In January-August Arkhangelsk Sea Commercial Port OJSC handled 1,004,100 tons of cargo (down by 9.4% YoY), the company says. Transshipment of import cargo totaled 15,200 tons (-37.4%), exports – down almost 2-fold to 182,200 tons, short-sea traffic – up by 3.2% to 762,100 tons. Arkhangelsk Sea Commercial Port OJSC is a multi-profile stevedoring company of…
As of September 1, cargo traffic within the Azov-Don Basin of Russia’s inland water ways climbed by 4% YoY, to 6,207,000 tons, says the Administration of Azov-Don Basin. In the reported period, transportation of heavy fuel oil fell by 8.8%, to 1,954,000 tons, that of sulfur went up by 19% to 1,002,000 tons, of diesel…
The passenger traffic of Russian airlines can decline by up to 10% in 2016, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said. “The domestic market has increased significantly. The growth was about 6%, according to the data as of now. But still, the correction will be up to 10% due to a catastrophic fall of international traffic”, Sokolov…
Uzbekistan Temir Yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) started to run train O’zbekiston on route Tashkent-Andijan-Tashkent from September 5, on daily basis. According to the company’s press service, the trip time is 6 hours. The train will leave Tashkent at 08:05 and arrive in Andijan at 14:05. Return train will leave Andijan at 15:25 and arrive in Tashkent…
Kazakhstan completed the overhaul of its section of Tuimazy-Omsk-Novosibirsk-2 (TON-2) oil pipeline which allowed to increase its capacity from 7 to 10 million tons of oil per year, KazTransOil company reported. The pipeline section 185.6 km long was replaced within the overhaul work. The overhaul of TON-2 was conducted to ensure the reliable oil transportation…
Uzbekistan Havo Yollari (Uzbekistan Airways) has started executing regular flights on Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplanes from on September 5. According to the press service of the airline, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet will be used to carry out internal flights. Uzbekistan Havo Yollari will conduct flights on route Tashkent-Urgench-Tashkent and Tashkent-Nukus with the new airplane.…
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed the Ashgabat declaration to create the Trans-Caspian transport corridor from Beijing to London, Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan reported. Arslan said the document was signed during the first meeting of transportation ministers of the three countries. The declaration was inked by Ahmet Arslan, Azerbaijani Deputy…