Belarus is ready to supply Tatarstan with electric buses, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on May 25. “Electric buses are being tested on Minsk streets today. It is a new type of transport for the CIS and we hope for a success of the project,” Andrei…
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia intends in 2017 to raise tariffs for freight transportation by 22.5%, the company said in a press release, with reference to the draft consolidated financial plan posted on its website. According to the press service, the figures are calculated using international financial reporting standards. “Tariffs for passenger rail transportation will not be raised…
Board Chairman of PJSC Ukzaliznytsia Wojciech Balczun says that UAH 2.5 billion is planned to be invested in Lviv Railways in 2017. Speaking at a press conference in Lviv, Balczun stated that “a portion of these funds will be spent on infrastructure, another portion – on upgrading the rolling stock”. In particular, he noted that…
In January-April water transport of Ukraine carried 3,000 passengers, down by 3.3% YoY. According to the State Statistics Committee, total passenger turnover in Ukraine climbed by 0.3%, to 1.540.8 million passengers. (Portnews/Business World Magazine)
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia has introduced a ban on transportation of all types of cargo and empty wagons, including transit through the territory of Ukraine, for a number of owner companies from the Russian Federation. According to company decree Ts-2/101 dated May 18, transportation is prohibited in the wagons of Sberbank Leasing, SG Trans, NefteTransService, Freight One,…
Kyiv City Administration has signed a memorandum of cooperation with a Chinese consortium, consisting of China Railway International Group and China Pacific Construction Group, for the implementation of a project to build the fourth subway line in the city. According to a posting on the administration’s website, Deputy Head of Kyiv City Administration Mykola Povoroznik…
The European Commission has placed Ukraine’s Urga Airline (Kropyvnytsky) on the EU Air Safety List of non-European airlines that do not meet international safety standards and are therefore subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. According to a press release of the European Commission, the company is placed on the…