The state railtrack company Eesti Raudtee estimates the freight capacity for the ongoing year to stand at 12.5 million tons, up by 1 ton from 2020. In January, the freight volume on Estonian railroads reached 1.2 million tons, up by 32% YoY. According to Eesti Ruadtee commercial director Arthur Raichmann, a similar trend should continue…
In January, the Freeport of Riga handled 1.7 million tons of cargo, down by 20.3% YoY. According to the port’s statistics, handing of grain increased by 42.3%, to 275,000 tons, coal handling fell by 99%, to 4,000 tons, chemicals – by 16.1%, to 102,200 tons, ore – 99,600 tons (no handling in January 2020), wood…
Latvian public transport company AS Pasazieru vilciens has started putting together its new trains. It is expected the new trains may start appearing on railways in Latvia in the coming months, as confirmed by AS Pasazieru vilciens board chairman Rodzers Janis Grigulis. He says discussions with the train supplier Skoda Vagonka still continue in regards…
The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine is planning to rebuild 20,000 kilometers of public roads until 2023, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii has announced. “This year we will start from the real funding, which will be projected and we plan ambitious figures. But the goal is to rebuild 20,000 kilometers of public roads until 2023 inclusive,” said…
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…