Ukrzaliznytsia

Thursday, March 11

The share of UZ cars in freight trains has dropped in half – from 47% in 2018 to 21% in 2021

The share of UZ cars in freight trains has dropped in half – from 47% in 2018 to 21% in 2021 The share of UZ cars in freight trains has dropped in half – from 47% in 2018 to 21% in 2021, Zhmak said. This year, Zhmak wants to increase the UZ portion to 40%. Private cars are more popular becaus...

Former Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Wojciech Balczun is co-owner of Aurum Polonez, an amber mining company in Klesiv, northern Rivne oblast

Former Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Wojciech Balczun is co-owner of Aurum Polonez, an amber mining company in Klesiv, northern Rivne oblast Former Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Wojciech Balczun is co-owner of Aurum Polonez, an amber mining company in Klesiv, northern Rivne oblast, according to Nadra.info. A Polish rock musician, Balczun ran UZ in 20...

Egis Ukraina, a French-financed engineering company working in Ukraine for the last three decades,

Egis Ukraina, a French-financed engineering company working in Ukraine for the last three decades, Egis Ukraina, a French-financed engineering company working in Ukraine for the last three decades, has entered into a joint venture with Ertle, Ltd, an international engineering and construction holdi...

Half of Ukrainians seeking work abroad want to go to Poland, with two thirds looking for seasonal work,

Half of Ukrainians seeking work abroad want to go to Poland, with two thirds looking for seasonal work, Half of Ukrainians seeking work abroad want to go to Poland, with two thirds looking for seasonal work, according to an OLX Work survey last month of 7,700 Ukrainian job seekers. The other top two des...

Resistance to vaccinations against the coronavirus is high and growing in Ukraine,

Resistance to vaccinations against the coronavirus is high and growing in Ukraine, Resistance to vaccinations against the coronavirus is high and growing in Ukraine, the AP reports in an article headlined: “Wide resistance to vaccines plagues Ukraine’s COVID-19 fight.” The portion o...

The Health Ministry reported that 40% of medical workers say they do not want to be vaccinated.

The Health Ministry reported that 40% of medical workers say they do not want to be vaccinated. The Health Ministry reported that 40% of medical workers say they do not want to be vaccinated. In the Donetsk village of Selydove, a visiting AP reporter found that only 5% of medical workers agreed ...

Ukraine and Israel are negotiating mutual recognition of “vaccination passports” for tourist travel

Ukraine and Israel are negotiating mutual recognition of “vaccination passports” for tourist travel Ukraine and Israel are negotiating mutual recognition of “vaccination passports” for tourist travel, Yevhen Korniychuk, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel, told Ukraine 24 TV. In September, mo...

Thursday, February 18

Aiming to introduce Wi-Fi Internet on all intercity trains

Aiming to introduce Wi-Fi Internet on all intercity trains Aiming to introduce Wi-Fi Internet on all intercity trains, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to launch a pilot project shortly on one of the most popular routes – Kyiv-Kharkiv-Kyiv, announces Volodymyr Reznik, th...

Offering Ukraine as a transport corridor for shipment of goods between Turkey and Sweden

Offering Ukraine as a transport corridor for shipment of goods between Turkey and Sweden Offering Ukraine as a transport corridor for shipment of goods between Turkey and Sweden, Ukrzaliznytsia has proposed specific routes, Edwin Berzins, head of the railroad’s Liski terminal in Kyiv, tol...

Poland’s PKP Cargo wants to develop a border terminal at Medyk as a transit point for Europe’s East-West trade with China

Poland’s PKP Cargo wants to develop a border terminal at Medyk as a transit point for Europe’s East-West trade with China Poland’s PKP Cargo wants to develop a border terminal at Medyk as a transit point for Europe’s East-West trade with China. Located three kilometers west of Lviv oblast, the Polish terminal has two par...

China surpassed the U.S. last year as the EU’s top trading partner,

China surpassed the U.S. last year as the EU’s top trading partner, China surpassed the U.S. last year as the EU’s top trading partner, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reported Monday. “In 2020, China was the EU’s main partner,” the agency reported....

Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest private company, plans to increase its capital expenditures this year by about 25% yoy, to $800-850 million,

Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest private company, plans to increase its capital expenditures this year by about 25% yoy, to $800-850 million, Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest private company, plans to increase its capital expenditures this year by about 25% yoy, to $800-850 million, Oleksandr Lyubarev, corporate finance and treasury director, s...

Dragon Capital writes:

Dragon Capital writes: Dragon Capital writes: “Metinvest’s 2020 results were expectedly strong thanks to a surge in iron ore and steel prices in 2H20…During the call, management sounded optimistic about the prospects for 20...

With China accounting for 80% of rare-earth imports into the U.S., Ukraine could benefit from Washington’s growing nervousness about supplies,

With China accounting for 80% of rare-earth imports into the U.S., Ukraine could benefit from Washington’s growing nervousness about supplies, With China accounting for 80% of rare-earth imports into the U.S., Ukraine could benefit from Washington’s growing nervousness about supplies, mining experts say. Rare earths are essential for product...

Mining World.com argues

Mining World.com argues Mining World.com argues that Ukrainian miners focus on the easy pickings: vast deposits of high quality iron ore. “Ukraine is developing its raw material potential one-sidedly,” reports the website. “...

“Ukraine harbors significant reserves of non-ferrous and rare-earth

“Ukraine harbors significant reserves of non-ferrous and rare-earth “Ukraine harbors significant reserves of non-ferrous and rare-earth metals including unique deposits of beryllium, zirconium, tantalum, and a complex of phosphoric rare-earth and rare-metal ores,” rep...

“Deposits of less-common metals and rare-earth group are of special value,”

“Deposits of less-common metals and rare-earth group are of special value,” “Deposits of less-common metals and rare-earth group are of special value,” reads the World Data Center’s National Atlas of Ukraine. “Geologists have [mapped the] Perha deposit of beryllium in Zhytomy...

A Japan-Ukraine free trade pact and cooperation between the Japan Space Agency and Dnipro’s Pivdenne Design Bureau are on the horizon for the 2020s

A Japan-Ukraine free trade pact and cooperation between the Japan Space Agency and Dnipro’s Pivdenne Design Bureau are on the horizon for the 2020s A Japan-Ukraine free trade pact and cooperation between the Japan Space Agency and Dnipro’s Pivdenne Design Bureau are on the horizon for the 2020s, Serhiy Korsunsky, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Japan sai...

Canada and Ukraine plan to start talks this year to expand the 2017 Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement to cover services and investments,

Canada and Ukraine plan to start talks this year to expand the 2017 Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement to cover services and investments, Canada and Ukraine plan to start talks this year to expand the 2017 Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement to cover services and investments, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry reports. On Tuesday, Marc Garneau,...

The Biden Administration “is reviewing US policy” toward Nord Stream 2

The Biden Administration “is reviewing US policy” toward Nord Stream 2 The Biden Administration “is reviewing US policy” toward Nord Stream 2, while letting a deadline for more sanctions to pass on Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday from Washington. With...

Timothy Ash writes of compromise solutions aired in the last two days:

Timothy Ash writes of compromise solutions aired in the last two days: Timothy Ash writes of compromise solutions aired in the last two days: “These are not solutions but rather “sell outs” when viewed from Ukrainian perspective, which would bring the pipeline on stream....

With train passenger rider volumes at half the levels of one year ago, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to lay off 30,000 workers, about 11% of the 260,000 total

With train passenger rider volumes at half the levels of one year ago, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to lay off 30,000 workers, about 11% of the 260,000 total With train passenger rider volumes at half the levels of one year ago, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to lay off 30,000 workers, about 11% of the 260,000 total, Vadim Bubnyak, chairman of the Trade Union of Rai...

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