News about Transportation

French automobile concern Renault has announced large-scale plans to update the model range: by the end of the decade the company intends to introduce 36 new cars. This is stated in the official message of the manufacturer.

The government and importers of petroleum products have analyzed several options and mechanisms that could be applied to ensure that a possible price increase would be “gradual” and would not have a drastic impact on consumers.

The incident with an air strike on Nakhchivan is not related to Iran and will be investigated. This was stated by President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian during a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Locomotive drivers will be trained and examined using uniform criteria covering training centers, examiners, and the examination process.

Inspectors from the National Road Transport Agency (ANTA), in collaboration with the National Inspectorate of Public Safety, continued monitoring and control activities throughout the country from February 26 to March 5, 2026. These activities responded to numerous petitions and complaints from citizens who reported non-compliance with legal provisions by some road transport operators and drivers.

Countries in the Gulf region will lose between $34 billion and $56 billion in tourism revenue in 2026, with the number of international arrivals to the region dropping to 11-27% year-on-year, according to Logos Press.

Booking.com, one of the largest online accommodation booking services, has announced the winners of its 14th annual Traveller Review Awards. The awards are based on 370 million traveler reviews and reflect the level of service and hospitality of partners around the world, according to Logos Press.

The Giurgiulesti Free International Port will have a new legal regime, which simplifies the management of the territory, stimulates investments and protects the rights of residents.

The customs authorities of Moldova and Romania intend to develop cooperation in order to optimize cross-border traffic and ensure the security of the common border. Emphasis will be placed on the implementation of coordinated controls at border crossing points, as well as on the implementation of the computerized NCTS system under the new conditions applicable to the Republic of Moldova.

E-commerce giant Amazon has closed its fulfillment center in Abu Dhabi, suspended deliveries across the region and instructed its employees in Saudi Arabia and Jordan to stay home.

From March 1, 2026, a fully digitalized urban transport network will be launched in Ungheni. The cost of the project is estimated at 24 million lei.

On March 1, a government decision on a new methodology for calculating tariffs for road passenger transportation on regular routes in inter-district and district communication came into force.

Azerbaijan has become an important regional humanitarian evacuation center for foreign nationals and diplomatic missions fleeing Iran. Chinese nationals predominate among the evacuees.

A traffic circle will be built in Chisinau to relieve traffic flows and improve safety on the roads of the Botanica sector. It is also planned to build a passenger platform in this busy neighborhood of Chisinau.

At least 20 people were killed when a military plane carrying banknotes crashed in the Bolivian city of El Alto on Friday.

The municipality plans to allocate 70 million lei for the construction of four intercepting parking lots at the capital’s entrances. One parking lot each will be built in Cecani and Riscaniovca, and two in Buiucani, Logos Press reported.

The National Authority of Constanta Seaports plans to cover the acquisition of Danube Logistics, operator of the Giurgiulesti International Free Port (Moldova), by raising a total of 281.6 million Romanian lei ($65.41 million) from shareholders, Logos Press reported.

The Chisinau International Airport will invest about 180 million lei in the first stage of modernization and expansion of the main air harbor of the country, Logos Press reports.

Moscow will become the first city in the world where artificial intelligence will regulate neighborhood traffic, Logos Press reports.

The volume of passenger transportation by all modes of transport increased by 18.8% in 2025 to 7,505.5 million passenger-kilometers, according to Logos Press.