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.…
Number of regular flights from Bishkek to Moscow increases from one to three, the Russian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan has reported. In accordance with the agreement reached, the government of the Russian Federation decided to increase the frequency of flights between Russia and the Kyrgyz Republic from February 8, the diplomatic mission said. “Instead of one,…
Latvijas dzelzcels (LDz) subsidiary SIA LDz Cargo has been abusing its dominant position on the railway freight market, as reported by Competition Council (KP). Looking at LDz Cargo’s operations and their compliance with the Competition Law, KP found there were four freight carriers active on Latvia’s railway freight market. However, LDz Cargo has been abusing…