Rising fuel costs and wages are putting pressure on public transport operators in Estonia’s biggest cities. Tallinn plans to dip into its budget, but Tartu and Parnu may raise ticket prices. Tartu Deputy Mayor Raimond Tamm (Reform) said forecasts suggested an additional EUR 2 million might be needed to fund transport services. Last year EUR…
The planned increase in the ticket price for ferries to Estonia’s largest islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, may affect their tourism sectors, mayor of Saaremaa Madis Kallas says. While the increase in the price of a large commercial ferry trip back and forth could be 2 euros more than at present, the biggest jump in the…
As part of a Free Trade Area (FTA) Agreement, Ukraine and Turkey have agreed on the full liberalization of motor transportation services. “Within the framework of the FTA Agreement, a historic agreement on the full liberalization of road transportation services has been reached. Restrictions on Ukrainian motor carriers on the Turkish market will be lifted…
In January, Riga International Airport serviced 246,000 passengers or almost five times more than a year prior, according to the airport’s operational data on the airport’s results for the first month of the year. Two of the biggest passenger carriers in January were Latvia’s national airline airBaltic, which carried 49.9% or nearly 122,000 passengers to…
The state-owned company Lithuanian Railways (LTG) has received a letter from the Council for Rail Transport, which brings together 20 railway companies from various countries, confirming a ban on the transit of rail freight from Lithuania via Belarus. The ban will take effect on February 7 and will apply to shipments of oil products and…
Tbilisi transport authorities have assigned new minibuses to 11 routes in the capital city where public transportation has not been available, mayor Kakha Kaladze unveiled on February 2. The new routes in the city where the fresh fleet will now operate include: Avshniani settlement, settlements behind the 4th and 8th Gldani Microdistricts, settlements surrounding the…
On February 2, handling of grain was restricted in the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk, Ukrainian seaports authorities informed. The operating of ports was restricted due to heavy snow. All other ports of Ukraine were operating as usual. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)