Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said that PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia will not sustain financial losses in the event of termination of railway services with Russia. “These eight trains, which now run in the Russian direction, could have become a significant relief for Ukrainian citizens who want to travel inside the country. They would generate at…
African swine fever (ASF) has devastated pig farming in Estonia. Only 14% of the number of farms in 2014 remains, says UK daily The Guardian, with small-holdings especially ravaged. Over the four years, the number of pig farms apparently has fallen from 920 to 125. By law, even one ASF case means the slaughter of…
Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis says that Latvians’ demand that Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) pay them over 82 million euros for the dismantling of a railway track to Renge a decade ago has come as a surprise to him and more: it was “a stab in the back”, according to him. LG said that it…
Freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja in January-August climbed by 19.3% YoY, to 4,976,200 tons, the Port Authority says. In the reporting period, transshipment of grain grew by 42%, to 2,066,500 tons, construction materials – by 10%, to 482,100 tons, while transshipment of oil products fell by 16.5%, to 222,900 tons. Container traffic…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko congratulated workers of the oil, gas and oil refining industry on their professional holiday on September 9. The letter of congratulations was posted on the website of the head of state. “I sincerely congratulate you on your professional holiday. Increasing our own extraction of hydrocarbons and production of high-quality fuel, efficient…