Russian Railways OJSC is ready to support the initiative of the Kaliningrad Region authorities on expansion of ferry traffic between the exclave and the mainland of Russia, Kaliningrad Region Governor Nikolai Tsukanov said yesterday following the meeting with Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin. The meeting was dedicated to the demand for more passenger-and-freight ferries at the line linking Baltijsk with port Ust-Luga (Leningrad region).
According to Nikolai Tsukanov, ferry service is a reliable way of cargo transportation for the exclave as it does not depend on rate policy of neighboring states or on operation of border checkpoints for road transport.
Two ferryboats operating on the route, Baltijsk and Ambal, are fully loaded in both directions. The carry over 1 mln t of cargo per year. Meanwhile, there is a demand and a potential for the increase of throughput capacity at rail-ferry complex in Baltijsk.
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