On July 4, a medium launch vehicle Soyuz-FG integrated with the first new-series manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz MS was rolled out of the processing facility and erected on the launch pad of Area 1 (“Gagarin’s launch pad”) of the Baikonur cosmodrome. Specialists of RSC Energia and other organizations involved in the preparations for launch are…
In January-June deliveries of export oil products to RPK-Vysotsk-LUKOIL-II (Leningrad region) fell by 6% YoY, to 5.29 million tons. According to the terminal statistics, the railway delivered 4.73 million tons of oil products including 1.48 million tons of diesel fuel, 965 thousand tons of naphtha and 2.29 million tons of heavy fuel oil. 507600 tons…
In January-June Russian coal exports climbed by 13.3% YoY, to 78.97 million tons, the Ministry of energy said. In June coal exports totaled 14.6 million tons. Coal production in June totaled 13.84 million tons. (Portnews/Business World Magazine)
China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in the People’s Republic of China, announced an expansion of its codeshare cooperation with Aeroflot. Starting this month, Aeroflot will place its SU code on China Southern Airlines flights between Guangzhou and Moscow as well as its Guangzhou – Wuhan – Moscow service. China Southern and Aeroflot code share…
As of July 1, freight flows across the waterways of the Azov-Don River Basin decreased by 4.2% YoY, to 3.2 million tons, says the Authority of Azov-Don Basin. In the reported period, transportation of heavy fuel oil fell by 6%, to 1.13 thousand tons; sulphur – down by 4%m to 525 thousand tons; diesel fuel…
The production of vodka in Russia has increased year on year by 30% in April and 29% in May. The increase has been informally linked to raids carried out by the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Federal Tax Service in February. The groups raided a number of illegal vodka factories in the Northern Caucasus, closing…
The Hong Kong Airport Authority is considering selling off the aircraft, owned by a defunct Russian airline, after it failed to pay outstanding parking fees, according to a court document. In a rare move, the city’s aviation bosses are seeking to claw back money owed by Transaero Airlines, enforcing the Airport Authority Ordinance, which empowers…