Kaliningrad Region Forms Transport Coordination Council

On May 5, 2001, the Kaliningrad railway administration, representatives of the Kaliningrad river port and seaport, regional administration transport sector development department and regional customs administration met to discuss the situation in the region’s transport complex. The meeting participants resolved on forming a coordination council to ensure adequate cooperation between all transportation market participants. The losses the region suffered due to miscoordination of their activities in the past month alone is estimated at 4.5 million rubles. The Kaliningrad railway loses some 120 thousand rubles monthly on delayed car unloading. The meeting elected Viktor Budovsky, director of the Kaliningrad railway, chairman of the Council. The Council intends to develop a cooperation agreement between all transportation market participants operating in the region.