Estonian and Latvian ministers met in Tartu on August 16 to discuss transport connections between the countries, including a train connection between Tartu and Riga and Rail Baltic. Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Riina Sikkut (SDE) and Minister of Transport Talis Linkaits met in Estonia’s second city and agreed connections between Tartu and Riga…
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital serviced 1,515,988 passengers in the first seven months of 2022, while the number stood at 313,036 for Batumi International Airport, TAV Georgia, the operator of the two facilities, announced on August 17. In the reporting period, the number of passengers increased by 121.56% YoY for Tbilisi Airport, while…
A tanker has taken 15,000 tons of Ukrainian sunflower oil out of Klaipeda, according to Bega, a stevedoring firm operating at the seaport. The cargo was loaded last week and is one of the largest Ukrainian shipments to depart from Klaipeda, Aloyzas Kuzmarskis, Bega’s board chairman, said on August 16. “This tanker is unique as…
As part of the “grain initiative”, the Brave Commander bulk carrier left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi on the morning of August 16 with 23,000 tons of wheat for Ethiopia, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure reported on Facebook. “The ship Brave Commander with grain for Africa has left the Pivdennyi port. The…
The State Road Administration (ASD) announced on August 16 that unauthorized construction works were identified on the national public road R6 Chisinau – Orhei – Balti. “Following the situation created on the route R6 Chisinau – Orhei – Balti, km 137+927 (right side), where an economic agent intervened on the construction site, ASD examined the…
Passengers will be able to pay seasonal ticket fares for Tbilisi public transport using their bankcards starting from September 1, Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced. Kaladze said city authorities had reached agreement with two major banks in the country, TBC Bank and Bank of Georgia, enabling their customers to integrate their travel passes into the…
The Georgian Infrastructure Ministry on August 10 said the China Road and Bridge Corporation, the contractor company for a road rehabilitation project in the Guria region, had been fined GEL 1.7 million ($629,664) for failing to fulfill the terms of the deal on three sections of the road. The statement came in response to a…