Ukraine needs to develop a state strategy to support domestic airlines in connection with negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has stated. “We must intensify work and shape a state strategy to support domestic air carriers in connection with the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to complete…
Latvian state-owned carrier airBaltic has added five new destinations to its Tallinn routes this week, bringing its total to 15. The airline says it will still need state aid this year, however. Changes in coronavirus rates and/or restrictions have helped boost the list, with exemptions granted for direct flights to Warsaw, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Riga, Helsinki…
Freights with added value represent the future for Latvian ports, as both ports and the state would benefit from them, says board chairman of Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ)-based company Terrabalt, Liepaja Port Tenants Association representative Aris Ozolins. He said the decline of coal freights was enormous at Latvian ports. However, looking at it from…
Uzbekistan has lifted all restrictions on air travel with Germany. The corresponding decision was made by a special republican commission on February 11. All inbound, outbound and transit flights between Uzbekistan and Germany are allowed to resume again. The Uzbek government banned entry from Germany and seven other countries on December 21, 2020 amid the…
The government is planning to go ahead with the privatization of Operail and the proposal will likely be put before the government in March, Estonia’s minister of economic affairs and infrastructure Taavi Aas has said during parliament’s question time. The minister said he could see no reason why one could not be moving forward with…
Passenger ferry line TS Laevad, which operated routes between the Estonian mainland and its major islands, said passenger numbers were down by 19% YoY in January. The line, a subsidiary of the state-owned firm the Port of Tallinn, carried 94,896 passengers in January, while vehicle volumes fell by 7%, to 55,503 vehicles. TS Laevad board…
In January, the port of Ventspils handled 1.26 million tons of cargo, up by 6% YoY. The port handled 856,000 tons of liquid bulk cargo, 203,000 tons of dry bulk cargo and 197,000 tons of general cargo. In the reporting period, the port welcomed 122 ships including 86 dry bulk cargo carriers and 36 tankers.…