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28 September 2015

Cabinet Bans Sanctioned Russian Airlines From Flying To Ukrain

The government also banned Russian airlines from operating transit flights over the territory of Ukraine

Infrastructure Minister Explains How Ukrzaliznytsia’s Tariffs Will Change

According to him, such an approach will allow liberalization of the market, among other things.

25 September 2015

Lithuania to launch concession tender for airports in the middle of 2016

Lithuania to hold a tender to select the future concessionaire of its airports in the middle of 2016.

CMA CGM To Stop Making Ship Calls At Ilyichevsk Commercial Seaport

Shallow Waters On River Danube Stop Operations Of UDP’s Vessels

Shallow waters on River Danube have stopped the operations of vessels belonging to the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP).

Ukrferry Increasing Capacity Of Ukraine-Georgia Ferry Line

The Ukrferry shipping company has announced the increase of the number of regular ferry services on the Ilyichevsk-Batumi ferry line.

The cost of transporting coal would increase by 7 percent and building materials by up to 20 percent

The freight rates of the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) may be raised before the end of 2015. Ukrzaliznytsia’s acting head Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi announced this

24 September 2015

Poland To Help Antonov Develop UAVs

The Antonov state aircraft manufacturing enterprise has reached agreement on cooperation with the WB Electronics company (Poland), which will help the Ukrainian enterprise to develop tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Flights from/to Ukraine and transit flights will continue to operate.

The sanctions that President Petro Poroshenko introduced against Russian airlines after a meeting of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council apply only to operation of flights through the territory of Ukraine.

UIA Estimates Potential Losses From Possible Russian Counter-Sanctions On Ukrainian Airlines

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) estimates losses from Ukraine’s sanctions against Russian airlines and possible Russian retaliatory sanctions at more than USD 35 million per year.

Competition Commission Rejects Both Applications For Ukraine's First Concession Road

An interagency commission has rejected the applications of the two companies that expressed the desire to participate in Ukraine’s first highway concession project, which involves construction and operation of a new Lvov-Krakovets highway.

23 September 2015

Bombardier Discusses Opening Railway Equipment Plant In Ukraine

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi has held talks with the Bombardier engineering concern (Canada) on the possibility of launching production of railway equipment in Ukraine.

Russia Asks Ukraine To Clarify Essence Of Sanctions Against Airlines

The Russian Ministry of Transport has requested clarification of the essence of the sanctions that Ukraine recently imposed on Russian airlines.

Ukrzaliznytsia To Become Operator Of Sea Ferries

The Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure is considering the possibility of transferring the state’s fleet of train ferries to the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia).

Lukoil Fined For Expensive Aviation Fuel At Odessa And Kharkiv Airports

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has fined the Lukoil Aviation Ukraine company for selling aviation fuel at excessively high prices at the Kharkov and Odessa airports.

22 September 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia Drops 12 Positions In Ranking Of 500 Largest Companies In Central Europe

The ninth “Deloitte Central Europe Top 500” ranking, which is based on the consolidated revenue of companies in Central Europe in 2014, has been published. Ukrzaliznytsia dropped 12 positions to 33rd.

Minister Pyvovarskyi Invites Swedish Businesses To Build Berths In Ukrainian Seaports

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi invited local businesses to invest in Ukrainian ports during a working visit to Sweden on 18 September

Ukrainian River Ports Lose Over 5% Of Their Cargo Traffic In Eight Months

Cargo transshipment at Ukrainian river ports reduced by 5.4% to 3.07 million tons in the period of January-August, compared with the corresponding period of last year

21 September 2015

Russia Will Not Respond To Ukraine’s Sanctions - Federation Council Speaker

Russia will not respond to the new sanctions imposed by Ukraine, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, has said.

UIA Sets Own Record For Monthly Volume Of Passenger Transportation

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) transported 576,540 passengers in August 2015, which is the highest number of passengers the airline has ever transported in a single month.

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