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9 February 2016

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.

Infrastructure Ministry States Reasons For Delay Of Train On Silk Road Route

The first trip of the new container train on the Silk Road route took 15.5 days instead of the announced 11-12 days.

Movement Of Trucks Between Russia And Poland Stops

The two countries agree the number of entry permits for large trucks annually.

1 February 2016

Mykolaiv Ports Aiming To Increase Cargo Turnover To 40 Million Tons

The Mykolaiv region is the transport gate of not only the south, but the entire Ukraine

Zhytomyr Airport Aiming To Become International Airport

According to Yanchuk, charter flights to vacation spots could already be performed from the airport in the summer if everything goes according to plan.

UIA Preparing To Introduce Tariffs Without Baggage Allowance

According to data in the UIA ticket booking system, a passenger can take only hand luggage weighing up to 7 kilograms aboard a plane.

29 January 2016

Ukrzaliznytsia Asks Georgia And Azerbaijan To Lower Transit Rates By 50%

Ukraine will lose 1 million tons of cargo if it fails to find a route to Central Asia that bypasses Russia. To increase the attractiveness of the Ukraine-Central Asia-China bypass route, ways of reducing its cost and accelerate it are being considered.

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