Tag: Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrzaliznytsia has signed a memorandum with DHL Global Forwarding.
The next stage is signing of an agreement between Ukrzaliznytsia and pilot project participant Ukrainian Locomotive Company.
The decision is intended to make the Ukrainian transport system competitive and attractive in the international market of transport services.
The fleet of such rolling stock has reduced in recent years.
Federation believes that the Ukrainian engineering and metallurgical industries are capable of meeting the requirements for rails and rolling stock for modernization of Ukrzaliznytsia.
According to the diplomat, it is possible to increase the transport volume between Lithuania and Ukraine by transporting Turkish goods to Europe.
Ukrzaliznytsia’s management believes that it cannot manage container terminals better than private companies.
One of the company's priorities is currently to open up the possibilities of the Ukrainian railways and establish a system of international container transportation together with partners from the East and the West.
According to the head of Ukrzaliznytsia, the company plans to switch to electric locomotives because they are significantly more economical.
Ukrzaliznytsia has disclosed the maximum level of depreciation of its assets.
The company intends to restart the production of freight cars at its manufacturing plants.
The company transported almost 80 million tons of cargo during the period from July to September this year.
These candidates must now be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
According to the board chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia, abolition of the land tax and reduction of the company's costs would allow it to spend money on renewal of its rolling stock.
Aslund has confirmed that he intends to step down from Ukrzaliznytsia’s supervisory board.
The projects includes introduction of non-cash payment for travel on suburban trains, development of a platform for searching for tickets, and opening of lobby areas for passengers at key train stations.
According to the heads of railcar manufacturing plants and logistics companies, only five companies sold freight cars in August-September 2020.
The date of his appointment as the director of this Ukrzaliznytsia subsidiary was not disclosed.
Business representatives and top managers in the Ukrainian transport industry discuss the immediate prospects for development of infrastructure in the country.
The changes took effect on 5 September.