News about logistics and infrastructure related to the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Romania's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Sorin Grindeanu said on Tuesday that the country's Black Sea port of Constanta should become a main logistics hub for Ukraine's reconstruction, as quoted by local news agency Agerpres. Speaking at a press conference at the port, Grindeanu said
Ukrainian national railway operator Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) will establish a locomotive unit this year to centralize operations of its existing locomotive depots, Ukrzaliznytsia Chairman Oleksandr Pertsovsky said. "This year, we are launching the full-scale operations of Ukrzaliznytsia's Locomotive Company. Our locomotive depots will be integrated into
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair plans to have 5 million passengers annually in Ukraine in one to two years after the airspace opens, CEO Michael O'Leary told Reuters on Tuesday. "Straight out-of-the-box ... we have two million seats in there within six weeks (of the
Dragon Capital, one of Ukraine's most prominent investment firms, has sold the Omega-1 Logistics warehouse complex in the Kyiv area to EVA retail chain owner RUSH, the investment firm said. The firms didn't disclose the transaction price of the 19,119 sqm warehouse in the
A portion of the cargo traveling along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which links China and Europe, is expected to be routed through Ukraine, Tymofiy Murakhovsky, commercial and logistics director at state-owned Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), stated on Wednesday. For this purpose, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to establish a subsidiary in
Ukraine's government said it has approved a procedure for the allocation of funds totaling €100 million to local budgets for the implementation of projects under the Ukraine Recovery Programme III. The funding will target four priority areas including energy resilience of local communities, housing construction, modernization of water
Ukraine's largest airport, Boryspil International Airport near Kyiv, said on Thursday its top management has held talks with low-cost carrier Wizz Air on the relaunch of air traffic once the country's airspace is opened. The airport's management briefed the airline executives on its
Budget airline Wizz Air plans to start flying to Ukraine within six weeks of any ceasefire agreement with Russia, CEO Jozsef Varadi told Reuters on Tuesday, matching a promise made by competitor Ryanair earlier this month. Wizz Air's resumption of flights to Ukraine, suspended after the full-scale
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Ukraine's Ministry for Communities and Territories Development have signed a guarantee agreement for the project Renewal of the Electric Locomotive Fleet of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia). The agreement was signed between EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso and Ukriane's
Ukraine is exploring the possibility of establishing a logistics hub for food in Egypt, Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said on Tuesday. On behalf of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval and Ukraine's Ambassador to Egypt
Ryanair is preparing a plan that would allow it to resume flights to Ukraine four to six weeks after the war with Russia ends, CEO Michael O'Leary said, as quoted by The Telegraph. "I would very much hope it's this year. I think one of
Ukraine's government is ready to sell state-owned Sense Bank as well as to consider divesting its stake in Ukrnafta, the largest oil company in the country, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko told Forbes Ukraine in an interview. "We are ready to privatize Sense Bank, as well as
German steel company Saarsthal has started delivery of 20,000 tons of railway tracks to Ukraine, whose production was supported by a €37.6 million concessional loan from the French Treasury. Saarsthal has manufactured the tracks at the Hayange and Ascoval sites in northern and eastern France, with shipments continuing
Ukraine has completed the modernization of the Luzhanka border control post with Hungary with the support of The US Agency for International Development's Economic Resilience Activity (ERA). Key upgrades include road surface repairs, updated road markings, and the installation of new modular facilities for border and customs officials,
The Russian forces said they have captured the "important logistics hub" of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The capture of the key industrial town Kurakhove would deprive Ukraine of "the ability of shelling peaceful residents of Donetsk … with artillery systems," said the Russian
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it will provide €16.5 million for the renewal of urban public transport in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Odesa. The funding will support the acquisition of new buses, dual trolleybuses, trams, spare parts, and maintenance equipment.
