News about transit: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
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Uzbekistan Railways has presented an automated complex for video recording and analysis of rolling stock: wagon number recognition, container counting and cargo monitoring in motion. We examine what the system can actually do and why it is needed amid growing transit volumes.
Aziz KarimovLatvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs stated that Latvia cannot fully ban the transit of Russian grain, as the EU holds exclusive powers over tariffs and transit. Riga also cannot raise railway infrastructure fees by 300%. Latvia has contractual obligations to transport 300,000 tonnes of Russian grain, which is not under sanctions and belongs to Latvia's strategic partners — the USA, Switzerland and Japan. A transit ban could expose Latvia to lawsuits of 200–800 million euros. Kulbergs will raise the issue in Brussels.
Otabek Yusupov