About $60 billion is required to implement Ukraine’s transport strategy until 2030, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said. “It will cost about $60 billion until 2030. It is already clear that more than half of this amount will come from the state budget, at the expense of the Road Fund, Ukrzaliznytsia, the Sea Ports…
Listed Estonian shipper AS Tallink Grupp has signed an agreement with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the construction of a new shuttle ferry. Tallink and RMC signed an agreement of intent according to which Tallink intended to order a new passenger ferry for its Tallinn-Helsinki route. The new vessel, which is to be built at…
The aviation authorities of Kazakhstan and Finland have agreed to expand air communication, the press service of the Aviation Committee of the Ministry for Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported. During the President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to Finland, Astana and Helsinki signed the bilateral document, a memorandum on air communication as part…
Last week the Freeport of Riga Authority together with SIA Riga Container Terminal represented the Freeport of Riga in one of the largest Asian transport and logistics exhibitions “The 13th China (Shenzhen) International Logistics and Transportation Fair” in the Chinese port city of Shenzhen, as well as participated in several major industry events. During the…
The Estonian Seamen’s Independent Union (EMSA) is accusing a member of the management of ferry operator TS Laevad of unethical behavior and alleging that company employees have been offered various benefits in order to free it from signing a collective agreement through the trade union. TS Laevad, the subsidiary of Port of Tallinn (AS Tallinna…
The board of Tallinn’s public transportation company Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS (TLT) approved the company’s 2019 investment plan, according to which it would purchase 100 new natural gas buses for EUR 25 million next year. According to the investment strategy, all of the company’s old diesel buses are to be replaced by city buses that run…
Tashkent Transport Service JSC will return the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Low Floor buses to operation after a detailed inspection. There have been cases when these buses caught fire, and it has been decided to stop their operation. On October 10 and October 12 the Mercedes-Benz Low Floor buses, running on the routes Nos. 87 and 95,…