The non-self-propelled open type vessel built at Nibulon’s shipbuilding and repair yard is involved in transportation of piles for construction, Nibulon says in a press release. During three days from January 13, Nibulon loaded at its Mykolaiv transshipment terminal berth its new vessel with piles produced by Mykolaiv concrete product plant. The non-self-propelled vessel transported…
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) and German rail operator Deutsche Bahn will sign a memorandum of cooperation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “A large-scale cooperation project between Ukrzaliznytsia and Deutsche Bahn, German’s largest rail operator, is being prepared. It does not imply privatization or concession. It means involving German experts, experience, management and technology…
Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection Oleksiy Orzhel says the ministry plans to increase the share of energy generated from alternative sources up to 70% over the next 30 years. “We say that the share of renewable energy should be about 70% by 2050. We have estimates, various charts, and scenarios for the implementation…
A senior Iraqi lawmaker announced that the country’s government was exploring buying Russian, Chinese or Ukrainian air defense systems, possibly in exchange for Iraqi oil shipments. The initiative comes following the U.S. lethal airstrike in Baghdad early this month against Iranian Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Badr al-Ziyadi, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s security…
Ukraine exported about 7.7 thousand tons of oats in July-December 2019-2020 MY, up 1.5-fold YoY (5.2 thousand tons). Top-5 importers of Ukrainian oats included India with the share of 77%, Libya – 5%, Hungary – 4%, Switzerland – 3% and Germany – 2%. Victoria Rozhko, analyst of APK-Inform, informed that India had been the main…
Natural gas stocks in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities (USFs) have shrunk by 18.7%, to 17.69 billion cubic meters since November 2, 2019 when Ukraine started pumping out gas from its reserves amid the heating season. As of January 18, gas reserves in the country’s USFs stood at 17.69 billion cubic meters, up by 30.3% YoY,…
CEO of Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Tetiana Romanovska says the airport is expanding its flight geography, planning to launch new flights to Italy in 2020. Also, talks are underway with two Chinese air carriers to open operations to China. “We will be expanding our flight geography. We want to launch flights to Lisbon, Norway…