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3 March 2016

Ukrainian-Romanian Ferry To Be Built Across River Danube In October

Work on construction of a ferry across River Danube between Orlovka (Ukraine) and Isaccea (Romania) in the Reni district of the Odesa region will be completed in October this year.

Almost Half Of Ukrzaliznytsia’s Freight Wagons Will Have To Be Written Off In 3-4 Years

About 50% of freight cars in the inventory fleet of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company are due to be written off in the next 3-4 years. Yevhen Kravtsov, a board member of Ukrzaliznytsia, announced this.

Cabinet Approves State Program For Development Of Airports Until 2023

On 24 February, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the state program for development of 17 airports until 2023, with total investment planned at UAH 8.697 billion. The document is available on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Kazakhstan Changing Freight Logistics To Aktau And Baku Ports Because Of Russian Sanctions

The main routes for delivery of goods to Kazakhstan will be redirected because of the extension of Russian sanctions on goods from Turkey and Ukraine, the press service of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs announced in a statement.

Germany Working On ‘Marshall Plan’ For Ukraine - Bundestag Member

Germany is working on a "Marshall Plan" for Ukraine. Karl-Georg Wellmann, the head of the German-Ukrainian parliamentary group in the Bundestag, announced this in an interview.

Ukrzaliznytsia To Send Group Of Employees To EU To Study Operations Of Major Passenger Train Stations

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company intends to send a group of its employees to the European Union to study the operations of major passenger train stations, Ukrzaliznytsia’s acting Board Chairman Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi announced this.

29 February 2016

Zaporizhia Airport To Build Another Passenger Terminal

As reported, the Ministry of Infrastructure has included the Zaporizhia International Airport in the State Target Program for Development of Airports until 2023.

Ukraine And Poland To Start Talks On Liberalization Of Transit

Within the framework of the working group, a regular meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish Commission on Road Transport will be held.

Infrastructure Ministry Proposes Merging Aerodromes With UkSATSE

UkSATSE’s head Dmytro Babiichuk recently said that the company had a revenue shortfall of EUR 126.5 million from air navigation services last year

26 February 2016

Russian-Based S7 Airlines Finds Way of Circumventing Ban On Transit Flights Over Ukraine

The shareholders of S7 Airlines (Russia) are considering the possibility of acquiring a stake in a Bulgarian airline with the aim of circumventing the ban on operation of Russian transit flights over Ukraine.

Ukraine To Restructure Ukravtodor’s Debt By Issuing Bonds For USD 32 Million

Citibank will receive Ukrainian Eurobonds worth USD 31.617 million maturing on 1 September 2019 and government derivatives worth USD 10.389 million.

Bombardier Considering Possibility Of Launching Production In Lviv Region

The Canadian company, Bombardier, is considering the possibility of cooperation with enterprises in the Lviv region. This was discussed during a meeting between the Lviv region’s Governor Oleh Siniutka and Bombardier’s representative Flavio Canetti.

25 February 2016

Illichivsk Seaport Aiming To Increase Capital Investments Fivefold In 2016

The volume of capital investment in the Illichivsk seaport in 2106 is planned at UAH 632.37 million, which is 5.1 times more than the figure forecast for 2015.

ICAO To Discuss Opening Of Air Routes Near Crimea

The prospect of opening two air routes over the Black Sea will be discussed at a meeting of the Black Sea Task Force of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in March this year.

Antonov Signs Agreement On Joint Production Of An-132 With Saudi Partner

The Antonov state aircraft manufacturing enterprise (Kyiv) and the Taqnia Aeronautics company (Saudi Arabia) have signed an agreement on cooperation in organizing production of new An-132 multipurpose aircraft.

UIA And Dniproavia To Operate Regular Flights To Iran

The Dniproavia airline has applied for permission to operate regular flights on the routes Kyiv-Tehran (Iran) and Dnipropetrovsk-Tehran while Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has applied for permission to operate regular flights on the route Kyiv-Shiraz (Iran).

24 February 2016

US-Based Cargill And MV Cargo Sign Agreement On Construction Of Terminal In Yuzhny Port

Cargill and the MV Cargo company signed an agreement on purchase/sale of shares, which provides for construction of a grain terminal in Yuzhny Port.

23 February 2016

Turkish Airlines To Begin Flying To Ivano-Frankivsk In Late March

The Ivano-Frankivsk airport has announced that the Turkish Airlines will launch daily flights from Istanbul to the airport on March 27, when the summer flight schedule enters into effect.

US Giant ADM Considering Illichivsk Port

The ADM Corporation decided to participate in a tender for implementation of investment projects on the territory of the Illichivsk port.

Low Demand For New Russian Ferry Bypassing Ukraine And Poland

The Petersburg ferry (owned by the BFI company) has departed from the port of Baltiysk for Sassnitz (Germany).

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