In January-November the port of Ventspils handled 18.5 million tons of cargo, up by 9% YoY. According to the port authority, in November the port handled 1.5 million tons of cargo. The growth was mainly driven by the increase in transshipment of coal and cargoes carried by ferries. The number of passenger carried by Ventspils-Nynashamn…
In January-November the Nikolaev seaport increased the transshipment of cargo by 4.8% YoY, to 21.32 million tons, the press service of seaports Administration of Ukraine reported. In particular, the transshipment of imported cargoes increased by 22.8%, to 5 million tons during the reported period, transit shipments rose by 14.3%, to 1.137 million tons, at the…
In January-November the Freeport of Riga handled 31,116,900 tons of cargo, down by 6.7% YoY. Coal transshipment fell by 5.8%, to 11.02 million tons, oil products – by 30.5%, to 5.23 million tons, wood pellets increased by 17.9%, to 578,000 tons, ore – by 32.5%, to 467,600 tons. The port’s container throughput grew by 16.8%,…
The Mogilev-based lift manufacturer OAO Mogilevliftmash intends to start making travelators in 2018, the company’s Chief Engineer Igor Frolkin declared. A prototype travelator (a moving walkway) has been made in association with Chinese partners. The product has passed electromagnetic compatibility tests in line with the relevant technical regulations on safe machines and equipment. Acceptance and…
China expressed interest in cooperation on the purchase of Ukrainian aircraft, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine reported. “China is interested in cooperation on the purchase of airplanes and their joint production using materials and spare parts produced in China,” the report said. Ukraine’s Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska,…
The public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia intends to send some UAH 13-16 billion of own funds for capital investment next year, acting Board Chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov has said. “We prepared the capital investments and financial plan in an open mode. The figure was at the level of UAH 52 billion – the total demand…
The Italian company Tirrena Scavi will invest about $33 million in the construction of a road, which is part of a new bypass around the Armenian capital city of Yerevan. According to a statement from the government, a contract with the firm is set to be signed by the end of the year, while construction…