Tag: Ukraine
Uber Preparing To Begin Operation In Kiev
The Uber online taxi service has begun searching for candidates to head its Kiev office. The relevant advertisements were published on the website of the company and in the LinkedIn network.
Business Lounges Open At Lviv Airport
Two business lounges have opened at the new terminal at the Lviv airport. Both lounges are located in a sterile area.
Austrians Begin Monitoring Quality Of Road Repairs In Ukraine
The Ministry of Infrastructure has launched a pilot project for independent quality control of road repairs in the Kiev region
Saakashvili Demands Review Of Procedure For Allocation Of Air Routes
Mikhail Saakashvili, has accused the State Aviation Service’s head Denys Antoniuk of bias during allocation of air routes and said that he intends to demand that the Minister of Infrastructure dissolve the commission for allocation of routes.
Interview With MTBS Director Steven Bouckaert
In an exclusive interview with CFTS, the director of the Dutch financial and advisory firm MTBS, Steven Bouckaert, talks about the prospects of the Ukrainian port industry, improvement of its investment climate, and investments at a time of financial instability.
Ukrainian Ports To Double Grain Storage Capacity Within Five Years
The port capacity for simultaneous storage of grain will be doubled within five years. Infrastructure Minister Andrii Pyvovarskyi announced this
Pyvovarskyi To Reopen Competition For Director Of Ilyichevsk Port
Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure Andrii Pyvovarskyi has promised to reopen or postpone the competition for the post of director of the Ilyichevsk Commercial Seaport
Atlasjet Ukraine Operates First Flight
The Atlasjet Ukraine airline (Lviv), which is a subsidiary of the Atlasjet airline (Turkey), began operation on Thursday, June 18, by operating its first flight on the Kiev-Lviv route
Ukraine Breaks Its Grain Export Record
Ukraine exported 33.4 million tons of grain in the 2014-2015 marketing year (July 2014-June 2015), which is a record. Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Oleksii Pavlenko announced this
Ukrainian Transport Companies Reduce Passenger Transportation By 11.3% In January-May
Ukrainian transport companies (excluding companies in the Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as the parts of the Donbas that are not controlled by Ukraine) reduced passenger transportation by 11.3% to 2.184 billion people in the period of January-May 2015
France's Soufflet Group to invest in development of Ilyichevsk seaport
The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine is to sign a memorandum of intent with a global grain market player, France's Soufflet Group, on June 19 to invest in the development of Ilyichevsk seaport infrastructure
Yuzhny Port Introduces Video Surveillance System For Water Area
The Yuzhny seaport has launched the operation of an information display panel with a video surveillance system with the aim of improving its facilities for monitoring navigation in the port’s waters
Ukroboronprom Appointed New CEO Of Antonov
Ukroboronprom state concern appointed Mykhailo Hvozdiov as an acting President and Chief Designer of the Antonov state enterprise
The New Law For Ukrainian Railways: Five Key Aspects
The draft law on railways that was published for debate includes several revolutionary aspects. For example, it provides for creation of private locomotive traction and equal access to infrastructure. This is because of the need for the law to meet the standards of the European Union.
Ukrainian Seaports Increase Transshipment Of Coastal Cargo Almost 10-Fold
Ukrainian seaports handled 60.469 million tons of cargo in January-May, which is 0.8 percent more than they handled in the same period last year.
Ilyichevsk Port Offers Businesses 12 Plots For Development Of Transshipment Facilities
The acting head of the state-owned Ilyichevsk seaport, Yurii Kruk, has proposed 12 projects for development of transshipment facilities on the territory of the port to potential investors.
Kryukov Railcar Building Works May Begin Supplying Trains To Lithuania
The Kryukov Railcar Building Works (Kremenchug, Poltava region) may begin supplying trains to Lithuania. Ukrainian and Lithuanian experts discussed this on 2 June at a meeting
Establishment Of Ukrainian-Polish Consortium For Aircraft Production Discussed In Poland
The issue of establishment of a bilateral consortium for production of aircraft was considered during a Polish-Ukrainian forum entitled "Westernization Antonov Aircraft".
Western Banks To Spend USD 900 Million On Ukrainian Roads In Two Years
The volume of credits for implementation of joint projects with international financial institutions will amount to USD 909.9 million in the period of 2015-2016, according to materials from the State Automobile Road Service (Ukravtodor)
Steel Smelting In Ukraine Reduces 28% In Five Months
Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises reduced production of steel by 28% to 9.247 million tons in January-May 2015, compared with the same period in 2014.
