In January-May, the Freeport of Riga handled 10,047,300 tons of cargo, down by 25.8% YoY. According to the port’s statistics, handing of grain increased by 18.3%, to 804,500 tons, coal handling fell by 64.4%, to 4.36 million tons, chemical cargo – by 18.1%, to 587,100 tons, ore – by 16.9%, to 283,100 tons, and oil…
Kazakhstan will resume international air service to Turkey, China, South Korea, Thailand, Georgia and Japan, the Industry and Infrastructure Development Ministry’s press service reports. In accordance with the decision of the interdepartmental commission for prevention of coronavirus spread in Kazakhstan as of June 11, taking into account recommendation of the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry and WHO…
Major shippers operating between Tallinn and Helsinki are predicting a rapid increase in travel from Finland to Estonia. Tallink Silja CEO Margus Schults said that tickets to Tallinn had been available for sale since the beginning of June, but now the company had the opportunity to actively market them as well. Viking Line has likewise…
Travel by railway will resume in Georgia on June 15, Georgian Railways has announced, noting the company is ready to ensure the safe transportation of passengers and to implement the regulations imposed by the Ministry of Health. Georgian Railway said that the Ministry of Health had already inspected train wagons and concluded that Georgian Railways…
Georgia is opening its airspace to international flights from July 1 and the international airports are making preparations to receive tourists and to ensure their services are in line with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health. Disinfectant machines for hands have already been set up, as well as thermal cameras to scan travelers arriving…
Irish Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest air low-cost carrier, intends to resume flights from Ukraine to Italy starting from July 6, Ryanair Ukraine has reported on Telegram. In particular, Ryanair will operate flights from Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and Odesa. Thus, starting from July 6, the airline plans to resume flights Kyiv-Rome, Kyiv-Milan (Bergamo), Lviv-Bologna, Kharkiv-Milan…
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Joel Lion has said air traffic between Ukraine and Israel is not expected to resume in the near future due to coronavirus incidence statistics. He said he had offered a pilot project to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, but then it turned out the statistics…