News about Transportation

For the first quarter of 2026, Ukrainian ports fulfilled the transshipment plan by 98% – more than 21 million tons of cargo.

US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating the terms of the ceasefire and again threatened Tehran with the destruction of the country’s critical infrastructure, including bridges and power plants. Iranian authorities, in turn, accused the United States of violating the truce after the U.S. military seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

The Entry/Exit System (EES), which began operating at EU borders on April 10, has caused hours-long queues at airports in six European countries.

In 2025, a decrease in the total number of vessels calling at Giurgiulesti Port was recorded, down to 1,536 against 1,769 a year earlier, when the maximum number was recorded from 2019.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the city authorities have envisaged special measures for citizens during the Radonitsa period. Chisinau City Hall informs that during April 19-20, temporary parking spaces will be available for visitors near the cemetery “St. Lazar”.

In 2025, the number of electric and hybrid vehicles will reach approximately 87,000, an increase of more than 30% compared to 2024.

The Moldovan government will consider on Wednesday, April 22, the draft denunciation of the Agreement on the division and joint use of freight cars and containers of the former USSR Ministry of Railways.

The head of the International Energy Agency warned Thursday that Europe has only six weeks of jet fuel reserves because of ongoing problems in the aviation industry caused by the crisis in the Middle East.

The Romanian company MS Projects, specializing in oversized transportation and logistics management for industrial projects, has opened an office in Chisinau.

The Mayor’s Office of Făleşti has announced that it will compensate the increase in the fare for public transport in the city at the expense of the local budget. This will allow residents not to bear in full the new costs requested by the carrier against the background of rising fuel prices.

The Council for the Review of Investments Important to State Security has upheld the refusal to pre-approve the investment for Gara Auto Nord Ltd. As a result, Auto Nord will revert to 85% state ownership.

Prices for sea and air freight transportation continue to seek a new equilibrium against the backdrop of an unstable geopolitical environment and the realignment of logistics routes.

German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft has unveiled a conceptual design of a cruise liner Project Vision, focused on a complete transition to electric propulsion using rechargeable batteries. The development is scheduled to be presented at Seatrade Cruise Global, an international industry trade show taking place in Miami from April 13-16.

Moldova plans to introduce European safety standards for road tunnels over 500 meters long. There are no such facilities in the country yet, but the bill has been drafted as part of the requirements of European Union integration and applies to tunnels in operation, under construction or in design.

The number of Europeans considering buying Chinese-branded cars has increased markedly.

Turkey has become the 4th largest deepwater drilling fleet in the world and is now independently searching for natural gas and oil in its own seas.

Today, April 12, marks the 65th anniversary of the first human space flight. On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on the Vostok-1 spacecraft made a historic 108-minute flight, opening the era of space exploration. Today, anyone can conquer space for a certain amount of money, and it is much lower.

On April 10, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution, which supplemented the list of international checkpoints across the Ukrainian-Moldovan state border with the automobile checkpoint “Yampol – Coseuti”.

Due to security threats related to the situation in the Middle East, the organization of this year’s pilgrimage trip for the Blessed Fire was structured as a multi-stage logistical route. It included flights, land crossings and transit through third countries.

A direct railroad route will connect Kiev and Chisinau International Airport. This was announced on Saturday, April 11, by Ukraine’s state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia.