On October 17-23, Ukraine exported nearly 1 million tons of grains from the seaports, against 506 thousand tons on the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 544 thousand tons, barley – 142.6 thousand tons, and corn – 320.1 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
In January-September water transport of Ukraine carried 4.8 million tons of cargo (up by 10.6% YoY), says State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Cargo turnover decreased by 29.1% to 2,931.3 million ton-km. The increase was registered in all transport sectors, except the railway transport (down by 1.4% to 252.9 million ton). All types of transport carried…
AirAsia is considering adding Russia to its list of destinations, the Malaysian low-cost carrier’s founder Tony Fernandes reported. Russia is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination for Asian tourists, Fernandes said. “My video on Facebook from the Red Square was viewed by 60,000 people in two hours! I got 300 comments, and everyone asked about…
On October 30, Ukraine International Airlines will increase the Kiev – Amman flight frequency up to five weekly flights. The Kiev – Amman flights will be operated on modern Boeing 737 aircraft with two cabin classes (Business Class and Economy Class) five times a week. The fourth frequency will be introduced on December 2 and…
Ex-Minister of Transport of Poland Slawomir Nowak has been appointed new acting head of the State Automobile Roads Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor). “We believe that managing Ukravtodor requires significant expertise, including international. Our position is that high-quality roads, highways that will connect us with Europe should be built in Ukraine, so the professional level of…
Customs control measures undertaken by the Baltic Customs have uncovered a scheme used to take marine bunker fuel stated as stores outside the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union without payment of customs dues. According to the press center of the Baltic Customs, over 12,000 tons of fuel was exported through the scheme. According to…
Azerbaijan and Iraq have discussed opportunities for carrying out regular passenger and cargo flights. The discussion took place as a delegation of Iraqi aviation administration visited Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration. The delegation also familiarized themselves with the activity of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. (Azertac/Business World Magazine)