Dushanbe bus terminal, Asian Express Terminal, is waiting for answer to its proposal to re-launch bus routes between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Deputy Director General of the Closed Joint Stock Company (CJSC) Holding Asia Group Tajikistan Sulton Kamolov says they have already discussed this issue with representatives of the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe. “They have expressed…
Freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja in January-May climbed by 24.7% YoY, to 2,890,500 million tons, the Port Authority says. In the reporting period, transshipment of coal surged 6-fold, to 723,400 tons, wood pellets – 2.2-fold, to 150,700 tons, construction materials – by 7.8%, to 222,600 tons, oil products – by 65.6%, to…
Direct railway passenger traffic between Ukraine and the European Union will be expanded, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said. “On December 23, 2016 the Intercity+ Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl train was launched. This route has become very popular among Ukrainian passengers. Ukrzaliznytsia is looking into the possibility of launching the second pair of Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl trains by another…
Astana-New Delhi direct flight is expected be launched in early July. Air Astana company will operate the Astana-New Delhi-Astana flight three times a week starting from July 2. Over the past two years passenger flow from India to Kazakhstan has doubled from 5,000 to 11,000 passengers. The number of Kazakhstanis traveling to India increased threefold…
In January-May seaports of Ukraine handled 55.609 million tons of cargo, up by 4.5% YoY, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 42.971 million tons (+4.7%), imports – 7.880 million tons (+14%), transit – 4.309 million tons (-1.9%), inland traffic – 448,000 tons (- 49.9%). The highest results were…
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has supported the idea of curtailing bus and railways travel to and from the Russian Federation and establishing a visa regime with that country. “As a citizen of Ukraine I support the idea,” Omelyan said, adding it was up to Ukraine’s government to make the final decision. Omelyan, meanwhile,…
Kostanay-Moscow flight has been relaunched and will be operated three times a week. Assistant to director of the Kostanay airport Alexander Andreyev revealed that the renewal of the Kostanay-Moscow flight had been long time in the making. As a result, Aeroflot air carrier made the best proposal. “The airline carried out the first successful flight…