Georgia’s State Security Service said it had prevented an attempt of blowing up a part of a gas pipeline that supplied the Russian natural gas to Armenia. Five Georgian nationals were detained on August 20, for illegal purchase and storage of firearms, ammunition and explosives with the goal of carrying out a terrorist attack, the…
Two Russian carriers have received a permission to operate flights to Azerbaijan on two routes from the new Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow, said the website of Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). The protocol of the interdepartmental commission on the admission of carriers to perform international transportation, posted on the website of Rosaviatsia said…
Ukraine’s antimonopoly authority has asked participants of the Russia-led Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline construction to agree terms of the project with Kiev. “The participants of the project ought to abstain from any activities which could lead to competition limitations in Ukraine before the receipt of a permit… for the agreed upon actions. Due to the…
Fleet of the Turkmenistan Airlines has been recently renewed with several Boeing aircraft, the Turkmen government said in a message. Turkmenistan received three Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2013 and two Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft in 2014. In April 2015, Turkmenistan decided to purchase three more Boeing 737-800 aircraft. In addition, Turkmenistan is considering the further…
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway, which is under construction, is intended to stimulate trade ties between the countries of the region, the Turkmen government said in a message. The first phase of the project envisages construction of two railway sections: a 85-kilometer Atamyrat-Imamnazar line in Turkmenistan and a 38-kilometer line from Imamnazar to the Andkhoy village…
Handling of cargo by JSC Vladivostok Sea Fishing Port (Vladmorrybport) in January-July increased by 44% YoY to 1,921,600 tons, the company said. The seven-month throughput figures are as follows: fish products – 173,400 tons (up by 13.2%); bulk cargo – 613,100 tons (+100%); containers – 76,873 TEUs (+34,9%); scrap metal – 203,900 tons (+8.5%). The…
In January-July the volume of grain shipment for exports by enterprises of PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP Group) totaled 2.815 million tons, down by 9.4% YoY, the press-service of the company declared on August 16. Reduction of grain prices on the global market and low-scale shipment rates by companies-exporters became the main reasons for…