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16 April 2015

Atlasjet Ukraine To Apply For Permits To Operate Charter Flights From Lvov, Kiev, And Odessa

The airline plans to operate charter flights to popular resorts in Turkey, Montenegro, and Egypt.

Ukrzaliznytsia Ready To Buy 35-40 Locomotives Per Year From Joint Venture Between Skoda And Zaporozhe Locomotive Plant

Andrii Pyvovarskyi also said that Ukrzaliznytsia would not organize operations exclusively with Skoda and that it was inviting other businesses to cooperate with it.

15 April 2015

Ernst & Young To Perform Financial Audit Of Ukrzaliznytsia

The other bidders included PricewaterhouseCoopers (Audit), which wanted UAH 25 million (including VAT) for its services.

CTI Preparing USD-590-Million Lawsuit Against Ukraine

Pavliutin claims that the terminal is proposing several ways out of the situation to the state: renegotiate the agreement on joint operations, conclude a lease agreement.

9 April 2015

Deloitte To Complete Valuation Of Ukrzaliznytsia’s Assets On 15 May 2015

The Deloitte company will complete the valuation of the assets of the State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) on 15 May 2015

Ryanair Considering Possibility Of Flying To Ukraine, EasyJet Not

The largest low-cost carrier in Europe, the Irish-based Ryanair airline, is considering entering the Ukrainian market.

Lvov Airport Cannot Become Part Of ‘Open Skies’ Without Agreement Between Ukraine And EU

Airlines will continue to be forced to sign bilateral agreements and obtain rights to perform flights until such an agreement is signed.

Dredging Of River Dnieper To Begin In July – Pyvovarskyi

"We will begin dredging River Dnieper in July. The work there will last 2-3 months," said Pyvovarskyi.

8 April 2015

Six State Agricultural Enterprises Inflict Losses Of UAH 9 Billion On State

These include Ukrspirt, the State Food and Grain Corporation, and the Agrarian Fund.

7 April 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia Loses Quarter Of Its Freight Traffic In First Quarter

Ukrainian Railways transported almost 77 million tons of cargo in January-March

Ukraine Imports Petroleum Products Worth USD 756 Million In First Quarter

Ukraine did not import crude oil in January-March 2015

Yuzhny Port Terminals Increase Cargo Transshipment By 4%

The main drivers of the increase in cargo transshipment at the Yuzhny port were mining and metallurgical goods

2 April 2015

Infrastructure Ministry Introduces ‘Open Skies’ At Lvov Airport

The State Aviation Service will send the appropriate letters in the coming days. Any foreign company will obtain permission from its State Aviation Service and it will be able to fly to the city

30 March 2015

Freightliner Explains Circumstances Under Which It Will Enter Ukraine

According to Konstantin Skorik, it is specifically local operators - for example, Lemtrans and Ukrmetalurgtrans - that should be the first to feel the effects of the reforms, which will serve as a signal to foreign investors.

27 March 2015

Infrastructure Ministry Finalizes Abolition Of Corrupt Control Of Segregated Ballast

The order finally eliminates the corruption scheme that environmental inspectors have used for many years, which was based on illegal control of segregated ballast of ships in Ukrainian ports.

Soros Ready To Invest USD 1 Billion In Agriculture And Infrastructure Projects In Ukraine

"I stand ready. There are concrete investment ideas, for example in agriculture and infrastructure projects. I would put in USD 1 billion... ," said Soros.

26 March 2015

New Strategy For Development Of Port Industry Being Prepared - Vaskov

According to Vaskov, the ministry has created a new strategic development department, its formation is being finalized, and it will probably be announced together with the new strategy.

23 March 2015

Only Top Managers Of FBI And Deutsche Bahn Can Change Ukrzaliznytsia Quickly - Blank

"The system can be changed if one of the top managers of Deutsche Bahn comes and a top manager of the FBI is assigned to him. That is when I will believe that change of the system will be as fast as possible and as effective as possible," he said.

19 March 2015

40% Of Ukraine's Grain Exports Go To EU

According to the president of UGA, it is followed by North Africa and the Middle East.

18 March 2015

Gems From Russian Railways Director’s Lecture On ‘Globalization And Capitalism’

Some of his remarks are very interesting because they provide a better understanding of the mentality and mindset of the current head of Russian Railways.

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