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3 August 2015

Ukraine Holding Talks With China On Production Of Locomotives

We refuse to buy directly from China and we are inviting them to launch production here with a maximum number of Ukrainian components

Lithuania Preparing Investment Project Worth EUR 50 Million For Kherson Seaport

The project is based on the experience of the Klaipeda

TIS Significantly Increases Cargo Transshipment Volume At Yuzhny Port To Nearly 13 Million Tons

The total volume of cargo handling at the Yuzhny port increased by 10% in the first half of the year

31 July 2015

Turkish Airlines Boeing Dumps Fuel Above Belarus Because Of Unclaimed Telephone

The crew of a Boeing 777-300ER (TC-JJR) airliner belonging to the Turkish Airlines has made an emergency landing at an airport in Warsaw.

Several Thousand Ukrzaliznytsia Gondola Cars Located On Territory Not Controlled By Ukraine

The acting head of the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia), Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi, has said that a significant number of Ukraine’s working fleet of gondola cars is currently our of reach.

Railway Law To Vote In Ukrainian Parliament In September-October

The Law on Rail Transport will be submitted to a vote in the parliament in the period of September-October. The acting head of the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia), Oleksandr Zavhorodnyi, announced this

Boryspil Airport Explains High Fuel Prices

High fuel prices at the Boryspil airport are due to two factors: the monopoly position of one of the suppliers and import of raw materials from Belarus. The airport’s General Director Yevhen Dykhne disclosed this.

Ukrainian Airline With Second Highest Number Of Flights After UIA Named

The Ministry of Infrastructure has published data on the number of flights performed by Ukrainian airlines in the first half of this year.

UIA Invites CEOs Of Ryanair And EasyJet To Ukraine

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will hold a roundtable on cheap flights in Ukraine in the second half of September. Directors of leading Ukrainian and foreign airlines, including EasyJet’s head of C. McCall and Ryanair’s head M. O'Leary, have been invited.

Pyvovarskyi Figures Out How To Speed Up Emergence Of Cheap Flight Tickets In Ukraine

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi believes it is necessary to begin actively concluding bilateral agreements on the liberalization of air travel, and he has issued the relevant instructions to the State Aviation Service.

Izmail Port Begins Handling Grain From Moldova

The Izmail seaport began handling a new kind of transit cargo - grain from Moldova - in in the first half of this year. The Izmail seaport’s Director Andrii Yerokhin announced this.

30 July 2015

Company Registered In Village Seeking To Build First Concession Road In Ukraine

Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi announced that two companies had applied to participate in a tender for construction of the Lviv-Krakovets concession highway. One of them is registered in the village of Lviv region.

Infrastructure Ministry Introducing Single Bus-Station Charge Of UAH 1 Per Ticket For Entire Country

The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft order that provides for a single bus-station charge of UAH 1 per ticket for the entire country. This is stated in the draft document, which is published on the website of the Ministry.

Iran May Invest In Construction Of Grain Elevators In Ukraine

Iran is interested in investing in construction of elevator and transshipment complexes in Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce has announced.

Ukrzaliznytsia Repairs 1,000 Passenger Railcars In Six Months

Depots of the Ukrzaliznytsia repaired 984 passenger railcars from January to June. In total, railroad workers prepared a fleet of 3,107 railcars, including 1,273 air-conditioned railcars, for transportation of passengers in the summer.

28 July 2015

Kiev-Krivoy Rog Intercity+ Train Transports Lowest Number Of Passengers

According to the Ukrainian High-Speed Train Company, the high-speed train route with the lowest number of passengers in the second quarter of 2015 was the Kiev-Krivoy Rog-Kiev route.

Ukrainian Intercity+ Trains With Highest Occupancy Rates Named

According to data from the Ukrainian High-Speed Train Company, the busiest high-speed train route in the second quarter of 2015 was the Kiev-Kharkov-Kiev route.

Ukraine Has Brought Control Of Ships’ Ballast At Seaports In Line With The International Conventions

The Cabinet of Ministers has brought the “Rules for Protecting Inland Marine Waters from Pollution” in line with the basic international conventions on shipping safety.

Applicants For Construction Of Ukraine's First Concession Road Named

Two companies – the Ukrainian Transport Highways consortium and the Bouygues company (France) – have applied to participate in a tender for construction of the Lviv-Krakovets concession road.

23 July 2015

European Commission Disburses EUR 600 Million In Macro-Financial Assistance To Ukraine

This corresponds to the first installment under the new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) program for Ukraine

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