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Thursday, 18.04.2019, 16:01
Estonia's Bolt starts business in St. Petersburg
18.04.2019The Tallinn-based ride-sharing platform Bolt launched business in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Thursday, informed LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Estonia, Good for Business, Russia, Tourism, Transport
Lithuania, other countries sign declaration on Via Carpatia
17.04.2019Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Rokas Masiulis and his counterparts from Central and Southern Europe have signed a declaration on further development of the Via Carpatia transnational highway and closer cooperation in strengthening the transport sector, informed LETA/BNS.
Tanker delivers new LNG cargo for Lithuania's Achema
17.04.2019tanker delivered a new shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Norway to the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda on Wednesday, Klaipedos Nafta, the LNG terminal's operator, confirmed LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian airports see their passenger, cargo volumes rise this year
17.04.2019Lithuania's state run airport operator Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports) serviced 13,400 flights and over 1.32 mln passengers in the first quarter, up 3% and 7% respectively from the same period last year, informed LETA/BNS.
Operator of Tallinn-St Petersburg bus line keen to launch route to Kiev
17.04.2019The company Baltic Shuttle which at present operates a regular bus service between Tallinn and St. Petersburg wishes to launch a daily Tallinn-Kiev-Tallinn bus service with partners, informed LETA/BNS.
Estonian Consumer Disputes Committee removes SmartLynx form blacklist
The Estonian Consumer Disputes Committee has removed the low-cost carrier SmartLynx from its blacklist after the company paid out a compensation to a passenger, informed LETA/BNS.
airBaltic sees 12.1% increase in passenger numbers in Q1
Latvian airline airBaltic during the first three months of 2019 has transported 818 129 passengers or 12% more than last year to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East, the airline informed BC.
Bolt to start business in Russia's St Petersburg
According to Russian media, the Tallinn-based ridesharing platform Bolt is about to start business in the city of St. Petersburg on Thursday, informed LETA/BNS.
Einari Bambus to head Tallinn Airport until appointment of new CEO
Einari Bambus, member of the management board of Tallinn Airport, will serve as interim CEO of the state-owned airport company until the appointment of a new CEO, as former CEO Piret Murk-Dubout started work on Monday as member of the management board of listed shipper Tallink, reported LETA/BNS.
Poland's Laude sets up business in Lithuania's Kaunas
Polish transport and logistics company Laude is setting up its business in Lithuania's second-largest city of Kaunas and has established a new company, Laude Baltica, informed LETA/BNS.
Bolt launches operation in Sweden
Bolt, the ride-hailing company from Estonia previously known as Taxify, has launched operation in the Swedish capital, reported LETA/BNS.
Estonian PM's plane turns back to Brussels for technical reasons
The aircraft carrying Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas and the delegation accompanying him, who were returning from an extraordinary meeting of the heads of state and government leaders of the European Union in Brussels, had to discontinue its journey back to Estonia for technical reasons and turn back to Brussels, informed LETA/BNS.
Estonia denies Russian sailing ship Sedov entry into territorial waters
Estonia refused the Russian training vessel Sedov entry into its territorial waters, the embassy of the Russian Federation in Estonia called the decision an unfriendly act, wrote LETA/BNS.
Tallinn Airport planning large terminal expansion by 2035
The Estonian state-owned airport company Tallinn Airport is planning to raise the capacity of its passenger terminal to 8 mдn passengers a year by 2035, while the airport is planning a real traffic of 6 mдn people by that time, reported LETA/BNS.
Corruption Prevention Bureau has launched at least three investigations based on auditor's report on situation at Rigas Satiksme
Based on audit company Ernst&Young's report on the situation at municipal public transport company Rigas Satiksme, the Corruption Prevention Bureau has launched at least three investigations, the bureau's deputy chief Ineta Cirule told LETA.
Latvian 2050 strategy: a complicated endeavor 
