Two new bridges – across the Big Chui Canal on Orozbekov Street and across Alamedin River on Toktogul Street – were opened for traffic in Bishkek, the Capital Construction Department of the Bishkek City Administration reported. “Previously, there were 42 bridges in Bishkek, five more have been built over the past two years, including those…
The queue for the ferry connecting Saaremaa to the Estonian mainland via the smaller island of Muhu stretched to nearly a kilometer in length approaching Kuivastu, with wait times reaching up to three hours. Since the beginning of June ferry operator TS Laevad served the highest number of passengers and vehicles on July 20-22, transporting…
Russia uses the illegally constructed Crimean Bridge and its naval forces in the Sea of Azov to discourage shipowners from entering Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk. “This is being done to destabilize the situation in the Azov region of Ukraine, but I am sure that our joint efforts with the partners in the region,…
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov is convinced that the manufacture of light helicopters can solve the problem of transport communication in Ukraine. The official visited two helicopter plants in Kyiv region, namely PJSC Chezara and Vibston Aero, where he got acquainted with brand-new light helicopters and inspected…
A total of 1,223,901 passengers traveled aboard Tallink Grupp-owned vessels in July, indicating a 1.3% increase YoY, as well as setting a new all-time record for number of passengers transported in one month. In addition to the increase in the number of passengers in July, the number of cargo units transported by the group and…
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…