The revenue of the state-owned port company Port of Tallinn amounted to EUR 99.1 million in January-September, up by 29% YoY. Freight handled by Port of Tallinn during the period amounted to 14.3 million tons, and passengers numbered 8.2 million. The increase in revenue was mainly a result of the addition of ferry services to…
Shipper Viking Line closed its high-speed ferry connection to Helsinki ahead of schedule. One of the engines of Viking FSTR, a catamaran ferry originally expected to operate on the Tallinn-Helsinki route until October 22, was damaged and forced the company to cancel its crossings on four days already last week. Viking Line announced on October…
Construction work on the runway and taxiways of Tallinn’s airport have been concluded that made it necessary to occasionally close it during the night hours. The works lasted for two years. A new beaconing and lighting system is entering operation that is both environmentally friendly and corresponds to the current development level of the technologies…
In January-September the Port of Tallinn handled 14.25 million tons of cargo, down by 9.2% YoY. According to the Port Authorities, transshipment of containers climbed by 5.5%, to 157,050 TEUs. Transshipment of general cargo grew by 18.5%, to 509,200 tons, dry bulk cargo – by 5%, to 2,857,200 tons, liquid bulk cargo dropped by 27%,…
Alcohol excise duty will bring in some EUR 80 million less than estimated by the Ministry of Finance to Estonian state coffers next year, says the Estonian Institute of Economic Research (EKI), according to which this year’s revenues from the duty are smaller in absolute terms despite a steep rate hike. “The price difference with…
Terve Pere Apteek OU, which operates a chain of pharmacies under the Apotheka brand, has been ordered by the State Agency of Medicines to stop dispensing medicine at its pharmacy location on the premises of North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) in Tallinn. The State Agency of Medicines has forbidden the pharmacy situated in Estonia’s largest…
More than 266,000 passengers used the services of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport in September, up by 24% YoY. The number of passengers served by the airport during the first nine months of the year was greater by more than 300,000, or by 18%, than during the same period last year. Tallinn Airport crossed the 2…