,
fax +370 5 269 2719,
e-mail [email protected]
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