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23 April 2015

Ilyichevsk Port Introduces New Traffic Management System

The system provides an alternative exit for container trucks with containerized cargoes that are processed via the procedure for preliminary customs clearance of containers.

Ukrainian Seaports Reduce Grain Transshipment By 9.5% In First Quarter

Ukrainian seaports handled 7.79 million tons of grain cargoes (including 7.648 million tons of grain) in January-March 2015, which is 9.5% lower than they handled in the same period in 2014.

Ukravtodor Launches Search For Investor In First Concession Road

The State Automobile Road Service (Ukravtodor) has launched a search for an investor in construction of the first concession road in Ukraine, which will connect Lvov and Krakovets.

21 April 2015

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Importing Coke From Poland

Coke is delivered from Poland by rail. Coal is also delivered from Kazakhstan and partly from Russia.

Ukravtodor To Be Privatized In 2016

Privatization of the assets of the state automobile road agency (Ukravtodor) should take place in 2016.

20 April 2015

Ukrzaliznytsia Counts Cost Of Vandalization Of High-Speed Trains Over Three Years

Vandalism has caused damage totaling UAH 3.5 million in almost three years of operation of high-speed trains in Ukraine.

Atlasjet Ukraine Will Have No Problem Obtaining Permits For Charter Flights – State Aviation Service

The Atlasjet Ukraine airline company (Lvov), a subsidiary of the Turkish carrier Atlasjet, will have no difficulty obtaining permits for its planned charter flights.

Construction Of First Concession Road In Ukraine Will Take About 5 Years

The approximate period of construction of the first concession road in Ukraine – the Lvov-Krakovets road – will be four or five years.

Automatic Weight Monitoring May Be Introduced On Roads In January 2016

Automatic monitoring of the weights of vehicles may be introduced in Ukraine in January 2016.

17 April 2015

SBU Searching Former Ukrzaliznytsia Head’s Premises

"I can confirm that with regard to the former head of Ukrzaliznytsia, we are conducting full searches and confiscating documents" said Nalyvaichenko.

SFGCU To Deliver 3.5 Million Tons Of Grain Under Chinese Contract In Current Agricultural Year

This year – the contract works on calendar years – we plan to export more than 3.5 million tons. In total, the contract provides for export of 5 million tons in the so-called marketing year

16 April 2015

Ukraine Exports Agricultural Crops Worth Nearly USD 300 Million To EU In Two Months

The largest exports in those two months were corn (worth USD 243.049 million)

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.

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"Each Time, We Are a Bit Like Magellan:" An Interview with the Captain of the Icebreaker Noosfera on Working in Antarctica

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The Great Shipping Retreat: Why Major Lines Still Avoid Ukrainian Ports
Kerem Şahinboy
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