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6 November 2020, Rīga – the shareholders of Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS appointed Sandor Liive, an experienced executive and entrepreneur to the Supervisory Board of the company. He will replace the Estonian representative Anti Moppel.  “Sandor Liive brings extensive experience in managing both public and private companies to the Rail Baltica joint […]

Today the Rail Baltica Joint venture RB Rail and LTG Infra had signed cooperation agreements with Litgrid and Amber Grid that will allow to rapidly design and reconstruct electric and gas connections during the construction of Rail Baltica. According to the agreements RB Rail will be responsible for surveying, designing, and applying for permissions required […]

Marius Narmontas has been appointed as the Head of the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail Lithuanian branch.  He will take over from Antanas Šnirpūnas, Railway Systems Engineer, who was serving as an interim Head of the Lithuanian branch since October 2019.  “Marius Narmontas is joining the Rail Baltica project at a crucial time when the design of the mainline is steadily progressing, and […]

Last week, RB Rail AS, the Baltic joint venture and lead implementer of the Rail Baltica project, organized ten online meetings with the potential suppliers of cable ducts, channels, manholes, and related items. Overall, companies from the Baltic States, Denmark, Italy, and other locations took part in the meetings. The main objective of the meeting […]

The main work for the Rail Baltica project’s Kaunas-Palemonas section has been completed with the laying of the final European standard gauge rails to connect directly the Kaunas Intermodal Terminal to the European railway network. Only the concluding tasks remain for this stretch of the Kaunas railway node: building fencing, planting plants and completing the […]

Rīga, Latvia, 15 October 2020 – Supervisory Board of the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has appointed three new Management Board members for a three-year mandate. The new Management Board will represent all key competencies required for a successful project implementation: project planning and control, technical and engineering excellence, financial planning as well […]

  In order to implement the Rail Baltica project, various procurement procedures are planned, which are related to the ordering of works, services as well as the supply of materials. To achieve the best outcome, we are hereby conducting a market survey, to obtain input from potential bidders on the existing market situation, gather feedback […]

Rail Baltica project implementer in Latvia Eiropas Dzelzceļa Līnijas has announced a closed competition for the design and author’s supervision of the inter-modal cargo terminal Salaspils TEN-T. The competition will take place in two stages. In the first phase, the selection of candidates will take place, but in  the second the submission and evaluation of […]

The Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS has announced a procurement for the hiring of temporary professional staff for the project in order to attract various specialists for short-term work in all three Baltic States over a two-year period.   The goal of this procurement is to find a supplier that would help provide […]

A contract with SWECO Projekt AS for the design of Rail Baltica’s largest and only port-connected   freight station was concluded today, its construction due to begin in early 2022. “By signing the contract for design, we took a major step forward both in the development of Rail Baltica and the cargo harbour of Muuga. Reaching […]

The third consecutive Supplier Survey confirms high trust and satisfaction with RB Rail AS tendering process.   “By introducing the Supplier Survey in 2018, we established a platform for fair and transparent feedback. The Survey helps us to understand how the market views RB Rail AS procurement practice and identifies the areas for improvement. This […]

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, LTG Infra and the Spanish service provider Ardanuy Ingenieria S.A. have signed a contract for the preparation of engineering infrastructure development plans for the Kaunas railway node of the Rail Baltica project. The contract is valued at 1.065 million euros (without VAT). The completed […]

The Latvian government has supported the intention of the Ministry of Transport to consolidate the implementation functions of the Rail Baltica project to RB Rail AS.

On 11 August 2020 the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia took a position in favour of a single joint infrastructure manager for the Rail Baltica line. To pursue this goal, the Government of Latvia designated the national implementing body of Rail Baltica in Latvia, SIA Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas (EDZL) to commence necessary legal and administrative process in Latvia to facilitate the preparations for the Rail Baltica infrastructure management.  

Spain’s IDOM responsible for detailed technical design of Rail Baltica section Kaunas-Ramygala will present design proposals in Jonava county on the 19th of August.