Saaremere Kala AS, a subsidiary of the listed food trading group AS PRFoods, has submitted a new application for building rights for an offshore fish farming complex off the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. The company wants the fish farm permission to extend to 50 years, and aims to harvest rainbow trout in offshore cages to…
Listed Estonian shipper AS Tallink Grupp has signed an agreement with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the construction of a new shuttle ferry. Tallink and RMC signed an agreement of intent according to which Tallink intended to order a new passenger ferry for its Tallinn-Helsinki route. The new vessel, which is to be built at…
The Estonian Seamen’s Independent Union (EMSA) is accusing a member of the management of ferry operator TS Laevad of unethical behavior and alleging that company employees have been offered various benefits in order to free it from signing a collective agreement through the trade union. TS Laevad, the subsidiary of Port of Tallinn (AS Tallinna…
The board of Tallinn’s public transportation company Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS (TLT) approved the company’s 2019 investment plan, according to which it would purchase 100 new natural gas buses for EUR 25 million next year. According to the investment strategy, all of the company’s old diesel buses are to be replaced by city buses that run…
The Estonian Center for Defense Investment (ECDI) announced a EUR 40-million procurement for the purchase of long-range antitank weapons systems. In the framework of the procurement, at least 18 weapons systems are to be bought with ammunition. The supplier must also provide auxiliary equipment, technical support and training, spokespeople for the ECDI said. “The antitank…
Construction of the new museum started on October 6, and if everything goes according to plan, the museum will open to the public in July next year. The museum’s cornerstone was laid on October 5. “We’re hoping very much to give the city another tourist magnet,” says Kaire Tooming, who is in charge of the…
Eggs from all Sanlind farms have been infected with salmonella, according to the Veterinary and Food Board (VTA). Salmonella had been detected at two of the Valga company’s farms. Now the VTA says output from all Sanlind OU has been infected, including eggs already purchased from stores. The VTA stated the possible contamination concerns Sanlind…