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26 August 2015

Ukrainian Road Fund To Be Created With Revenue From Excise Duty On Imported Petroleum Products

The Ukrainian Road Fund is expected to be created with revenue from excise duties on petroleum products imported into Ukraine. Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk is hoping that the parliament will adopt the relevant draft law.

25 August 2015

Donbass Separatists Cutting Passenger Railcars For Scrap

Fighters with the Vostok separatist unit are cutting passenger railcars for scrap in the Donbass.

Infrastructure Ministry Announces Introduction Of ‘Very Large’ Fines For Overloading On Roads

The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared and submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers a draft resolution on increasing the penalty for exceeding the maximum weight of loads that can be transported by road.

Ukrzaliznytsia's Passenger Transportation By Rail Falls By 9%

Ukrainian railways transported 9.1 million passengers on long-distance routes in July, down 9.4% or 0.6 million compared with July 2014

21 August 2015

Ukrainian Government Simplifies Operational Dredging At Seaports

The Cabinet of Ministers has simplified the procedure for obtaining permits for operational dredging at Ukrainian seaports.

UIA Extending Program Of Flights From Lvov To Rome And Tel Aviv

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is extending its program of flights from Lvov to Rome and Tel Aviv because of their high level of popularity.

Ukrainian Carrier Exceeds Load Limit For Road Trains Three Times

A trailer from Kirovograd has transported 115 tons of grain on a single trip.

20 August 2015

Ukraine's International Road Carriers Supports Introduction Of Weighing Systems On Country's Roads

The Ukrainian Association of International Road Carriers (AsMAP) favors introduction of weighing systems on roads, AsMAP’s President Leonid Kostiuchenko has told the CFTS portal.

Ukraine To Discuss Subway Construction And Machinery Manufacturing In Iran

Ukraine intends to intensify cooperation with Iran, including cooperation in the area of mechanical engineering, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Aivaras Abromavicius has announced.

UIA To Operate Flights From Kyiv To Ivano-Frankivsk

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will launch its own flights from Kyiv to Ivano-Frankivsk on 25 October.

Ukrzaliznytsia’s Financial Plan To Be Approved Before End Of Week – Pyvovarskyi

The financial plan of Ukrzaliznytsia will be approved before the end of the week. Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi announced this.

19 August 2015

Ryanair States Condition For Launching Flights To Ukraine

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will not launch flights to Ukraine until the Ukrainian government signs the "open skies" agreement with the European Union. Ryanair’s Director of Communications Robin Kiely announced this.

Passenger Transportation By Transport Companies Reduces By 13% In Seven Months

Passenger transportation by Ukrainian transport enterprises (excluding those in the Crimea, Sevastopol, and the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine) reduced by 12.8% to 2.995 billion in the period of January-July 2015.

easyJet Not Planning To Enter Ukraine In Near Future

The British low-cost airline easyJet has no plans to launch flights to/from Ukraine. The airline’s public relations manager Katie Francis announced this in exclusive comments to the CFTS portal.

18 August 2015

Boryspil Airport Pays Dividends To Government For First Time In 1.5 Years

The Boryspil international airport paid UAH 75.9 million into Ukraine’s state budget as dividends and income tax on its operations in the first half of 2015.

Memorandum Signed For Construction Of Cargill Terminal At Yuzhny Port

The Ministry of Infrastructure has signed a tripartite memorandum of intent to implement an investment project at the Yuzhny seaport.

Ukrzaliznytsia Earns Revenue Of UAH 4.5 Billion In July

Ukrzaliznytsia earned revenues of UAH 4.5 billion in July 2015, exceeding its projected revenue by UAH 176 million or 4.1%

13 August 2015

Cabinet Approves Export Of Coal From ATO Zones Through Russia

There was discussion about export through Russia. Such an issue exists. The vote on it was positive

Shunting Company To Be Created Within Ukrzaliznytsia

We are considering establishing within the corporation a shunting company that will engage in import, export, and transportation.

12 August 2015

Poland Wants To Build Border Crossing Near​​ Lakes Of Shatsk

The idea of ​​building the Adamchucki-Zbereze border crossing has been under discussion for years.

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