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11 February 2016

Ukrzaliznytsia To Raise Freight Rates By 15% In March

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company intends to raise freight rates to 15% on 1 March if it receives approval from all the relevant agencies. Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi announced this.

Yuzhny Port Authority Doubles Its Revenue In 2015

The Yuzhny Port Authority’s revenue increased 2.1-fold to UAH 1.95 billion in 2015, compared with 2014.

10 February 2016

Trucking Conflict Between Russia And Poland Increases Transit Of Goods Through Ukraine To EU

There has been an increase in the number of trucks waiting to enter Ukraine on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border since the beginning of February, particularly at the Domanove border crossing.

Ukraine Will Not Need Coal From South Africa Until End Of Heating Season

Ukraine does not plan to buy coal from South Africa before the end of the current heating season. Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Volodymyr Demchyshyn announced this.

Passenger Traffic Through Kharkiv Airport Increases 30% In January

Passenger traffic through the Kharkiv international airport increased by 31% in January 2016, compared with the corresponding period of 2015.

9 February 2016

Another Bulker Carrying Coal Arrives At Yuzhny Port

The Fyla bulk carrier loaded with 79,000 tons of thermal coal from South Africa arrived at the Yuzhny port on 6 February. The vessel moored at the port’s deep-water berth No. 6 on 7 February.

Seaports Lose One-Fifth Of Cargo Traffic In January

The volume of cargo transshipment at Ukrainian seaports reduced by 21.7% to 8.831 million tons in January, compared with the corresponding period of last year.

4.5% Of Ukrainian Exports Transported On Transit Through Russia In 2015

The proportion of Ukrainian goods that was transported on transit through the territory of Russia to other countries in 2015 was approximately 4.5% of the country’s total exports and it was worth about USD 1.6 billion.

8 February 2016

Pyvovarskyi Expects Container Train To China To Begin Commercial Operation In March

Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi expects the new container train on the so-called New Silk Road to begin full commercial operation in March.

Transit Passenger Traffic Through Boryspil Airport Increases 2.4-Fold In January

The Boryspil international airport handled 520,000 passengers in January, which is 4% more than the number of passengers it handled in the first month of 2015.

Pyvovarskyi To Remain In Post Of Infrastructure Minister

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi and Health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili have said that they will withdraw their resignation letters.

5 February 2016

State Aviation Service Approves Several New Routes To Ukraine

The State Aviation Service has considered a number of applications for permits to operate flights on several routes

Ukrzaliznytsia Expects To Increase Operating Revenues By Half A Billion Dollars In 2016

The management of Ukrzaliznytsia also expects optimization of the company’s operations to increase its profit by UAH 5.2 billion

Noble Agri And Bunge Invest UAH 2 Billion In Ukrainian Ports In 2015

Noble Agri spent about UAH 500 million on construction of a grain complex

4 February 2016

Economy Ministry Estimates Ukraine’s 2016 Privatization Revenue

Our revenue from privatization this year is projected at USD 1 billion...

Ukrzaliznytsia To Consider Possibility Of Establishing Shipping Company

The date of emergence of the first ferry is 1 March and the date for the next ferry is the end of March.

3 February 2016

Steel Plants Ask Yatsenyuk For Moratorium On Increase Of Rail Freight Tariffs

As of today, the cost of transportation by rail already accounts for almost 10% of the prime cost of cast iron

Zhytomyr Airport To Extend Its Runway To 2.4 Kilometers To Allow Reception Of Medium-Range Aircraft

The Zhytomyr airport is aiming to gain the status of an international airport.

Lithuania Joins Project For Ukraine-China Trains Bypassing Russia

Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi also said that Ukrzaliznytsia is currently working to persuade other European shippers to use the Ukraine-China train

2 February 2016

Train Bypassing Russia Arrives At Chinese Border

The pilot container train departed from Illichivsk on the route Ukraine-Georgia-Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-China on 15 January.

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