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25 July 2016

Yuzhny Port Sets Historical Record For Ship Loading Rate

Over a period of two and a half days, 170,000 tons of iron-ore concentrate was loaded onto the vessel, which has a draft of 18.1 meters. The loading rate exceeded 80,000 per day at one point.

Odesa Airport Terminal Building To Open In September

The Odesa international airport’s new terminal building will be opened in September, the airport’s Director Vitalii Portianko said in an interview with the CFTS portal.

20 July 2016

Infrastructure Ministry Introduces 75% Discount For Transit Oil Tankers Calling At Yuzhny Port

The Ministry of Infrastructure has introduced a discount of 75% on port charges for tankers with transit crude oil calling at the Yuzhny seaport.

Pratt & Whitney To Supply Engines For An-132 Series

The Canadian company Pratt & Whitney will supply its PW150A turboprop engines for serially produced An-132 aircraft.

New Ferry Complex In Kazakhstan To Improve Transit Opportunities In Europe

A new ferry complex that will improve opportunities for transit of cargo through the Caspian Sea is being built in the port of Kuryk in Kazakhstan.

UIA Expanding Flight Program Between Ivano-Frankivsk And Alicante

Flights will be operated twice a week, using Boeing-737 and Embraer-190 aircraft.

18 July 2016

US-Based General Electric To Develop Ukrainian Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

The Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure will sign a memorandum of cooperation in the aircraft manufacturing industry with General Electric next week.

Another Pole Placed In Charge Of Public Procurement At Ukrzaliznytsia

Polish citizen Paweł Jarczewski has been appointed as the head of the Production Facilitation Center, which is responsible for public procurements at the Ukrzaliznytsia public joint-stock company.

Value Of All Ukrzaliznytsia Assets Revealed

All the assets of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company have a value of UAH 273.73 billion. This is stated in the company’s consolidated financial reports audited by the Ernst & Young firm

Rada Allows Antonov To Establish Joint Ventures With Foreign Partners

The Ukrainian parliament has allowed enterprises in the aircraft manufacturing industry to establish joint ventures with foreign partners.

15 July 2016

Largest Arab Port Holding May Invest In Odesa Port

DP World is considering the possibility of investing in development of the Odesa seaport.

Ukrzaliznytsia And General Electric Sign Agreement On Testing American Locomotive

On July 14, the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company’s head Wojciech Balczun signed an agreement with the General Electric company on transfer of a locomotive by the American company for test operation on Ukrainian railways.

One Europe’s Largest Low-Cost Bus Operators Adds Lviv To Its Network

Flixbus, one of the largest low-cost bus operators in Europe, has begun selling tickets to/from Lviv.

Iran Invites Ukraine To Build 1,000 Kilometers Of Railway

The Iranian side has invited Ukraine to build 1,000 kilometers of railway in Iran, participate in projects worth USD 10 billion

World Bank Identifies Ukraine's Main Logistics Problem

The best aspect of logistics in Ukraine is “Timeliness” of delivery and the worst aspect is “Customs.”

An-132D Aircraft To Be Equipped With Modern Propellers From Dowty Propellers

Dowty Propellers (Britain) will supply propeller systems for the engines of the prototype of the new AN-132D multipurpose aircraft.

UIA’s First Flight From Kyiv In Two Year Arrives In Chernivtsi

The Chernivtsi airport received the first flight from Kyiv operated by Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) in two years on 12 July.

14 July 2016

Ukrzaliznytsia Launches Railbus To Sea Of Azov

The Prydniprovska Railway, a division of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company, has launched the Zaporizhia-1 – Berdiansk regional express train No. 808/807.

Ukraine Falls 19 Places In World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index

Ukraine is ranked 80th among the 160 countries in the World Bank’s 2016 Logistics Performance Index, down down 19 places compared with the 2014 index.

Kazakhstan Proposes Transporting Ukrainian Goods On Silk Road, Bypassing Russia

The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan’s deputy head Dana Zhunusova has called for delivery of Ukrainian goods through an alternative route because of the Russian sanctions on Ukrainian transit goods.

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