Turkey will continue its support for the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route in order to keep it preferable for carriers, Ahmet Arslan, Turkey’s minister of transport, maritime affairs and communications, said. Arslan noted that transportation to the Central Asian countries through Azerbaijan grew substantially in 2015 as compared to previous years. About 8,000 trucks were sent…
S7 Group, the new owner of the Sea Launch floating spaceport, intends to carry out 10-12 launches in the first five years after the resumption of the spaceport’s work, CEO of S7 Space Transport Systems Sergei Sopov reported. S7 Space Transport Systems is the operator of the Sea Launch spaceport. “About 10-12 launches, if we…
Russia’s government commission has put off the launch of a Soyuz-FG flight vehicle with the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft to October 19, the press service of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said. “After a scrutiny of materials on troubleshooting and removal of equipment malfunctions aboard the Soyuz MS-02 ship, the government commission decided to appoint…
In the first half of 2016, the enterprises of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) earned a profit of 6.5 billion rubles, Igor Komarov, the head of Roscosmos, said. “Our companies have reported a profit of 6.5 billion rubles in the first six months of the year and are on schedule under the Federal Space Program.…
Poland’s rail operator PKP LHS has become a member of the Coordination Committee of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCITR), Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC reported. Another meeting of the Coordination Committee was held in Astana. “The creation of a union of legal entities of the Coordination Committee, the signing of the agreement on the establishment…
The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) transported some 229.5 million passengers through Azerbaijan’s territory in January-August 2016, up by 2.2 percent% YoY, Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee reported. Meanwhile, some 33.24 million tons of cargo were transported via the TRACECA through Azerbaijan’s territory during the reporting period, down by 6.6% YoY. Some 64.1% (21.3 million tons) of…
Russian airport operator Basel Aero has signed an agreement with Gelendzhik authorities to construct a new terminal at Gelendzhik Airport, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2018. It was originally planned to be ready at the end of 2017. Basel Aero will invest up to 520 million rubles ($8.3 million) in the…