In January-July the port of Ventspils handled 11.58 million tons of cargo, down by 15% YoY, the port authority reported. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo fell by 10%, to 6.558 million tons, dry bulk cargo – by 29%, to 3.451 million tons, while general cargo went up by 9%, to 1.571 million tons. The port’s…
Travelers on Elron’s railway network west of Tallinn will have to change from trains to buses between Paaskula and Keila this weekend. The interruption is caused by scheduled maintenance and repair work that will continue well into August, with replacement buses scheduled later on in the month as well. The temporary changes affect all travelers…
Aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and Hong Kong met in Astana to discuss air communication between the two countries, the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry for Innovations and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. During the meeting with Talgat Lastayev, Chairman of the Committee, the officials from Hong Kong expressed interest in increasing passenger…
Monthly passenger traffic at Minsk National Airport in July exceeded half a million people, according to the airport’s website. For the first time in its history, the airport reported over 500,000 passengers within one incomplete month. The 500,000th passenger arrived on Belavia’s flight B2-927 Minsk-Krasnodar. The passenger traffic at Minsk National Airport in July rose…
About 40 builders of Osh-Batken-Isfana road in Batken region went on a strike because of non-payment of wages. The protesters demand payment of the wage arrears for four months. The Ministry of Transport and Roads said that the problem would be solved in the coming days. Funds will be transferred to the account of the…
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia has invested into the development of the company almost UAH 3.5 billion raised this year from the indexation of tariffs for freight, Acting Head of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov stated at a meeting with representatives of shipping companies, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia reports. “Ukrzaliznytsia, as promised, fulfills its obligations to…
Possible supplies and joint production of Belkommunmash electric buses were discussed during a visit of the company’s delegation led by Director General Vladimir Korol to Egypt, the Belarusian embassy in Egypt reported. Belkommunmash representatives met with the authorities of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Military Industry Organization of Egypt, the Alexandria Passenger Transportation…