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6 May 2016

First Winners Of Tender For Maintenance Of Odesa-Reni Highway Announced

The Odesa regional road service has announced the winners of the tender for maintenance of two sections of highway M-15 Odesa-Reni (Bucharest).

UIA To Launch Flights Between Vinnytsia And Warsaw

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will launch direct regular flights between Vinnytsia and Warsaw on June 26.

Czech Airlines Launches Flights To Odesa

Flights from Odesa to Prague will depart at 05:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 07:30 on Sundays.

29 April 2016

Chinese Investors Ready To Build ‘Via Carpathia’ Highway

Chinese companies are interested in building the Via Carpathia highway. Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski announced this at the end of his visit to China.

Antonov To Participate In Tender To Supply 200 Aircraft To India

Ukraine’s Antonov aircraft manufacturing concern and the Reliance Group (India) will jointly participate in a tender to supply 200 aircraft to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, which is part of the Indian Ministry of Defense.

Turkish Airlines Cancels Flights To Ivano-Frankivsk Due To Airport Restrictions

Turkish Airlines has canceled Istanbul - Ivano-Frankivsk flights for at least the next few days due to restrictions at the Ukrainian airport

New Airport Appears In Georgia

The Georgian Aviation University’s Telavi airport officially opened on 25 April. The airport will bear the name of Irakli II.

28 April 2016

Ukrainian Port Authority And Batumi Port Agree To Develop Cooperation

The Ukrainian Port Authority and the port of Batumi (Georgia) will share experiences on strategic port development, attraction of investments, and implementation of quality systems in the port operations and shipping safety.

Singapore To Advise Ukraine On Port Development

Singapore will advise Ukraine on development of the port industry. Representatives of the two countries exchanged views on improvement of the bilateral legal framework in the area of maritime merchant shipping and air traffic.

Ukraine-EU Summit Postponed To Autumn Due To Uncertainty

The European Union and Ukraine have reached a joint decision to postpone the Ukraine-EU summit that was scheduled for in Brussels on 19 May for several reasons.

27 April 2016

Metinvest Charters Turkish Vessel For Transporting Steel From Mariupol To Italy

he Metinvest group has added a new ship of the Handysize class from the ship owner Canbaz Group (Turkey) to the fleet of its shipping lines.

UIA Among Most Punctual Airlines At Minsk Airport

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is one of the most punctual airlines at the Minsk airport. UIA has a punctuality index of 88%.

Container Export Through Giurgiulesti Port Increases By 42% In 2015

Container traffic through the Moldovan port of Giurgiulesti increased by 3% to 9,912 TEU and container exports through it increased by 42% in 2015, compared with 2014.

Motor Sich Planning To Operate Flights Between Lviv And Uzhhorod

The Ukrainian airline, Motor Sich, may begin operating regular flights between Lviv and Uzhhorod. The airline has submitted an application for the right to perform flights on this route to the State Aviation Service.

26 April 2016

UIA Introduces Ticket Prices Without Baggage Allowance For Flights To Most European Destinations

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has introduced economy-class ticket prices that do not include baggage allowance on most regular routes from Kyiv to Europe.

Odesa Port Discontinues Transshipment Of Iron-Ore Concentrate

Stevedoring companies engaging in cargo handling at the Odesa seaport completely stopped importation of iron-ore concentrate and its subsequent transshipment onto vessels in January.

Lithuania Asks Kazakhstan To Join Viking Railway Project

Lithuania has asked Kazakhstan to reduce the duration of its customs procedures, as a result of which container trains traveling from China to Lithuania idle for long periods on the border.

Ukrainian Airlines Increase Passenger Transportation By 11.3% In First Quarter

Ukrainian airlines increased passenger transportation by 11.3% to 1.258 million in the period of January-March 2016, compared with the corresponding period of 2015.

25 April 2016

Poland to upgrade North Sea – Baltic rail link for EUR 250 million loan

European Investment Bank has loaned EUR 250 million to PKP PLK, Polish infrastructure manager, for upgrade 171 km Warsaw – Lublin line, a part of TEN-T North Sea – Baltic Corridor.

Rail link planned to Georgian deep-water port Anaklia

Georgia is planning to construct 18 km rail line to projected deep-water port Anaklia. The first trains will run in 2019.

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