Tag: Poland
Chinese companies are interested in building the Via Carpathia highway. Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski announced this at the end of his visit to China.
We visited Wojciech Balczun, the winner of the competition to head the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company, in Warsaw. We learned about his Ukrainian ancestors and asked if he was ready to fight hard to implement reforms and not just work for a good salary.
European Investment Bank has loaned EUR 250 million to PKP PLK, Polish infrastructure manager, for upgrade 171 km Warsaw – Lublin line, a part of TEN-T North Sea – Baltic Corridor.
The future board chairman of the Ukrzaliznytsia, Wojciech Balczun, believes that money for financing construction of a railway line from Lviv to Poland with the 1435-mm gauge can be obtained from Western banks and the EU funds.
The committee on appointment of heads of strategic enterprises (the Nomination Committee) has recommended Wojciech Balczun to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval as the board chairman of the Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is considering launching flights between regional airports in Ukraine and Poland. The carrier considers the Polish airports of Poznan and Gdansk.
The restrictions on the frequency of regular flights between Poland and Ukraine have been lifted. The press service of the Polish Civil Aviation Authority announced this.
State Automobile Road Service (Ukravtodor) are looking for future partners and investors in implementation of a project involving construction of an Outer Ring Road around Kyiv.
The Polish airline, LOT, has performed its first flight from Warsaw to an airport in Kosice (Slovakia), which is located 90 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The Ukrzaliznytsia public railway company has changed the timetable of the Lviv-Kyiv high-speed train to allow passengers arriving from Poland to catch the train. The changes to the timetable will take effect on 28 March.
Via Carpathia highway will have six branch routes, three of them will pass through the territory of Ukraine. The first segment will connect Lublin (Poland) with the route Kovel/Lutsk - Kyiv/Ternopil - Vinnytsia - Odesa.
Within the framework of the working group, a regular meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish Commission on Road Transport will be held.
The Petersburg ferry (owned by the BFI company) has departed from the port of Baltiysk for Sassnitz (Germany).
Agreements have been reached on establishment of a transition period that will last until 15 April. The two sides should reach a final agreement during this period.
Poland intends to create a new transport corridor that will connect the country’s logistics centers to the Slovenian port of Koper. The new corridor is also important for Belarus and Serbia.
There has been an increase in the number of trucks waiting to enter Ukraine on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border since the beginning of February, particularly at the Domanove border crossing.
The two countries agree the number of entry permits for large trucks annually.
Polish business is interested in every possible route to Asia, which would be profitable and sufficient for cargo transportation. Ukraine can become the important element of new corridors.
Poland intends to stabilize its trade turnover with Uzbekistan, which has fallen by more than 30%, this year. Poland is now seeking an alternative route.
Only the Pesa manufacturer (Poland) can meet the deadline that was set in the Kyivpastrans company’s tender for supply of 10 low-floor trams. The expected cost of the trams is UAH 287 million. The deadline for submission of bid documents by applicants is to 10:00 on February 12.