The work within the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project is underway in accordance with the plan, President of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev said. He said that there were no problems with the implementation of the project. “Partly, we are even ahead of schedule and 850 kilometers of pipes have been…
Energy sector, oil, gas and chemical sphere, as well as transport have been defined among the topical areas of cooperation between Japan and Turkmenistan, said the message of the country’s government. This was noted at the meeting of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan Takahiko Katsumata, who handed over his…
The cargo traffic by the Northeast Passage can increase manifold to 65 million tons a year by 2020 because Russia’s foreign partners, in particular, China, are interested in the opportunities its use can offer, Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council, declared. He said that further development of the transportation capacity of the route going…
Two Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 (SSJ-100) airliners manufactured in their VIP modification have entered service with the Thai Air Force. The inaugural ceremony was held at the military base located at Bangkok’s Don Muang airport. It was attended by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. The SSJ-100 planes produced in Russia have joined the 603rd air wing…
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…