Linda Line, which operates the high-speed catamaran Karolin connecting Tallinn and Helsinki, has canceled all of its October 3 departures due to poor sea conditions on the Gulf of Finland. Linda Line, which operates under the Linda Line Express brand, has a policy of canceling departures due to conditions involving wind speeds in excess of…
The Estonian state-owned port company Port of Tallinn is planning on launching the first vehicle gateways outfitted with automatic license plate recognition as part of its EUR 7 million project to upgrade gates and waiting areas in Tallinn’s Old City Harbor. The Port of Tallinn will implement the Smart Port concept in Old City Harbor,…
Organizations representing haulers in Estonia have issued a joint statement to two standing committees of the Riigikogu urging them to discuss the situation of the road haulage sector, as the country has lost an estimated EUR 50 million in tax revenue due to higher fuel duties this year. As a result of decisions made by…
Prices of tickets for flights of the Latvian national airBaltic airline may decline somewhat next year, says airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss. He explains that this year’s prices have declined somewhat, and he predicts this tendency may continue next year as well, but only if positions of different costs remain the same. If oil prices and…
The government of Ukraine has provided in the draft state budget for next year UAH 44 billion (about $1.68 billion) for the construction and repair of roads and additional UAH 4 billion (about $150 million) for two large-scale projects, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said. “This year, we have invested UAH 30 billion in the…
Prime Minister Juri Ratas and European Commissioner for Mobility and Transport Violeta Bulc met to discuss how the funding of transport infrastructure might continue in the EU beginning in 2021. “Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has so far been very successful. Without cross-border infrastructure Europe cannot talk about an internal market and fundamental freedoms. Due to…
Reconstruction work at Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport remains on schedule and will have been in large part be completed by October 12, before construction of the airport’s new parking garage begins next year. “Tallinn Airport has reached the fourth interim stage with the currently ongoing air traffic area development project, which is to last until…