CEO of Ukraine’s state-owned railways operator Ukrzaliznytsia Wojciech Balczun has announced his company will repair railway tracks in another country for the first time in its history. “Our railwaymen with their equipment have been invited to Poland to perform a cycle of operations at the Medyka station. To this end, Ukrzaliznytsia’s branch – the Center…
In January-April “Seaport” customs point has transferred KZT 2.323 billion to the national budget as payments and taxes. In fact, treasury reimbursement is one of the main functions of the customs service. In this respect, “Seaport” as the customs point of Mangystau Region Department of State Revenues has outstripped the target. “Customs payments and tax…
Planes of Tajik air carriers tend to land at airports of neighboring countries for refueling. Passengers are indignant and refuse to travel on domestic airlines’ flights. Tajik Air and Somon Air bear losses but they can do nothing. In recent year, aviation fuel at Tajik airports has become the most expensive in the region. Tajikistan…
In January-April the Freeport of Riga handled 12.225 million tons of cargo, down by 0.3% YoY. Coal transshipment climbed by 16.1%, to 4,675,900 tons, oil products dropped by 31.3%, to 2,274,200 tons, wood pellets went up by 9.8%, to 291,700 tons, ore by 8.3%, to 108,200 tons. The port’s container throughput grew by 15.2%, to…
Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have unanimously voted for ratification of a financial agreement for rehabilitation of the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa highway that was signed between the government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in November last year. A regular sitting of the Majlisi Namoyandagon, presided over by its head,…
In January-April the port of Ventspils handled 9.5 million tons of cargo, up by 25% YoY. According to the port authority, transshipment of Ro-Ro cargo grew by 26%, to 143,000 tons. Kalija parks handled 140,000 tons, Ventspils Nafta – 3.4 million tons, Eurohome Latvija – 367,000 tons. In April the port’s throughput surged by 60%…
A new airline will be set up soon in Ukraine, which is expected to compete with the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelian said. “I hope that another airline will be set up in Ukraine this year, which will become a worthy competitor to the UIA. In this case, we will regain…