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Growth in Tallinna Sadam passenger numbers driven by cruise tourists
14.01.2019The number of passengers served by the state-owned Estonian port company Tallinna Sadam hit a record 10.6 mln last year, driven mainly by higher cruise passenger numbers, the port company said.
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Latvian ports handle 6.9% more cargo in 2018
14.01.2019Latvian ports handled 66.17 mln tons of cargo last year, which is a 6.9 % increase on the previous year, according to the Transport Ministry's data.
Lukashenko orders Belarusian government to arrange for oil deliveries via Baltic ports
11.01.2019Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday ordered his government to arrange for oil to be delivered via Baltic states’ ports. reported LETA/BNS according to Interfax information.
Tallink ferries Romantika and Isabelle meet safety standards - Maritime Administration
11.01.2019The passenger ferries Romantika and Isabelle, operated by Estonia’s Tallink, are in line with maritime safety standards, a joint inspection by the Maritime Administrations of Latvia and Sweden has established, informed LETA.
BLRT Grupp buys material handling machine for EUR 1 mln
11.01.2019The Estonian industrial group BLRT Grupp has bought a material handling machine for approximately one million euros in order to service vessels, BLRT representative said BC.
Lukashenko beefing up negotiating position against Moscow, Lithuanian parlt rep
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is only trying to beef up its negotiating position against Moscow, Virgilijus Poderys, chairman of the Lithuanian Seimas' Energy Commission said on Thursday after the Belarusian leader once again spoke about the possibility to find an alternative to Russian oil via the Baltic states, informed LETA/BNS.
Riga port sees number of ship passengers grow 4.9% in 2018
The port of Riga received 870,825 ship passengers in 2018, which was a 4.9 percent increase against 2017, according to information available on the port's official website, reported LETA/BNS.
2019 –Another year of consumption changes: Danish example 
