Port dues may be cut again next Jan. 1

Port dues may be cut again next Jan. 1, Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan predicted Thursday to the European Business Association. Port dues were cut by 20% last Jan. 1. Raivis Veckagans, head of the Sea Port Authority, said initial results are disappointing. Despite the 20% decrease, cargo handling in Ukrainian ports declined by 3% since Jan. 1. Interfax-Ukraine quotes him asking: “The state cooperated, and the turnover has fallen — what is the problem?”