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15 December 2015

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.

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.

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