Belarus has no plans to raise tariffs on container cargo transportations

16.07.2010 (12:13)

In the near future Belarus has no plans to raise tariffs on container cargo transportations, Pavel Bozhanov, head of the strategic development, coordination and investing in transport systems of the Belarus Ministry for Transport and Communications, told a press conference in Minsk on 14 July, BelTA has learnt.

The official of the Transport Ministry noted that the Belarusian Railways conducts a flexible tariff policy. So, the transit via Belarus is growing, he added. “The tariffs on container cargo transportations will be not raised in the near future,” he underscored. According to Pavel Bozhanov, the Belarusian tariff policy is interconnected with the neighboring countries including Russia and the Baltic states.

Pavel Bozhanov noted that at present the Belarusian Railways is developing a project to modernize cargo terminals in order to transform them into up-to-date transport and logistics centers. The Belarusian Railways will purchase special equipment to attract transit cargoes, reload containers.

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