In January-August the network of Russian Railways loaded 809.6 million tons, up by 168%, the company’s press center says. In the reported period the railways shipped the following goods: 214 million tons of coal (up by 3.2% YoY); 7.7 million tons of coke (+2.75%); 156.6 million tons of crude and oil products (-7.5%); 73.2 million…
Russia’s international traffic fell by 26.6% in July to 3.6 million passengers, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia. Total international and domestic traffic reached 10.1 million, down by 10.3% YoY. In January-July Russian airlines carried 48.2 million passengers, down by 8.2% YoY. International traffic dropped by 26.7% to 17 million, domestic increased by…
In January-June net profit of Tuapse Commercial Seaport totaled RUB 1.67 billion, up by 1.5%, YoY, the company says. The company’s revenue increased by 24.4% to RUB 3 billion. OJSC Tuapse Commercial Seaport (TCSP) is the major operator at the port of Tuapse, one of Russia’s largest ports. TCSP is part of UCL Port, a…
Maritime transport and tourism should be developed in the Arctic, press center of the Russian Security Council cites its Secretary Nikolai Patrushev as saying at the VI International Meeting of the Arctic Council member states, observer states and scientific community representatives. “Arctic pioneers of the present day should not only develop it for economic purposes…
From September 22, Dubai Aviation Corporation, doing business as flydubai, will increase the frequency of flights between Odessa and Dubai from two to three flights per week. An extra flight will be operated on Thursdays. Currently, flydubai operates flights between Odessa and Dubai on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Flydubai is a partner of the Emirates airline,…
Russian multi-industry holding AFK Sistema has closed a deal to sell a 50% stake in railway cargo operator SG-Trans to a group of undisclosed non-affiliated buyers for 6 billion rubles, the holding said in a statement. Sistema President Mikhail Shamolin said in June that the company was selling its stake in the asset. An official…
The Turkish civil aviation authority has permitted 63 charter flights between Antalya and Russian cities a week. Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for the Turkish President, said that Ankara welcomed Russia’s decision to restart charter flights. “I want to emphasize that we are very happy with this decision”, he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin abolished a prohibition…