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28 January 2016

Passenger Traffic Through Odesa Airport Increases Almost 10% In 2015

The Odesa international airport handled 949,000 passengers in 2015, which is 9.8% more than it handled in 2014.

27 January 2016

China Welcomes Establishment Of Silk Road Through Ukraine, Bypassing Russia

China has welcomed Ukraine’s launch of a new train on the Silk Road trade route through Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and China, bypassing Russia. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s official representative Hua Chunying announced this.

Export Of Ukrainian Railcars To Russia Reduces Five-Fold In One Year

Export of freight cars to Russia by Ukrainian railcar enterprises reduced by 3,400 or 80% to 700 in 2015.

Antonov To Launch Production Of Attack Drones

Production of attack drones is beginning in Ukraine. They will be produced at the Antonov aircraft manufacturing plant.

Cargo Transshipment At Mariupol Seaport Reduces By One-Third In 2015

Cargo transshipment at the Mariupol seaport (Donetsk region) reduced by 30.9% to 8.984 million tons in 2015, compared with the previous year.

26 January 2016

Polish Expert Comments on the Prospects of Cargo Transportation via Ukraine

Polish business is interested in every possible route to Asia, which would be profitable and sufficient for cargo transportation. Ukraine can become the important element of new corridors.

Poland Looking For New Transit Routes For Delivery Of Goods To Uzbekistan

Poland intends to stabilize its trade turnover with Uzbekistan, which has fallen by more than 30%, this year. Poland is now seeking an alternative route.

US To Help Ukraine Find Professional Directors For Major State Companies

The United States has offered to assist Ukraine in finding professional directors, including directors for key state companies. The relevant issue was discussed at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

25 January 2016

Number Of Flights Handled By UkSATSE Reduces By One-Third In 2015

The Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) provided air navigation services for 234,861 flights in 2015, which is 32.4% less than the number in 2014.

Ukrainian Freight Train Bypassing Russia Reaches Georgia

The first experimental freight train from Ukraine to Asia bypassing Russia, which was launched on January 15 from the Illichivsk, has already reached the territory of Georgia.

Kryukov Railcar Works Reduces Production Of Freight Cars By 83% In 2015

The Kryukov Railcar Building Works (Kremenchuk, Poltava region) reduced production of freight cars by 83% to 410 in 2015.

Cargo Transportation By Water Increases By 8.4% In 2015

The volume of cargo transported by water in Ukraine increased by 8.4% to 6.4 million tons in 2015, compared with a year earlier.

22 January 2016

Odesa Seaport Increases Cargo Handling By 4.1% In 2015

The Odesa seaport increased cargo transshipment by 4.1% to 25.586 million tons in 2015, compared with the previous year.

Ukrzaliznytsia Completes First Phase Of Construction Of Beskyd Railway Tunnel

Ukrzaliznytsia has completed the first phase of construction of the Beskyd railway tunnel. According to the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the hardest part of the job has been done - the upper part of the tunnel has been drilled.

Mykolaiv Seaport Increases Cargo Handling By 6.9% In 2015

The Mykolaiv seaport increased cargo transshipment by 6.9% to 22.233 million tons in 2015, compared with the previous year.

21 January 2016

Ukrzaliznytsia To Convene Meeting Of Bondholders On Restructuring Its Eurobonds Worth USD 500 Million

PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia will convene a meeting of bondholders on 17 February for talks on restructuring the Eurobonds it issued for USD 500 million at the yield rate of 9.5%, which will mature in 2018.

Transit Of Chinese Goods Via Belarus To EU Increases By 40%

Transportation of transit cargoes in containers from China to the European Union through the territory of Belarus increased 1.4-fold to 47,800 TEU in 2015.

20 January 2016

Alstom To Discuss Prospects For Supply Of Dual-System Locomotives With Ukrzaliznytsia

The Alstom company (France) will hold the latest round of negotiations on the possibility of supplying dual-system mainline electric freight locomotives with the management of PJSC Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) on Thursday, 21 January.

First Convoy Of 8 Ukrainian Trucks Departs For Kazakhstan Via Russia

The first convoy of eight Ukrainian trucks departed for Kazakhstan through Russia on Tuesday, 19 January, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade/Ukraine’s trade representative Natalia Mykolska announced this.

19 January 2016

Boeing 787 Dreamliner To Be Operated On Regular Flights To Ukraine

Royal Jordanian Airlines plans to operate a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on the line of Amman-Kyiv route in the 2016/2017 winter season.

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