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Sunday, 23.07.2017, 13:48
Lithuanian MFA: Latvia won't block Astravyets electricity, as it wants freight
21.07.2017After Latvia's foreign minister restated the country's plans not to block electricity generated by the Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP), Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius does not rule out the move is due to economic reasons, informs LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Baltic States – CIS, Energy, Latvia, Legislation, Lithuania, Port, Transport
Latvian EcoMin: LNG terminal in Skulte would have advantage
17.07.2017A liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Latvia’s Skulte port would have a great technological advantage, said Latvian Economics Minister Arvils Aseradens in an interview with LETA.
Minister approves Zeltins for Freeport of Riga CEO
14.07.2017Transport Minister Uldis Augulis (Greens/Farmers) approves Ansis Zeltins’ candidacy for Freeport of Riga CEO, informs LETA.
In H1, a record volume of container cargo was transshipped via Riga Port
14.07.2017The Freeport of Riga Authority has analyzed cargo turnover for the first 6 months of 2017. During the reporting period 17.5 million tons of various cargo, received and shipped from Riga to 43 countries of the world, were handled at the port of Riga, reported BC the press service of the port.
Cargo turnover at Latvian ports rises by 7% in H1
13.07.2017In the first six months of 2017, Latvian ports reloaded 33.989 million tons of cargo, which was a 7% increase against the same period in 2016, according to information released by the Transport Ministry, cites LETA.
Advising of Tallinn Port IPO to cost less than EUR 1 mln
STJ Advisors and Superia Coroporate Finance have been chosen for the contract of independent financial adviser in the initial public offering (IPO) of minority shares in the state owned Estonian port company Port of Tallinn, while the cost of the consultation is estimated to be from half a million euros to one million euros, informs LETA/BNS.
Klaipeda port's cargo traffic hits new record high in H1
Cargo traffic at the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda rose by 2.9% in the first half of 2017 from a year ago to 20.6 million tons, with loadings in June alone up by 1.4% year-on-year to 3.365 million tons, the port authority said, cites LETA/BNS.
EU Budget-2018: a guide for the Baltic States' development
