Ukraine: strong interest in port grain handling persists

Grain market participants are strongly interested in developing grain handling facilities in large ports and building their own logistic chains. From this viewpoint, Ukrainian grain handling segment is considered to be the most investment attractive and promising for investing. Three new grain-handling terminals were put into operation in Ukrainian seaports last season, which resulted in…

Ukraine: Naftogaz asking EC to set up mission to monitor gas transit due to pressure drops by Russia

The National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz Ukrainy has turned to the European Commission asking it to consider setting up a transit monitoring mission to examine significant pressure drops in the Russian gas transmission system at the entry to Ukraine’s gas transportation system. “Naftogaz believes that the current situation requires comprehensive discussion involving representatives of the European…

Ukraine: government approves of 1.21 billion UAH project for upgrading another section of Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved of the project on modernization and overhaul of the section 3,364.5-3,391.2 km of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline. The corresponding decision is outlined in the Cabinet resolution No. 523-r dated July 22. The total cost of repairs of the section 26.7 km long was approved at 1.21 billion UAH, in…