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8 May 2014

International Trains From/To Crimea To Stop Only At Some Stations

The total number of train stations in Ukraine is 126, of which 19 are unclassed and 12 are first class.

Odessa Port X-Raying All Transit Container Trucks

In the absence of a mobile X-ray unit or its failure, this form of inspection will be replaced by partial inspection of containers by state regulatory agencies

Grain Prices Rising Because Of Tensions Between Ukraine And Russia

The July contract in electronic trading in Chicago rose by 3.4% to USD 272.06 per ton

7 May 2014

Motor Sich And PZL Discussing Possibility Of Jointly Assembling Helicopters In Poland

The first meeting took place in in April, during which the possibility of joint implementation of the Ukrainian MSB-2 program at facilities in Poland was discussed

Boryspil Airport Handles 57% Of Air Passenger Traffic In Ukraine In First Quarter

The 1.457 million passengers that passed through the airport in the first quarter of 2014 were 17% more than the number that passed through it in the first quarter of last year.

Nearly USD 200 Million Being Allocated For Crimea’s Transport Infrastructure

RUB 4.430 billion (USD 124 million) has been allocated to the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor).

30 April 2014

UIA's Net Profit Increases By 27.6% In 2013

The airline company’s net sales revenue increased by 60% to UAH 5.937 billion.

Antonov Delivers Latest An-158 Aircraft To Cuban Customer

Antonov expects to deliver an An-148 airplane in VIP configuration for the head of state

28 April 2014

Ukraine Decides To Sue Gazprom

The Russian monopolist was sent a pre-arbitration note

Ilyichevsk Port’s Former Head Appointed As Its New Head

Infrastructure Minister Maksym Burbak signed the relevant order on April 23.

Ukrtransgaz Proposes Agreement With Slovakia’s Eustream On Merging Ukrainian And Slovak Gas Transportation Systems

Until now, Eustream has refused to sign such an agreement.

25 April 2014

Russia Establishes Border Between Crimea And Mainland Ukraine

No restrictions have been imposed on the movement of vehicles and supplies.

Law Abolishing Quality Certificates For Grain Enters Into Force

It completely abolishes certificates of quality for grain and its by-products (including export), as well as certificates of compliance for the services of grain warehouses.

UIA Postpones Launch Of Kiev-Beijing Flights By One Year

It was unable to obtain permission to fly from the Chinese authorities for a long time and the economic and political situations in Ukraine significantly reduced demand for such flights after the permit was granted.

24 April 2014

‘Free Practice’ Introduced At 16 Berths At Yuzhny Port

The use of "free practice" saves an average of 2 hours and 20 minutes during the processing of a single vessel.

18 April 2014

Crimea Will Repair Russian Ships For USD 140 Million

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to increase the volume of ship repair work in the Crimea

Ukrzaliznytsia Planning To Buy 50 Passenger Cars And 15 Diesel Trains From Kryukovsky Railcar Building Works

The orders are expected to be financed with government-guaranteed credit facilities from European and American financial institutions.

17 April 2014

European Parliament Resolution: South Stream Pipeline Should Not Be Built

There is currently an "urgent need for a strong common energy security policy (an Energy Union), with the aim to reduce the EU’s dependency from Russian oil and gas

Russian Customs Announces Significant Fall In Trade Turnover With Ukraine

The trade turnover on the Russian-Ukrainian border reduced by 20%

Cargo Transshipment At Ukrainian Seaports Increases 5% In January-March

State port operators handled 31.8% of cargo.

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