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19 November 2015

Boryspil Airport Meets Annual Target For Passenger Traffic

The Boryspil international airport handled 6.543 million passengers during the first 10.5 months of this year (the volume that is stipulated in the airport’s financial plan for the entire year).

Ukrainska Zaliznytsia To Order Creation Of New Corporate Style

PJSC Ukrainska zaliznytsia (UZ) will order a new brand book with the aim of presenting itself as a "new and efficient company with its own brand and a modern identity."

18 November 2015

Putin Asks Ukraine To Pay ‘Yanukovych Credit’ In Annual Installments Of USD 1 Billion

Russia has agreed to restructure Ukraine’s Eurobonds worth USD 3 billion on its own terms. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the restructuring terms provide for postponement of repayment to the period of 2016-2018 at USD 1 billion per year.

Four Candidates For Boryspil Airport Director Being Selected

The Ministry of Infrastructure’s commission for competitive selection of heads of state enterprises selected four candidates for the position of general director of the Boryspil international airport

Ukraine To Become Part Of Trans-Caspian Transport Route

Ukraine is studying the possibility of becoming part of the Trans-Caspian international transport route. This was discussed during the presentation of the capabilities of this corridor in Kiev on 16 November.

Bulgaria To Lobby For Allocation Of EU Funds For Odesa-Reni Road

Bulgaria supports reconstruction of the Highway M15 (Odesa-Reni, to Bucharest), and it is ready to help Ukraine obtain European Union funds for financing development of the documentation for the project.

Direct Flights And Trains To Be Introduced Between Ukraine And Bulgaria

Ukraine and Bulgaria intend to restore direct air and rail links between the two countries. An agreement to this effect was reached on 13 November during a visit to Sofia by Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi.

EU Announces Full Readiness For Free Trade With Ukraine From 1 January 2016

The European Union has announced its full readiness for free trade with Ukraine from 1 January 2016, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko reported this.

16 November 2015

Polish Employee Of UIA Advances To Second Round Of Competition To Head Boryspil Airport

According to First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Shulmeister, the final of the competition will take place on 23 November.

EBRD To Loan GNT USD 40 Million For Expanding Grain Terminal In Odessa

The project involves expansion of the capacity of the terminal and its storage capacity, the cost is estimated at USD 69 million.

10 November 2015

US Commerce Secretary Discusses Construction Of Cargill Terminal At Yuzhny Port With Ukrainian Authorities

According to Pyvovarskyi, the International Finance Corporation is also ready to join the project.

LOT Airlines Launches Kharkov-Warsaw Direct Flights

LOT currently operates flights from Warsaw to three airports in Ukraine: Boryspil, Lvov, and Odessa.

Deputy Economy Minister Admits Antonov Unwilling To Promote An-178 Aircraft Abroad

"Ukraine is represented much more modestly than it was in Paris. However, on the contrary, interest in us has increased, in my opinion," Korzh wrote on his Facebook page.

9 November 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia Plans Large-Scale Development Of Infrastructure In Yuzhny Port Area

Private companies operating in the Yuzhny seaport are expected to be involved in the construction of the new facilities in the terms of public-private partnership.

Private Operators Increase Cargo Transshipment At Yuzhny Port

Processing of export goods increased by 1.6% to 30.610 million tons and processing of import goods increased by 39.5% to 4.138 million tons.

ASU To Perform Dredging Work At Almost All Ukrainian Seaports In 2016

He stressed that the necessary funds exist and that performance of the dredging work would depend on preparation of the necessary technical documentation by seaports.

6 November 2015

Ukraine And Latvia To Increase Capacity Of The Zubr Railway Project

EBRD Downgrades Forecast For Ukraine's GDP Decline In 2015

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downgraded its outlook for the fall of the Ukrainian economy in 2015 to 11.5%, from the June 2015 figure of 9%.

CMA CGM To Produce Wooden Containership

The CMA CGM company, one of the world's largest container carriers, began to produce the branded wooden toys-containerships.

Wi-Fi Being Tested On Odesa-Kyiv Train

Wi-Fi equipment has been installed in the sleeping and compartment cars of the Odesa-Kyiv train No. 106 “Chernomorets”.

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