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TS Laevad
''TS Laevad'' ("TS Ships") is an Estonian ferry company which operates two routes between the Estonian mainland and the islands of Hiiumaa and Muhu in the Baltic Sea. (Muhu is connected by a causeway to Estonia's largest island, Saaremaa). The company is a fully owned subsidiary of the Port of Tallinn, which is in turn majority-owned by the Estonian state. The state subsidises the ferry routes with a sum of over €20 million per annum. The company operates five ferries, of which four (:et:Leiger (parvlaev), ''Leiger'', :et:Piret (parvlaev), ''Piret'', :et:Tiiu (parvlaev), ''Tiiu'' and :et:Tõll, ''Tõll'') were new-builds delivered in 2016/17. These four ferries each has a capacity of 700 passengers and 150 cars. :et:Regula, ''Regula'' is a smaller vessel, built in 1971, which is used as a reserve. An additional sixth ferry is expected to be delivered in 2024. Routes Two routes across the Väinameri are operated by TS Laevad. History ''TS Laevad'' replaced the previous opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city Tartu, however only south of Helsinki, Finland, also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohuküla
Rohuküla is a village in Ridala Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. It is a seaport connecting the mainland with the islands of Hiiumaa ( Heltermaa port) and Vormsi ( Sviby port). During winter there are two ice roads An ice road or ice bridge is a human-made structure that runs on a frozen water surface (a river, a lake or a sea water expanse).Masterson, D. and Løset, S., 2011, ISO 19906: Bearing capacity of ice and ice roads, Proceedings of the 21st Inte ... from the village to the two islands, the one to Hiiumaa being Europe's longest, at 26.5 km. Rohuküla is the birthplace of artist Enno Hallek. References Villages in Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kihnu Veeteed
Kihnu Veeteed ("Kihnu Waterways") is a ferry company which operates eight routes in Estonia. It is registered on the island of Kihnu in the Gulf of Riga, and runs a fleet of eight passenger ferries.Kihnu Veeteed. Retrieved 5 September 2019. The company's ferries provide connections between the mainland and the small islands of , , , , |
Kersti Kaljulaid
Kersti Kaljulaid (; born 30 December 1969) is an Estonian politician who served as the fifth president of Estonia between 2016 and 2021. She was also the first and only female head of state of Estonia since the country declared independence in 1918, as well as the youngest president, aged 46 at the time of her election.Former European auditor Kersti Kaljulaid elected president of Estonia Estonian World, 2 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016. Kaljulaid, a state official who at the time served as Estonia's representative in the European Court of Auditors, entered the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian President
The president of the Republic of Estonia ( et, Eesti Vabariigi President) is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is one of the few parliamentary republics in which the president is a ceremonial figurehead without even nominal executive powers. The president is obliged to suspend their membership in any political party for the term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the president in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically help the president to function in a more independent and impartial manner. The president holds office for five years. They may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice consecutively. In Estonia, the president is elected by the Riigikogu; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner. There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The Commission President (currently Ursula von der Leyen) is proposed by the European Council (the 27 heads of state/governments) and elected by the European Parliament. The Council of the European Union then nominates the other members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 27 members as a team are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybrid Ferry
Hybrid ferries are ferries that combine multiple sources of power (for example, traditional diesel with electric battery power), resulting in reductions in fossil fuel consumption, carbon emissions and other pollutants. Examples Scotland Three hybrid roll-on/roll-off ferries are in operation on the west coast of Scotland. They were launched between December 2012 and December 2015. California, United States When changing to hybrid ferries to and from Alcatraz Island in California, the National Park Service has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 700,000 pounds. It does so by drawing power from a photovoltaic system that uses 959 photovoltaic panels that are located on the cell house roof power on the island. The ferry has its own photovoltaic panel and wind turbine on top that helps power the vessel. Washington, United States Washington State Ferries plans to introduce 22 diesel-electric ferries by 2040, cutting its annual diesel use from 19 to 9.5 million gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remontowa
Remontowa (full name: Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa" im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.) is a company and shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. The yard specialises in ship repair and conversions. ''Remontowa S.''A. is one of 26 companies that make up the Remontowa Group. It is the biggest shipyard in Poland. History * The yard was established on 1 July 1952 as Baza Remontowa - Ostrów with its registered office in Gdańsk. * 7 November 1952 change of name to Gdańska Stocznia Remontowa. * In the 1960s, the yard built warships and research vessels for the Polish Navy and for export to the USSR, operating under the name ''Northern Shipyard''. Facilities Remontowa shipyard has a new-build shipyard and a separate ship repair/conversion yard. The site also has a design officer and some component manufacturing facilities. Newbuilds *Car ferries ''Argyle'', ''Bute'' and ''Finlaggan'' for Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne *Hybrid car ferries '' Ben Woollacott'' and ''Dame Vera Lynn'' for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sefine Shipyard
Sefine Shipyard ( tr, Sefine Tersanesi) is located in Yalova Province, Turkey. It builds a wide variety of ships including tugboats, fireboats, passenger/car ferries and well boats. Overview Sefine Shipyard, which is owned by the Sefine Denizcilik Tersanecilik Turizm A.Ş, a Koloğlu Holding company, was established in 2005. It is located close to the Osman Gazi Bridge in the Shipyards Area of Altınova district in Yalova Province, Turkey. Shipbuilding at the yard started in 2008 and the following year, the construction of a drydock began. Sefine Shipyard covers and includes a nearly covered workshop for steel sheet processing, a shipway, a dry dock, a long quay and a floating dock. The shipyard employs 370 personnel, including around 80 engineers. The workforce varies between 1,500 and over 2,000. Production Sefine Shipyard is capable of processing 40,000 tons of steel sheet annually. In the last ten years, 29 ships have been built at the shipyard, including tugboats, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vjatšeslav Leedo
Vyacheslav Leedo (; born 1952) is an Estonian entrepreneur. He was born in Kuressaare. In 1991, he bought three cargo ships. Since 1995, he is the key figure of ship transportation related to Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. He is the owner of Saaremaa Shipping Company. In 2000s, Leedo had a long-lasting court trial against Delfi Delfi may refer to * Delfi (web portal), internet portal in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania * Delfi (chess), chess engine * Delfi bookstores, a chain of bookstores in Serbia * Delfi Limited, a Singaporean confectionery company See also * Delphi ... news portal, because the portal was responsible of publishing defamatory comments about Leedo activities. In 2005, his assets were estimated at 110 million kroons (7 million euros), in 2006 at 180.26 million kroons and in 2007 at 461 million kroons (29.5 million euros). In 2015, Leedo ultimately won the court trial. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leedo, Vyacheslav Living people 1952 births Estonian businesspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Procurement
Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a substantial part of the global economy. To prevent fraud, waste, corruption, or local protectionism, the laws of most countries regulate government procurement to some extent. Laws usually require the procuring authority to issue public tenders if the value of the procurement exceeds a certain threshold. Government procurement is also the subject of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), a plurilateral international treaty under the auspices of the WTO. Overview Need for government procurement Government procurement is necessary because governments cannot produce all the inputs for the goods they provide themselves. Governments usually provide public goods, e.g. national defense or public infrastructure. Public goods are non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saaremaa Shipping Company
Saaremaa Shipping Company ( et, Saaremaa Laevakompanii, SLK) was a company which served the main sea routes between the Estonian mainland and its two major islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Since 1 October 2016 these routes have been operated by TS Laevad. SLK was declared bankrupt in November 2018. SLK's three sister ships "Saaremaa", "Hiiumaa" and "Muhumaa" were sold to Elb-Link in Germany. They were sold again in 2018 to service routes in eastern Canada. See also *Vjatšeslav Leedo, owner of SLK *TS Laevad, company which replaced SLK in 2016 *Kihnu Veeteed Kihnu Veeteed ("Kihnu Waterways") is a ferry company which operates eight routes in Estonia. It is registered on the island of Kihnu in the Gulf of Riga, and runs a fleet of eight passenger ferries.Ferry class MM 90 FC (in German) |
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