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Lithuania's Klaipedos Smelte set to buy new cranes amid plans to boost TEU traffic
laipedos Smelte, one of the Klaipeda port's largest operators, is investing 50 million euros in expansion and expects to take delivery of new Finnish-made cranes in late 2019 as it aims to boost its TEU handling volumes to around 1 million tons in 2022 to 2023, more than a five-hold increase from 2017, informed LETA/BNS.
New LNG shipment to arrive in Lithuania Wednesday
A new shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Norway's Equinor (formerly Statoil) is to come to the port of Klaipeda this wee, reported LETA/BNS.
DB Schenker offers booking platform for land transport
DB Schenker, a division of the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG, has set up out a new digital booking platform enabling customers in Germany to access logistics services for land transport online, following the successful trial period of the 'connect 4 land' platform in Spain, DB Schenker informed.
Vesterbacka introduces Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel plan to Estonian econmin
Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kadri Simson on Friday met with Tallinn-Helsinki railway tunnel project leader Peter Vesterbacka, who introduced to the minister his plans regarding the FinEst Bay Area and tunnel construction, reported LETA/BNS.
Uber significantly raises prices Thursday
The Uber operation in Estonia from Thursday hiked up its prices in order to increase the number of available vehicles in the city of Tallinn and reduce the dynamic surge rate of the ride, accrodoing to the daily Postimees reports LETA/BNS.
Tickets on Kyiv-Minsk-Vilnius-Riga passenger train on sale
On Thursday, tickets on Kyiv-Minsk-Vilnius-Riga passenger train went on sale, Latvijas Dzelzcels railway company reported.
Auto parts dealer Inter Cars Lithuania lifts FY revenue 17% to 67 mln
Lithuania's auto parts dealer Inter Cars Lietuva last year posted 66.964 mln euros in revenue, up 16.6% from 57.436 mln euros in 2016, informs LETA/BNS.
Wizz Air to launch new flights from Riga to Kyiv in 2019
Hungarian low-costs carrier Wizz Air will launch new flights from Riga to Kyiv next year, informs LETA.
Lithuanian Railways' revenue up 8% in 2018
Lithuania's state run railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) posted 262 mln euros in revenue in the first seven months of 2018, up 8% from 242 mln euros last year, informs LETA/BNS.
Estonian ministry asking Russia for endorsement of China freight train route
Since the Russian state-owned railway company has not given its nod to the operation of two transit container trains on the route from Changchun, China to the North Port of Paldiski, Estonia's chief transport official Ahti Kuningas has turned to Russia's Deputy Minister of Transport Sergei Aristov to help solve the matter, the Russian-language news portal of public broadcaster ERR reported.
Vilnius to invest 39 mln euros into public transport, to buy electric, hybrid buses
Vilnius authorities plan to invest another 38.5 mln euros for upgrading the public transport system and by 135 new buses. The Lithuanian capital will purchase electric and hybrid buses for the first time, informs LETA/BNS.
EU Directorate: Latvia -- the poor and deteriorating quality of road infrastructure
The study "Transport in the European Union - Current Trends and Challenges" was prepared by the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE). Below the Baltic Course, the trends and challenges of the transport industry in each of the Baltic countries are highlighted.
Klaipeda continues to rank 1st among Baltic ports by cargo traffic
Klaipeda this year continues to rank first among all seaports in the three Baltic countries in terms of cargo traffic, according to figures released by the ports.
Lithuania plans to invest around EUR 700 mln into airport expansion
Lithuania's government estimates that around 700 million euros will be invested into the expansion of the airports in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga by 2028. The country plans to continue having a network of three international airports, reported LETA/BNS.
Cabinet supports Latvian-Belarus agreement on international rail traffic
The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday supported the agreement between the Latvian and Belarus governments on international rail traffic that provides for signing a new bilateral cooperation agreement on cooperation in rail transport sector, BC learned at the press center of the Minitry of Transport and Communication.
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