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…
In January-August water transport of Ukraine carried 3.6 million tons of cargo, down by 11.4% YoY, says State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Cargo turnover grew by 11.6%, to 2,875.9 million t-km. All types of transport carried 414.1 million tons (+3.6%). At the same time water transport carried 0.4 million passengers (+40.2%). According to State Statistics…
Implementation of e-payment system in public transport has started in the capital of Turkmenistan. Three types of e-cards for payment (general, for schoolchildren, for pensioners) appeared at various points of sale of Ashgabat city. General e-cards operate as e-wallets, and cash is automatically withdrawn from the balance of an e-card when brought close to a…