A solemn opening ceremony of the international airport was held in Turkmenabat city, the administrative center of Lebap province. The airport built by Gundogdy local company is located 13 kilometers from the city in close proximity to the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat highway and the Ashgabat-Kerki railway. The capacity of the complex is 500 passengers per hour. A…
Air Astana will offer daily, non-stop flights from Nazarbayev International airport in Astana to London Heathrow, effective as of June 1. The additional frequencies, on Wednesdays and Fridays, are already available for sale. “We are delighted to have finally secured daily flight status on what is such a prestigious and popular route – the only…
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia and U.S. company General Electric Transportation signed a framework agreement on modernization and production of locomotives. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. The agreement, in particular, provides for the modernization of a locomotive fleet and the construction of new…
The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Geneva Office organized a special meeting entitled “Intermodal Communication and Role of Historic Transport Routes: Great Silk Road”, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. This event was held in Geneva during the 80th session of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic…
In January Belarusian Railways transported 12.143 million tons of freight, up by 127.5% YoY, the company’s press service reported. Export freight reached 4.5 million tons, up by 30%. Transit freight grew by 11.6%, to 3.76 million tons. Belarusian Railways secured the loading of about 7 million tons of freight, up by 33%. Freight turnover of…
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has severely reprimanded Magsat Aydogdiyev, Minister of Automobile Transport, for improper performance of duties and shortcomings in work, the Turkmen government said in its message. “The head of state pointed to the low level of measures for further modernization and improvement of transport sphere in the country and expressed his discontent…
The Estonian Maritime Administration has halted ship traffic in the part of Haapsalu Bay located south of Seasaar and east of the Rohukula-Sviby shipping lane, Maritime Administration spokesperson Priit Poiklik reported. The Estonian Road Administration has requested that, in case of appropriate weather conditions, ship traffic in the area of the planned Haapsalu-Noarootsi ice road…