The "Baltic" bulk cargo ferry has resumed February 1st operating the Baltiisk - Ust-Luga line transshipping 283 rail cars of various commodities, the Kaliningrad Railroad (KZD, a branch of Russian Railways) press service reports today.

The Baltysk - Ust-Luga train-ferry line provides alternative freight traffic between Kaliningrad and Leningrad regions. In 2009, 14.763 cars laden with a broad range of commodities were shipped by the ferry line, or 39.7% up from 2008.

The "Baltic" ferry’s capacity is 1.950 linear meters, which allows carrying 85 railroad cars or any type of wheeled and tracked vehicles. The ferry calls twice a week at port.