President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, as part of his working trip to Jalal-Abad region, got acquainted with the progress of construction of an alternative North – South road. In particular, he examined the progress of the construction of the tunnel through Kok-Art pass. The Ministry of Transport noted that construction of 2,991 meters of the…
A China-controlled Spanish firm that has won Lithuania’s tender to build a railway bridge over the Neris River poses a threat to national security, a government panel has decided. The bridge is part of the Rail Baltica European standard-gauge railway project implemented by Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG). “The commission has decided that LTG Infra’s…
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said Tbilisi City Hall was going to purchase 380 new buses in 2022. Kaladze also noted that old buses and minibuses would be totally replaced, and the municipal transport problem would finally be solved next year. “Tbilisi City Hall will purchase 180 units of 8-meter buses and 200 18-meter buses. New…
Tallink hopes to recover 70% of its pre-pandemic passenger volume until summer 2022, the ferry company’s CEO Paavo Nogene has said. It will take several years for tourism to properly recover. On December 15, Tallink said it would suspend ferries on the Tallinn-Stockholm line for five weeks at the start of next year due to…
A Spanish firm owned by a Chinese state company may be declared the winner of the tender to build a railway bridge over the Neris River, which is part of the Rail Baltica European standard-gauge railway project. Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG), the country’s state-owned railway company, is proposing to sign the contract, valued at…
At the start of 2022, ferry company Tallink will suspend the Tallinn-Stockholm line for five weeks due to high fees, fuel costs and low passenger numbers. Between January 11 and February 17, 2022 the Estonia-Sweden line will be suspended. Between February 17 and April 8, 2022 one ship will service the route. Tallink CEO Paavo…
The Port of Ventspils handled in January-November over 10 million tons of cargo, down by 15.2% YoY, the port authority’s statistics showed. In the eleven-month period Ventspils terminals handled 5.62 million tons of liquid bulk, 2 million tons of dry bulk and 2.45 million tons of general cargoes. The harbour master office reported 1,085 calls,…