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Monday, April 26

China-EU rail container traffic could triple by the end of this decade , has predicted Eurasian Corridors, a new study carried out by Roland Berger, the Munich-based consulting company. Based on a 2020 figure of 878,000 containers, traffic could double by 2025, according...

Friday, April 2

In the decade since the first container train traveled from China to Europe, the annual flow has increased from 17 trains in 2011, to 10,000 last year, reported World Railways, a Moscow-based news site. With most of the rail traffic crossing Russia, trains now roll from 60 Chinese cities to Europe. In January 2021, 1,165 freight trains traveled from ...

Friday, January 29

Timothy Ash writes

Timothy Ash writes Timothy Ash writes: “This is a reflection of Vitrenko’s background as a proven reformer, and strong adherent to market principles, plus also opposition from oligarchic business groups in the Rada…unde...

The IMF mission will extend its online review of Ukraine’s $5 billion program for another 10 days

The IMF mission will extend its online review of Ukraine’s $5 billion program for another 10 days The IMF mission will extend its online review of Ukraine’s $5 billion program for another 10 days, reports Interfax-Ukraine. “It’s crucial for us to stay within the IMF program,” Finance Minister Serh...

Real wages rose by 10% last year, compared to 2019

Real wages rose by 10% last year, compared to 2019 Real wages rose by 10% last year, compared to 2019, reports the State Statistics Service. In nominal terms – without adjustments for inflation – December’s average salary was up 15.6% yoy. Nationwide,...

Kyiv had the highest salaries — $775 –

Kyiv had the highest salaries — $775 – Kyiv had the highest salaries — $775 – double the level of Chernihiv, its north eastern neighbor. Chernihiv, had the nation’s lowest — $390. The regions with fastest growing salaries last ...

Ukrainian companies transported 11% less cargo last year compared to 2019

Ukrainian companies transported 11% less cargo last year compared to 2019 Ukrainian companies transported 11% less cargo last year compared to 2019, reports the State Statistics Service. Of the 600 million tons, Ukrzaliznytsia carried slightly over half – 305.5 million tons...

Passenger transportation dropped in half last year

Passenger transportation dropped in half last year Passenger transportation dropped in half last year, reports the State Statistics Service. Of the 54% yoy drop, the biggest was air travel, down 64%. Train travel was down 63%. Car, bus and city transp...

Kyiv Sikorsky, Ukraine’s second busiest airport, saw its traffic plunge by 63% last year

Kyiv Sikorsky, Ukraine’s second busiest airport, saw its traffic plunge by 63% last year Kyiv Sikorsky, Ukraine’s second busiest airport, saw its traffic plunge by 63% last year, compared to 2019, the airport reports. Heavily dependent on Wizz Air and on charter flights, the airport recor...

Air traffic in and out of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, dropped by 51% last year

Air traffic in and out of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, dropped by 51% last year Air traffic in and out of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, dropped by 51% last year, slightly better than the nationwide drop of 64%, reported the Center for Transportation Strategies. Worldwid...

The number of Ukrainian tourists traveling abroad during the pandemic dropped by 70% — from 2.5 million in 2019 to 750,000 in 2020,

The number of Ukrainian tourists traveling abroad during the pandemic dropped by 70% — from 2.5 million in 2019 to 750,000 in 2020, The number of Ukrainian tourists traveling abroad during the pandemic dropped by 70% — from 2.5 million in 2019 to 750,000 in 2020, Pavlo Hryhorash, chief executive of Ukraine’s Travel Agencies Associ...

Hotel, restaurants, bar and ‘creative industries’ lost about $3 billion

Hotel, restaurants, bar and ‘creative industries’ lost about $3 billion Hotel, restaurants, bar and ‘creative industries’ lost about $3 billion since coronavirus control were first imposed, in mid-March, says Kyrylo Kryvolap, coordinator of working group to develop the Na...

In a bold bid for China-EU rail traffic, Poland’s PKP Cargo plans to invest $1 billion in a village on the border with Belarus

In a bold bid for China-EU rail traffic, Poland’s PKP Cargo plans to invest $1 billion in a village on the border with Belarus In a bold bid for China-EU rail traffic, Poland’s PKP Cargo plans to invest $1 billion in a village on the border with Belarus to create what the state company calls Europe’s largest and most modern a...

Facing collapsing demand, two thirds of Ukrainian hotels cut room prices last year

Facing collapsing demand, two thirds of Ukrainian hotels cut room prices last year Facing collapsing demand, two thirds of Ukrainian hotels cut room prices last year, according to a 122 3-star hotels survey by the Association of Hotels and Resorts of Ukraine. Other responses include...

PKP’s announcement is the latest China-oriented logistics investment planned for the 600 km Brest to Chop fault line

PKP’s announcement is the latest China-oriented logistics investment planned for the 600 km Brest to Chop fault line PKP’s announcement is the latest China-oriented logistics investment planned for the 600 km Brest to Chop fault line that marks the rail gauge break between Soviet broad gauge and EU narrow gauge. Pro...

Ukrainian resort hotels were almost entirely occupied during the Christmas-New Year holidays

Ukrainian resort hotels were almost entirely occupied during the Christmas-New Year holidays Ukrainian resort hotels were almost entirely occupied during the Christmas-New Year holidays, Artur Lupashko, founder of the Ribas Hotels Group hotel chain, tells Interfax-Ukraine. Bukovel, the Carpat...

In Ukraine

In Ukraine In Ukraine, electrification of the 95 km stretches of track between Kovel, Volyn’s rail hub and the Polish border was discussed yesterday in an online meeting between Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav...

UIA resume flights between Tbilisi and Kyiv Boryspil on Sunday

UIA resume flights between Tbilisi and Kyiv Boryspil on Sunday UIA resume flights between Tbilisi and Kyiv Boryspil on Sunday. The resumption of twice a week flights comes as Georgia reopens on Monday to all airlines flying to Georgia. Tourism, a key component of...

Slovakia

Slovakia Slovakia intends to turn its existing rail freight marshalling yard at Dobrá into a major East-West logistics hub. The Czech rail company Metrans already sends trains from China to Dobrá, which is thr...

In Hungary

In Hungary In Hungary, work has started on a $75 million road and rail hub in Fényeslitke, 25 km south of Chop. Capable of handling 1 million TEU containers a year, the East-West Gate will take advantage of a sp...

President Zelenskiy yesterday failed for second time in one month to muster enough Rada votes to make Yuriy Vitrenko Energy Minister

President Zelenskiy yesterday failed for second time in one month to muster enough Rada votes to make Yuriy Vitrenko Energy Minister President Zelenskiy yesterday failed for second time in one month to muster enough Rada votes to make Yuriy Vitrenko Energy Minister. Although Zelenskiy’s Servant of the People has a majority in parli...

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