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14 December 2015

Odessa Customs Lowers Minimum Tariff 7-Fold

Carriers’ costs have reduced seven-fold, thanks to reforms at the Odesa customs. The deputy general director of the Association of International Freight Forwarders of Ukraine, Viktor Berestenko, announced this.

Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister And His Deputies Decide To Resign

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi has decided to resign. Pyvovarskyi announced this at his end-of-year news briefing. Some members of Pyvovarskyi’s team are leaving the ministry with him.

11 December 2015

Cabinet Approves Harmonization Of Ukrainian Motor Transport Sector With EU Legislation

He added that "the signature of the prime minister and 226 votes in the parliament" remained.

Ukrzaliznytsia Preparing 10-Year Program For Modernization Of Rolling Stock

The relevant decision was made at a meeting of Ukrzaliznytsia technical council on 30 September.

10 December 2015

Ukrainian Programmers Develop Navigation Application That Takes Account Of Road Quality

The application currently has more than 39,000 registered users.

Pyvovarskyi: Ukrzaliznytsia May Sue Over Saakashvili Allegations

According to Saakashvili, Ukraine's losses are estimated at about USD 5 billion, including USD 2.2 billion in lost profits resulting from understated tariffs.

Major Corporation Seeking To Invest In Kiev-Berlin And Kiev-Odessa High-Speed Railways

According to Volodymyr Omelian, joint expert work on preparation of project proposals will begin next week.

PolskiBus Outlines Conditions For Entering Ukraine

PolskiBus is interested in expanding its route network to Ukraine, but it depends on three factors.

9 December 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia Hoping For Additional Revenue Of UAH 600 Million In 2016

"Today, we come to the point that we are transporting passengers over a distance of 80 kilometers for UAH 10," Zavhorodnyi said.

China Emerges As World Leader In Electric Vehicle Sales

Thanks to government support in the form of tax breaks and subsidies, production of electric cars in China has been booming for the past two years.

UIA To Benefit More From Open Skies With EU Than Foreign Carriers - Mayberg

According to him, the UIA already flies to all destinations simultaneously with major European airlines.

8 December 2015

Latvian Government Resigns Because Of Russian Links In airBaltic

Another corruption scandal erupted in Latvia in early August, when the Latvian Railways’ head Ugis Magonis was arrested for taking bribes.

Poles Believe Trans-Caspian Transport Route Should Have One Operator

According to Smulczynski, an intergovernmental agreement should be signed for establishment of uniform transport conditions on the territories of all the participating countries.

Success Of New Route From China To Europe Requires Cost Reduction And Acceleration Of Deliveries – Ukrzaliznytsia

According to Merkulov, the necessary measures include reduction of the travel time of trains on this route from the proposed 11 days to 9 days

7 December 2015

Ship Carrying Coal From South Africa Approaching Ukraine

The coal is being delivered based on a direct bilateral agreement that was signed with the international trader Mercuria Energy Trading SA at the end of September 2015.

Chinese Experts To Help Predict Ukrainian Ports’ Cargo Traffic Years Ahead

A memorandum on cooperation between the Ministry of Infrastructure and a Chinese trade association was signed at the forum.

Local Authorities Received UAH 20 Billion For Roads In First 9 Months Of 2015 – Pyvovarskyi

According to him, this amount of money was generated from the 5% excise duty on gasoline at the pump, which goes directly into local budgets.

4 December 2015

Ukraine Proposes To Launch Container Train To Azerbaijan

Ukraine has proposed that Azerbaijan launch a train on the route of the Silk Road in the direction of the Caspian Sea. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Hennadii Zubkov and Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub Eyyubov discussed this issue in Baku.

New Ukraine-Built Diesel Train To Operate On Lviv - Ivano-Frankivsk Route

The Lviv Railways will begin selling tickets for the new Lviv - Ivano-Frankivsk - Lviv regional express train No. 704/703 on 4 December. The train will begin operating on 13 December, using a DPKr-2 diesel train produced by the Kryukov Railcar Building Works.

Antonov To Replace Russian Parts For Ukrainian An-124 Planes

The Antonov state aircraft manufacturing enterprise has begun studying options for replacement of Russian parts for the Ukrainian An-124 plane with the aim of reducing its dependence on Russian suppliers.

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