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18 December 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia Restores Rail Links With Romania

The PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia has launched daily operation of two passenger trains between Ukraine and Romania. The trains connected the Vadul Siret station (Chernivtsi region) with the Romanian cities of Bucharest and Suceava.

Dniproavia Airline To Launch Flights To Bulgaria

The Dniproavia airline will begin flights to Bulgaria on 30 December by launching regular Kyiv-Sofia flights. On 19 January 2016, the frequency of the flights will be increased to twice a week.

17 December 2015

Siemens And Bombardier To Invest In Ukraine

Large manufacturing companies will invest in Ukraine. Andrii Pyvovarskyi, Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister announced this. The matter concerns Siemens and Bombardier

Ukrzaliznytsia To Purchase 4,000 Gondola Cars In 2016

The Ukrzaliznytsia public joint-stock railway company plans to purchase several thousand gondola cars in 2016. The purchase will be carried out for loan money.

Skadovsk Port To Receive Ferry From Zonguldak Weekly Until End Of Year

The owner of the Turkish ferry that operates between Zonguldak and Skadovsk has approved a timetable according to which the ferry will travel to Ukraine once a week until the end of 2015.

Ukraine And Turkey To Accelerate Talks On Free Trade Area

Ukraine and Turkey will accelerate talks on introduction of a free trade area between the two countries. The talks took place at an international forum in Kenya.

Ukraine's Transport Enterprises Reduce Cargo Transportation By 11.7% In January-November

Transport enterprises in Ukraine, excluding enterprises in the Crimea and part of the conflict zone on eastern Ukraine, reduced cargo transportation by 11.7% to 546.8 million tons in the period of January-November 2015

16 December 2015

Bombardier Looking For Partners In Ukraine

Bombardier (Canada) is considering the possibility of cooperation with machine-building enterprises in the Lviv region.

Poland To Provide EUR 100 Million For Crossings On Border With Ukraine

President Petro Poroshenko has said that Poland will give Ukraine EUR 100 million for establishment of crossings on the Ukrainian-Polish border.

Coal From South Africa Being Unloaded At Yuzhny Port

The state-owned Yuzhny port has achieved a record speed while processing the Bulk China vessel. The Bulk China vessel with a cargo of anthracite coal from South Africa was processed at a berth at the Yuzhny port in 57 hours.

Kryukov Railcar Building Works Expects Production Of Freight Cars To Fall By 84% In 2015

The Kryukov Railcar Building Works expects production of freight cars to reduce by 84% to 349 in 2015, compared with 2014. The economic department of the Kremenchuk city executive committee announced this

15 December 2015

National Express Launches Rail Services In Germany

British rail operator National Express launched services in Germany. The carrier will operate the two lines in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia for 15 years.

New Container Service To Deliver Goods To Odesa And Illichivsk

X-Press Feeders will launch a new feeder service on the Black Sea. According to information from the shipping line, Istanbul, Constanta, Odesa, and Illichivsk will be the first in the feeder service’s rotation.

Ukrzaliznytsia Reports Losses Of Almost UAH 1 Billion From Operation Of High-Speed Trains In 2015

The Ukrainian High-Speed Rail Company has made a loss of UAH 864.2 million since the beginning of 2015. This is 2.5 times more than the losses in the same period of last year and nine times more than the losses in 2013.

Ukraine's Seaports Increase Grain Transshipment By 13.8% In January-November

Terminals at Ukrainian seaports increased transshipment of grain by 13.8% to 32.92 million tons in the period of January-November this year, compared with the same period last year.

Ukraine To Supply 1,500 Railcars To Turkmenistan

Ukraine intends to supply 1,500 railcars to Turkmenistan, and supply of 750 of them has already been put out to tender. These railcars will be used on a railway along the TAPI gas pipeline.

14 December 2015

First Cargo Train from China Arrived In Georgia

The Georgian railway has received its first cargo train from China and has officially launched the Silk Road Project. The project will connect Europe, Eastern Asia, India, Central Asia and the Middle East

Ukrzaliznytsia's Eurobonds Will Be Restructured Until March 2016

Fitch Ratings has said that restructuring of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia's Eurobonds would be completed in late February or early March 2016. The debt restructuring terms agreed by Ukrzaliznytsia.

The Longest Grain Train Launched In Australia

he longest export grain train of Australia was set up by Southern Shorthaul Railroad and the Australian Rail Track Corporation. The train has 1250 m long, five locos and 73 cars.

Ticket Sales Through Ukrzaliznytsia’s Online Service Increases By 10 Percentage Points

Online sales accounted for 37.9% of the total number of Ukrzaliznytsia’s train ticket sales in the period of January-November.

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