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21 April 2016

Cabinet Approves Balczun As Head Of Ukrzaliznytsia

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the former head of PKP Cargo, Wojciech Balczun, as the board chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia.

20 April 2016

Ukrzaliznytsia To Equip Commuter Trains With Bicycle Racks

The Lviv Railway is implementing a pilot project called "On a Train Journey with a Bicycle," which involves installation of bicycle racks on commuter trains.

Belarus Starts Production Of Electric Buses

The Belkommunmash company will produce two prototype electric buses for Minsk before the end of this year.

Money For Lviv-Krakow Railway With European Gauge Can Be Obtained From EU – Ukrzaliznytsia’s Future Head

The future board chairman of the Ukrzaliznytsia, Wojciech Balczun, believes that money for financing construction of a railway line from Lviv to Poland with the 1435-mm gauge can be obtained from Western banks and the EU funds.

Fresh Competition May Be Held For Post Of Boryspil Airport Director – Omelian

The Ministry of Infrastructure may initiate a fresh competition for the post of general director of the Boryspil airport, which is the country's largest airport.

19 April 2016

Four Countries To Develop The Europe-Caucasus Cargo Corridor

The heads of the railways of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Romania have signed a memorandum on development of transportation of transit cargo through the Europe-Asia corridor.

Ukrainian Cruise Ships To Work On Danube In 2016

he Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has found work for all the four cruise vessels in its fleet in 2016. Two of them are chartered by a hotel in Austria, two others will operate on the Passau-Budapest-Passau line.

Brooklyn-Kiev To Build Grain Terminal In Illichivsk Port For USD 200 Million

The Brooklyn-Kiev stevedoring company intends to build a grain terminal behind the Illichivsk seaport’s berths Nos. 7, 8, and 9 and reconstruct the berths. The total investment in the project will be USD 200 million.

Motor Sich Resumes Flights Between Kyiv And Uzhhorod

The Motor Sich airline has resumed flights between Kyiv and Uzhhorod after a two-month break. The airline’s aircraft departed from the Zhuliany airport on schedule at 12:00 on Monday.

18 April 2016

UIA To Launch Flights From Kyiv To Balearic Islands

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will start operating seasonal flights from Kyiv to Palma de Mallorca on June 3.

Chinese Company To Develop The Kyiv-Lviv-Warsaw-Berlin High-Speed Rail

The Ministry of Infrastructure is preparing a memorandum with a major Chinese investor on preparation of feasibility studies for development of a high-speed rail line along the Kyiv-Lviv-Warsaw-Berlin route and the Kyiv-Odesa route.

Ukrzaliznytsia To Finalize Trans-Caspian Route Project In May

Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelian expects the project for rail transportation of containers to China via the Trans-Caspian route to be finalized in May.

15 April 2016

Passenger Traffic Through Lviv Airport Increases By 15.8% In March

The Lviv airport handled 35,100 passengers in March, which is 15.8% more than the number it handled during the same period last year.

Nibulon To Launch New Terminal On Southern Bug River In June

The Nibulon company plans to launch a transshipment terminal on the Southern Bug River in the village of Buhske (Voznesenskyi district of the Mykolaiv region) in June 2016.

Omelian Appointed Infrastructure Minister In New Government

Until his appointment, Omelian was the deputy minister of infrastructure and the Ministry of Infrastructure’s chief of staff.

New Cabinet To Create Competitive Market For Rail Carriers

One of the priorities of the new Cabinet of Ministers is creation of a competitive market for rail carriers. This is stated in the government's action program that was approved by the parliament

14 April 2016

Prime Ministerial Candidate Groysman Nominates Omelian For Post Of Infrastructure Minister

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelian, who is currently the acting Minister of Infrastructure, was proposed as the Minister of Infrastructure.

Ukrzaliznytsia Saves UAH 75 Million On Procurements In First Quarter

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company saved UAH 75.3 million on purchases in the first quarter of 2016. The company made the savings on purchases of oil and diesel fuel.

German Automobile Parts Manufacturer To Build Plant In Ivano-Frankivsk Region

The German company, Leoni, which specializes in production of cables for the automotive industry and other industries, will build a new plant in the town of Kolomyia (Ivano-Frankivsk region).

Ukraine’s Trade With EU Already Twice Its Trade With Russia

Ukraine’s trade volume halved to USD 75 billion in 2015 compared with the volume five years ago.

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