Tajikistan: Transport Ministry to get local companies to participate in implementation of investment projects

TajikistanBy admin 2016-08-15 Leave a comment

The Minister of Transport Sherali Ganjalzoda held a working meeting to discuss the progress of implementation of the national investment transportation development projects. According to the Ministry of Transport press center, the minister expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of implementation of the projects. The minister reportedly ordered contractors and consultants to remove exiting shortcomings…

Tajikistan: Somon air launches new air routes to Russia

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Tajik private airline, Somon Air, announces the launch of new air routes to the Russian Federation. Somon Air has launched air routes from Dushanbe to Novosibirsk and Sochi. Somon Air will fly to Novosibirsk once a week, on Wednesday. Flights to Sochi will also be operated once a week, on Thursdays. The first flight to…

Azerbaijan: AZAL to expand co-op with Turkish Airlines

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National air carriers of Azerbaijan and Turkey are satisfied with the level of the current cooperation and intend to further expand it, said the Vice President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) Eldar Hajiyev. AZAL and Turkish Airlines have been carrying out flights under a code-sharing agreement for two years, said Hajiyev. “This allowed for further…

Russia: seaports grain shipments up in January-July 2016

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In January-July seaports of Russia increased the shipment volumes of grains by 16.9% YoY, to 15.3 million tons, the Association of Sea Commercial Ports of the Russian Federation announced. At the same time, in the reporting month some increase in mineral fertilizers shipment was observed – by 2.8%, to 9.3 million tons. The general cargo…

Ukraine: Balczun expecting $1 billion investment into Ukrzaliznytsia

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Wojciech Balczun, Chairman of the Board of PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia, expects to receive a billion-dollar investment into the development of Ukrzaliznytsia in the coming years. He said this at a meeting with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce. “As for investments into rolling stock and infrastructure, we would like to attract $1 billion in two-three…

Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia to take part in building section of Iranian railways

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Public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia intends to sign a contract to carry out construction works on over 300-km railway tracks with Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran, the company’s press service reported, referring to Board Chairman Wojciech Balczun. “We quickly worked with the agreement of the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine and Ministry of Roads…

Ukraine: airlines see rise in passenger transportation in H1 2016

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Ukrainian airlines saw a 23.2% YoY rise in passenger transportation in January-July, to 4.26 million people, according to State Aviation Service of Ukraine. Seventeen Ukrainian airlines serviced passenger transportation in January-July 2016. Over the period 18 Ukrainian airports serviced 6.8 million passengers, up by 15.1% YoY. As reported, ten Ukrainian airlines serviced regular flights between…

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