Despite challenges in the cargo transportation sector – the Covid 19 crisis and the sharp decline in Russian transit cargo, many stevedoring companies in the port of Riga will finish the year with positive indicators and an increase in cargo turnover. According to the operational data of the Freeport of Riga Authority, currently 19 of…
Ainars Ozols has been re-approved as the chairman of Riga municipality’s Rigas satiksme Council, as confirmed by the company. On December 22, the new council of Rigas satiksme gathered for the first meeting. The council consists of Ozols and Normunds Narvaiss, as well as newly appointed Rolands Panko. The new council was elected through an…
Uzbekistan decided to limit international air traffic with countries, where the number of new cases of COVID-19 has risen sharply, in order not to complicate the epidemiological situation in the country, to the Special Republican Commission reported. In recent days, the number of new cases of coronavirus infection has sharply increased, and the epidemiological situation…
In November, passenger turnover at Riga Airport decreased by 90.9% YoY. The total number of flights was 1,903, down by 70.1%. The total volume of arrivals and departures of freight and mail has decreased by 4.5%. In November, the total number of passengers arriving and departing from Riga Airport was 50,222, down by 40.4 thousand…
Estonian transport company Bolt has raised EUR 150 million in its biggest investment round ever. With the support of the investment round, led by D1 Capital Partners with participation also from Darsana Capital Partners, the company plans to develop the security of its services and continue to expand its ride-sharing, food delivery and light-duty electric…
In January-November, the Freeport of Riga handled 21.82 million tons of cargo, down by 27.4% YoY. According to the port’s statistics, handing of grain increased by 34.5%, to 2.57 million tons, coal handling fell by 72.9%, to 2.6 million tons, chemicals – by 15.9%, to 1.33 million tons, ore grew by 14.3%, to 607,200 tons,…
Joint-Stock Company (JSC) Ukrzaliznytsia on December 13 launched a train from Kyiv to the town of Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, the infrastructure minister Vladyslav Kryklii reported on Facebook. “At 19:19 Kyiv time the first Mayak train departed from Kyiv to Avdiyivka. Previously, this train arrived at the Pokrovsk station, now the route has been extended. The…