Analytics

The acquisition of National Container Company by rival Russian operator Global Ports with the option to acquire the Ilyichevsk terminal can be considered as the first market deal involving a Ukrainian port asset. How much are Ukrainian container terminals worth? 4 September 2013, 16:27

The Boryspil airport, the country’s main airport, plans to create a zone for handling domestic flights at its largest terminal, Terminal D. The fates of the other terminal complexes – the terminals B and F – has not yet been determined. 2 September 2013, 11:08

At the height of a trade war with Ukraine, the Russian authorities have again demonstratively raised the issue of accelerated development of Russia’s own ports at the highest level. Is there really an urgent need for this, and what could be the consequences for Ukraine? 22 August 2013, 14:16

Russia requires additional expenditures on insurance of cargo from foreign carriers, which makes transportation by truck a significantly less profitable business. Poland believes that Moscow has declared a transport war on it and is seeking to ally with Ukraine. 8 August 2013, 13:14

Ukrzaliznytsia has decided finally to put an end to its age-old problems – its loss-making transport operations, the subsidizing of unprofitable transport segments, and the lack of funds for investment. What should passengers and freighters expect from adoption the new draft of the Law on Rail Transport? 8 August 2013, 10:35

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), the largest air carrier in Ukraine, has recently been having problems involving the regularity of its flights, and it has been forced to change its timetable slightly. What caused these disruptions in the timetable and when can improvements be expected? 29 July 2013, 10:05

Many changes aimed at resolving the near-stalemate on Ukrainian roads are coming to Ukravtodor. What steps has the road agency conceived for this? 16 July 2013, 13:44

The general director of the only low-cost airline company in Ukraine, Akos Bus, discusses his company’s plans for the future, the redistribution of the aviation market, the new rules for allotting routes, and relations with airports in an exclusive interview with CFTS 12 July 2013, 15:47

The general director of the state-owned Boryspil international airport, Anton Volov, discusses passenger traffic, the obstacles to attracting budget airlines, development of the airport’s Terminal D, and construction of parking lots in an exclusive blitz interview with CFTS. 4 July 2013, 14:51

The niche of long-haul flights remains empty following the collapse of AeroSvit, the largest airline company in Ukraine. However, other companies are beginning to enter this segment with the opening of charter flights to Asia. 20 June 2013, 10:34

Passenger trains can become private in Ukraine. This will happen if a decision is subsequently made to privatize the First Passenger Company. However, is the unprofitable sector ready to compete for the attention of private investors? 19 June 2013, 10:37

An online video conference with the head of the Administration of Seaports of Ukraine, Yurii Vaskov, took place on the CFTS portal in June. The video conference was held in connection with the entry of the Law on Seaports of Ukraine into force and the beginning of economic operations by the Administration of Ukrainian Seaports 18 June 2013, 10:45

The TIS group of companies’ General Director Andrii Stavnytser talks about the values of ports after the reform, tariffs, competition with Portinvest, specialization of harbors, and new projects in an exclusive interview with CTS. 30 May 2013, 14:52

The Belarusian reform concept is radically different from the Russian experience and Ukraine’s plans and contrary to the basic principles laid down in the "railway" directive of the EU, which requires separation of the provision of transport services from infrastructure management. 14 May 2013, 11:10

Ukrzaliznytsia intends to issue Eurobonds for the first time. Proceeds from the Eurobonds could reach USD 1 billion. Under what terms and for what purpose has the state railway monopolist decided to enter the Eurobond market and are there chances of success. 14 May 2013, 10:56

The key enterprises in the Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing industry may be corporatized and subsequently privatized. Will anyone be interested assets whose ability to generate money has long been under a big question? 11 April 2013, 17:55

Representatives of big businesses and investment companies, managers of ports, and representatives of the relevant ministry sought the answer to this question at the conference "The Strategy of Ukrainian Seaports: the Growth Points." They agreed that the most important things are transparency and equality in public-private partnership. 27 March 2013, 12:47

Andrii Bukovskyi, the head of the department of reform and corporate development at Ukrzaliznytsia, discusses the future of the railway monopolist, investors, private operators, and suburban transport in an exclusive interview with the CTS portal 22 March 2013, 11:40

The general director of the Finnish container operator Containerships, Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, on the share of the share of the Black Sea region’s market that his company is aiming for and why working in Ukraine is interesting and profitable. 27 February 2013, 10:12

Ukraine International Airlines’ Executive Vice President for Commerce Serhii Fomenko discusses new routes, addition to the company’s aircraft fleet, and development of transit through the Boryspil airport in an exclusive interview with CTS. 2 February 2013, 12:49