The direct work on implementation of the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa road rehabilitation project will start in June. “This 90-kilometer highway is one of the most heavily traveled roads in the country because it has not been rehabilitated for more than 30 years, with the exception of a partial recovery work carried out in the early 2000s,”…
The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities has developed a draft law on returning of all gas distributing networks to state ownership, Chairman of the National Commission Dmytro Vovk stated at a commission’s meeting on April 10. “The issue of ownership of gas distributing networks lies beyond the scope of the…
U.S. congressmen have voiced support for Latvia’s security and an interest for developing closer cooperation with the country’s ports, as reported by Latvian Foreign Affairs Ministry. On April 9, Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister Edgars Rinkevics met with a delegation of U.S. congressmen led by congressman Bull Shuster to discuss Trans-Atlantic relations, strategic cooperation between Latvia…
State-owned Estonian airline Nordica carried a total of 41,200 passengers in March in cooperation with strategic partner LOT Polish Airlines, an increase of 57% YoY. During the first three months of 2017, the airline carried over 107,100 passengers, a 67% YoY. Nordica operated 786 regular flights in March, 20% more than in March 2016, to…
Continuing investments in the renewal of its bus fleet, Ecolines has bought ten new buses using funding from Swedbank. The company has bought five Setra S431DT and five Man R08. The new buses will be used for runs to Western Europe, Baltic States and internal runs within Latvia. All buses are fitted with ergonomic seats.…
Atlasjet Ukraine airline (the Atlasglobal brand) plans to return to its development plan and investment by the parent company if there is a chance of basing its planes in Kyiv and Odessa thanks to being assigned to the flights to these cities, Atlasjet Ukraine Executive Director Ovunc Horasans has said. “In 2014, we had concrete…
The first consignment of buses assembled in Turkey is expected to arrive in Dushanbe soon, Tajik Minister of Transport Khudoyor Khudoyorzoda reported. According to him, Tajikistan has purchased 40 Isuzu buses assembled in Turkey for Dushanbe. “In summer, we plan to purchase 24 more Isuzu bases from Turkey,” the minister said. Dushanbe authorities intend to…