A total of 1,223,901 passengers traveled aboard Tallink Grupp-owned vessels in July, indicating a 1.3% increase YoY, as well as setting a new all-time record for number of passengers transported in one month. In addition to the increase in the number of passengers in July, the number of cargo units transported by the group and…
In January-July the port of Ventspils handled 11.58 million tons of cargo, down by 15% YoY, the port authority reported. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo fell by 10%, to 6.558 million tons, dry bulk cargo – by 29%, to 3.451 million tons, while general cargo went up by 9%, to 1.571 million tons. The port’s…
In 2018 Ukraine can break a record in corn production – 27-28 million tons, and increase the sales to China by 10%, due to the current trade war between the USA and China, declared the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Maksym Martynyuk. According to the announcement, China accused the USA…
The Ukrainian market of new commercial vehicles decreased by 18% YoY in July, the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association Ukrautoprom reports. “In July 928 new commercial vehicles were registered, down by 18% YoY,” reads the report. Renault vehicles had the largest demand over the period, with 211 vehicles registered. Its share on the market of…
Travelers on Elron’s railway network west of Tallinn will have to change from trains to buses between Paaskula and Keila this weekend. The interruption is caused by scheduled maintenance and repair work that will continue well into August, with replacement buses scheduled later on in the month as well. The temporary changes affect all travelers…
Almost only Kazakhstan-grown wheat is used to produce flour in Tajikistan. In the first half of the year the share of the country’s flour on the domestic consumer market of Tajikistan reached 95.8%, as Tajik Ministry of Industry and New Technologies reports. According to the Antimonopoly Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan,…
Aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and Hong Kong met in Astana to discuss air communication between the two countries, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry for Innovations and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. During the meeting with Talgat Lastayev, Chairman of the Committee, the officials from Hong Kong expressed interest in increasing passenger…