Latvia’s first railway container depot will begin operation in September, the Baltic Times reported.

The transport hub project is the result of the combined effort between German transport and logistics company DB Schenker and Russian Railway’s subsidiary TransContainer.

Latvia’s state-owned railway Latvijas Dzelzcels did not participate in the project.

Representatives of DB Schenker and TransContainer declined to comment on the opening of the new depot, saying instead that all the details haven’t yet been worked out between the two companies.

“We have signed an agreement with Schenker, according to which our railway rolling-stock on the territory of the company’s logistics’ park will be placed,” said TransContainer spokesman Dmitry Yesipov.

It is expected that empty containers, sitting on the railway platforms at the depot, can be re-loaded before the next train arrives from Russia, therefore eliminating waiting times as they’re ready to be hooked up to begin the return journey to Russia, fully loaded.

Schenker logistics park is located between Lubana Street and Krustpils Street in Rigay and is served by an existing railway branch.

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