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14 March 2016

Ukraine And Turkey Agree To Significantly Expand Container Transportation

In addition, the declaration states that Ukraine and Turkey should complete the negotiations on establishment of a bilateral free trade area in 2016.

Mahan Air Confident Passenger Traffic Between Kyiv And Tehran Will Increase

We expect to increase passenger traffic between Kyiv and Tehran

Pyvovarskyi Announces Amount To Be Spent On Road Repairs In 2016

He again stated the importance of creation of a road fund, into which all the revenue from the excise duty on fuel will be transferred.

10 March 2016

Container Transshipment At Odesa Port Increases 16% In January-February

The volume of container transshipment at the Odesa seaport increased by 15.7% to 70,800 TEU in the period of January-February this year, compared with the corresponding period of last year.

Flydubai Increases Number Of Flights To Kyiv

The flydubai airline has increased the number of its flights to/from the Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) to nine per week.

Ukraine And Iran Approve Joint Plans In Aircraft Manufacturing Industry

Ukraine and Iran have agreed to broaden their cooperation in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Iranian experts predict that Iran will need about 600 passenger aircraft by 2021.

Royal Jordanian Discontinues Flights To Ukraine

Royal Jordanian has stopped selling ticket, but the airline did not confirm the report of discontinuation of flights on the route.

State Border Service Simplifies Admission Of Ukrainian Citizens Into Ukraine At Airports

The State Border Service has introduced a simplified system of admission of Ukrainian citizens into Ukraine at the Boryspil, Zhuliany (both in Kyiv), Kharkiv, Lviv, and Odesa airports.

9 March 2016

Three Ukrainian crewmembers of crashed An-26 found in Bangladesh

Three of the four crewmembers of the Antonov An-26 plane (all of them Ukrainian), which crashed in Bangladesh, have been found - two are dead and one is in a critical condition, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced.

Ukrzaliznytsia Changes Lviv-Kyiv High-Speed Train’s Timetable To Accommodate Passengers From Poland

The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company has changed the timetable of the Lviv-Kyiv high-speed train to allow passengers arriving from Poland to catch the train. The changes to the timetable will take effect on 28 March.

Via Carpathia Pan-European Highway To Branch To Ukraine

Via Carpathia highway will have six branch routes, three of them will pass through the territory of Ukraine. The first segment will connect Lublin (Poland) with the route Kovel/Lutsk - Kyiv/Ternopil - Vinnytsia - Odesa.

Japan To Give Ukraine Additional USD 300 Million For Reforms

Ukraine and Japan have ratified an agreement on provision of a second loan of USD 300 million for supporting economic reforms. Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko announced this.

3 March 2016

Odesa Region Approves Construction Of New Bridge Over Sukhyi Estuary

The Odesa regional administration has approved the project documentation for construction of a bridge across Sukhyi Estuary (Sukhyi Liman), with a branch to the village of Malodolynske from the Odesa-Chornomorsk (formerly Illichivsk) highway.

Cabinet Approves Ukrzaliznytsia’s Financial Plan With 10% Average Annual Increase Of Freight Rates

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company’s financial plan, which provides for a 10% average annual increase of freight rates

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.

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