Several streets in Bishkek have been closed for traffic since March 26 due to repairs, press service of the Bishkek City Administration reported with reference to the Capital Construction Department. Akhunbaev (from 25th Street to Kopuro-Bazar) and Orozbekov (from Fere to Mozhaiskaya) Streets were closed. Repair of roads is planned to be completed by the…
Already this year in the Kundzinsala territory of the Freeport of Riga it is planned to begin construction works for the development of a spacious, multifunctional cargo handling, warehousing and logistics center that will serve as the hub for cargo distribution and consolidation for goods and products from India and other countries to the markets…
The first batch of new trolleybuses purchased at the expense of EBRD funds within the public transport development project arrived in Bishkek. According to the press service of the Bishkek City Administration, 5 trolleybuses out of 37 are already in Bishkek, 4 more trolleybuses are on their way and will arrive in a week. Currently,…
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair launches routes from Kyiv and Lviv in October. If its activity is successful, the airline will open a representative office in Ukraine. According to a source close to the negotiation process, Ryanair will launch European routes from Kyiv and Lviv in October. As noted, the new agreement “gives the carrier the…
Rail freight traffic between Belarus and Lithuania went up by 15% in 2017, the press service of Belarusian Railways reported. Head of Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov and director general of Lithuanian Railways Mantas Bartuska held talks in Minsk. “The sides discussed Belarus-Lithuania rail freight traffic in 2017 and ways to boost it in 2018. Last…
Freight volume handled at the Port of Klaipeda in January-February grew by 6% YoY, to 7.25 million tons, the Port Authority statistics said. Transshipment of liquid bulk cargo grew by 7.6%, to 1.98 million tons, and general cargo – by 19.7%, to 2.28 million tons, while dry bulk cargo fell by 3.4%, to 2.99 million…
The International North-South Transport Corridor will make a significant contribution to increase in cargo transportation through Azerbaijan, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) declared. “BSTDB is interested in such infrastructure projects,” the bank said. “The North-South project is a regional initiative covering several BSTDB member-states, which is another reason for BSTDB to support…