CEO of Ukrainian national railways company PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov has announced Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania have launched a new container train. “Containerships Train, linking Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine, is our 22nd container train. We have now a competitive speed of delivery regardless of weather conditions, regular train runs and a clear schedule. In addition,…
Freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja in January-June fell by 5.5% YoY, to 3.655 million tons, the Port Authority reported. Transshipment of grain fell by 23.9%, to 1,306,800 tons, while of anthracite grew by 16.8%, to 772,000 tons, construction materials – by 12%, to 450,500 tons, and oil products – by 5%, to…
The Ihor Sikorsky Kyiv International Airport, which boasts the second largest passenger traffic in Ukraine, increased traffic in January-June by 16% YoY, to 1.332 million, the airport’s press service said. According to the statement, in the period under review, traffic on international flights amounted to 1.298 million passengers, and on domestic flights – to 33,900.…
Georgia’s three international airports serviced 2,489,823 passengers in January-June, up by 18.24% YoY, said the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency. The number of passengers who took regular or charter flights in Georgia increased in all three main airports of the country: Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport, Batumi Aleksandre Kartveli International Airport and Kutaisi David Aghmashenebeli International…
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will propose that UAH 10 billion, or $389 million, be allocated in the draft national budget for 2020 for repairing local roads. “The government envisages that the next year’s budget should have a Road Fund, which will include 100% of fuel excise revenue,…
AS Tallink Grupp’s subsidiary Tallink Superfast Ltd. and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH have signed a loan agreement in the amount of EUR 197.6 million to finance the new EUR 247-million LNG powered fast ferry currently under construction in Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, Tallink Grupp says in a press release. The loan is arranged and long term…
Starting from July 6, Kazakhstan and Japan are launching a direct flight between capitals, the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development reported. The Nur-Sultan-Tokyo flight to be operated by Kazakh SCAT Airlines will be carried out each Saturday with a possible increase of the flights to a couple of times a week. The Chairman of…