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Estonia: Pant, Hanschmidt pledge EUR 15.4 mln worth of Tallink shares
Members of the supervisory board of the listed Estonian shipper Tallink Group Ain Hanschmidt and Eve Pant pledged a total of 16 mln shares in Tallink last Thursday worth 15.36 mln euros, Tallinnk Grupp told the stock exchange.
airBaltic extends season of flights to Athens and Reykjavik
Latvian national carrier airBaltic has extended the season of flights from Riga to Athens (Greece) and Reykjavik (Iceland), informed the company’s representative Alise Briede.
Pasazieru Vilciens signs train purchase contract with Skoda
Latvia’s state-owned rail company Pasazieru Vilciens (Passenger Trains) signed a train purchase contract with the Czech company Skod Vagonka (Skoda) today, Pasazieru Vilciens CEO Rodzers Janis Grigulis informed LETA.
Pasazieru Vilciens hopes that new electric trains will help substantially increase company's passenger turnover
Pasazieru Vilciens (Passenger Trains) company hopes that new electric trains will significantly increase the company's passenger turnover, as the company's CEO Janis Grigulis told Latvian Television today citing LETA.
Lithuanian fertilizer producer Achema orders another 3 large LNG shipments
Lithuania's fertilizer manufacturer Achema, the country's single largest gas consumer importing around half of all LNG in the country, has ordered another three large LNG shipments, according to the information available to LETA/BNS.
Latvijas Dzelzcels CEO Berzins and board member Straksas fired
Supervisory board at the state-owned railroad company Latvijas Dzelzcels (LDz) has agreed to terminate employment contracts with the company's management board chairman Edvins Berzins and board member Aivars Straksas, the supervisory board's chairman Janis Lange told reporters.
Bolt to launch scooter service in Vilnius
Ride-hailing service Bolt is set to launch its electric scooter rent service in Vilnius, reported LETA/BNS.
Tallinna Sadam to install automated mooring equipment at 3 quays
Listed Estonian port company Tallinna Sadam has signed an agreement with the companies Trelleborg and Cavotec on the installation of automated mooring equipment at quays No. 5, 12 and 13 of Tallinn's Old City Harbor, used by ships plying the Tallinn-Helsinki route.
Pasazieru Vilciens to sign train purchase contract with Skoda next week
Latvia’s state-owned rail company Pasazieru Vilciens (Passenger Trains) will sign a train purchase contract with the Czech company Skod Vagonka (Skoda) next week, the company’s representative Agnese Licite informed LETA.
Lithuania's LG Cargo hopes to maintain last year's result
LG Cargo, a rail cargo company which is part of Lithuania's state-run railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways), has been observing a downward tendency for cargo recently and hopes to maintain last year's result, referred the Verslo Zinios business daily information referred LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian airports report record H1 results
Lithuania's state run airport operator Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports) serviced 3.09 mln passengers in the first half of this year, up 5% from 2.954 mln passengers from the same period last year.
KlasJet adds two Boeings to its fleet
KlasJet, a business charter airline, part of the Lithuanian Avia Solutions Group, owned by businessman Gediminas Ziemelis, has added two more exclusively designed Boeing 737VIPs to its fleet, strengthening its positions and becoming one of the most capable private charter operators in Europe, the company said in a statement, informed LETA.
Rail Baltic Estonia extends deadline of contest for joint terminal's architectural design
The Estonian holding company Rail Baltic Estonia OU has adjourned until Sept. 3 the final date of submissions in an international idea competition to find the architectural solution for a joint public transport terminal to be established in the Ulemiste area of Tallinn.
Estonia: Driverless bus to be launched in Kadriorg district Friday
- Navya, a driverless bus brought to Estonia in the framework of the Sohjoa Baltic project, will be introduced in the Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn on Friday and those interested will be able to go on the first bus ride in the Kadriorg district of the capital, informed LETA/BNS.
Orlen's Lithuanian refinery imported contaminated Russian crude - sources
Polish-owned Lithuanian crude refiner Orlen Lietuva appears to have imported a cargo of Russian oil contaminated with organic chloride, reported LETA/BNS.
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