What to do while in Ukraine

This year, Zaporizhkoks started shipping granulated pitch to consumers from Turkey by river transport. The volume of products transported in this way during the year amounted to 6,500 tons. with reference to the press service of the company "Zaporizhkoks". Transportation of pitch by river transport allows Zaporizhkoks to reduce logistics costs and increase the speed of product delivery to consumers. The products are loaded at the Zaporizhia river port, after which the vessel arrives at the Turkish port, from where the plant's products will be delivered directly to the consumer. Previously, the delivery of pitch was carried out through the seaports of Ukraine, where the products were transported by rail. We intend to increase the cargo turnover of our products through the river port in 2021 to strengthen the competitive position of our company and expand the consumer base of granulated pitch abroad, - said CEO of "Zaporizhkoks" Alexander Tretyakov. It will ...

  The Czech company CZ Loko made and sent to the customer, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the second shunting locomotive EffiShunter 1600. with reference to the CTS. The locomotive is currently located in Slovakia at the Ganiska station depot, where 1435 mm trolleys are being replaced by 1520 mm track trolleys. The first EffiShunter 1600 locomotive has already arrived at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. Now the company is now waiting for a visit to Ukraine by Czech specialists, who must train local staff to work with new equipment. After that, the locomotive will be put into operation. In total, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih will receive four EffiShunter locomotives, the contract for which was signed in the summer of 2019. All shunting locomotives with a total cost of 9 million euros will arrive in Kryvyi Rih in 2020. Locomotives are optimized for shunting and heavy work on industrial branches, in particular in the metallurgical and mining industries. The locomotives are equipped with a Caterpilla...

  Ukrzaliznytsia has achieved an increase in the precinct speed of freight trains and today it is 36 km / h. with reference to the CTS. Ukrzaliznytsia states that they intend to improve this figure to maximize the volume of rail freight. The company noted that "high section speed allows to increase the turnover of freight cars" and to transport more goods with less rolling stock. This will improve the operational characteristics of Ukrzaliznytsia's rolling stock and attract more cargo. Earlier in UZ informed that in November the turnover of cars decreased to 7.9 days, compared to 10.3 around the clock in November 2019.    

  Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe has made the first delivery of passenger railway wheels for high-speed trains of the German railway operator Deutsche Bahn. with reference to the CTS. “This is an extremely important order and an excellent opportunity to be included in the list of companies-suppliers for high-speed passenger transport. In the European market, such products are subject to very strict requirements, and, as a rule, car-building and car-repair companies prefer already tested suppliers. The successful fulfillment of this order for Deutsche Bahn opens new prospects for the Interpipe railway division, commented Oleksandr Harkovy, Director of the Interpipe Railway Products Division. It is specified that the specialists of the Ukrainian company have developed all the production technology independently - from the design of the structure and chemical composition to the finished wheel. It is also reported that Interpipe has been cooperating with Deutsche Bahn for...

  In the Cherkasy region, after a long downtime, the Dashukivsky Bentonites enterprise was resumed. with reference to the press service of the Cherkasy Regional State Administration. The raw material for bentonite production is a unique deposit of bentonite clays near the village of Dashukivka, Lysyansky district, Cherkasy region. This area is one of the largest deposits of bentonite clays in Ukraine. In June of this year, the company returned to its ownership the entire territory of Dashukovsky deposits of bentonite clays, renewed the license for subsoil use and mining and gradually resumes its economic activities. The company is currently working to eliminate landslides in the quarry, which has been neglected since the end of its operation. The products of Dashukovsky Bentonites are used in the metallurgical, machine-building, oil and gas, chemical, agricultural, civil engineering and other sectors of the economy. Bentonite is a natural clay mineral that has the ability to swel...

  A new airline called Bees Airline is to appear in Ukraine by the end of this year. The company has already submitted all the necessary documents to obtain an operator's certificate and is waiting for the first two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. with reference to UTG. The new carrier will be based at the capital's Kyiv airport. Sikorsky. A spokesman for the new airline's shareholder, Yevhen Khaynatsky, who has headed SkyUp Airlines for the past few years, said the airline is currently waiting for the first two aircraft previously operated by the UIA fleet. Two more aircraft will join the airline's fleet next year. It is planned that in 2022 the company will have six aircraft. It is reported that Bees Airplanes will position itself as a low-cost carrier, as well as operate charter flights to popular tourist destinations. According to the owners, such a combined business model is the most favorable in the current conditions. Bees Airline plans to operate first charter flig...

    Ukraine has risen 20 positions in the overall Legit Prosperity Index 2020 and currently ranks 126th. with reference to Economic Truth. "In 2020, Ukraine gained +20 positions in the overall rating of" road quality "- we currently occupy 126th place. This means that international experts and analysts positively assess the country's steps in the direction of road infrastructure development, ”the press service of Ukravtodor said. It is noted that in the rating "transport" Ukraine rose by 12 positions (73rd place), in the rating "market access and infrastructure" - by 10 positions (77th place). "In general, Ukraine currently ranks 92nd in the Prosperity Index, thus gaining +4 positions compared to 2019 and +19 positions compared to 2018," Ukravtodor added. The Legatum Prosperity Index is an integrated indicator that takes into account a country's economic growth, level of education, medicine, personal well-being and quality of...