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News | Russian Transport Daily Report tag:rtdr.org,2010-09-24:/news//2 2011-02-15T13:54:19Z RTL Launches $8.5m Customs Terminal on Ukraine Border tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9681 2011-02-15T13:53:02Z 2011-02-15T13:54:19Z

Russian Transport Lines (RTL) invested a total of $8.5m in Novoshakhtinsk customs and logistics terminal on the border between Rostov region and the Ukraine. The project was reportedly carried out under private-public partnership. The 20-hectare terminal, equipped with 1,500-square-meter warehouses, can fit 10,000 cars and 150 heavy-tonnage cars. Transaero Airlines Reduces Ticket Prices as Gazpromneft-Aero Cuts Jet Fuel Prices tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9680 2011-02-15T13:16:20Z 2011-02-15T13:17:39Z

On February 15, Gazpromneft-Aero reduced the cost of jet fuel for the aircraft fleet of Transaero Airlines at Russian airports by 500 rubles per 1 ton. This is not the first time the prices have been reduced in February. On February 9, Gazpromneft-Aero reduced the cost of jet fuel provided 1.1 Bln. Rubles Transferred for Development of Group of Companies "Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg" in 2010 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9679 2011-02-15T12:53:47Z 2011-02-15T12:57:34Z

In 2010 the group of companies "Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg" transferred over 1.1 bln. rubles for the implementation of port infrastructure development programme. Main part of the funds, over 888 mln. rubles, was transferred for the modernization of the handling facilities of the Container Terminal of Fourth Stevedoring Company. In SaM146 Serial Production Development via Creation of Technology Competence Center tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9678 2011-02-15T12:48:32Z 2011-02-15T12:51:21Z

On February 18, 2011 a new special shop will be officially opened at NPO Saturn under the SAM146 serial engine production development. The manufacturing of rotor blades and sectors of turbine nozzle assembly with low pressure of SaM146 engines will be localized here. Captive manufacture, work process organization using lean UTair Aviation Passenger Turnover up 51.2% in 2010 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9677 2011-02-15T12:27:53Z 2011-02-15T12:29:47Z

UTair Aviation, which includes UTair, UTair-Express LLC, UTair-Ukraine, CJSC UTair-Cargo, JSC Nefteyugansky, Helisur, UTair Europe s.r.o. and UTair South Africa (Pty) Ltd, has shown steady growth in production figures in 2010. In 2010, the aircraft and helicopters operated by the group served 5 million 769 thousand 601 passengers, which is Russian Govt to Offer 25.5% of Volga Shipping at Tuesday Auction tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9676 2011-02-15T12:07:06Z 2011-02-15T12:08:33Z

Russia's Federal Agency for State Property Management will offer 25.5% of Volga Shipping, one of the country's largest shipping companies, at a minimum selling price of 1.043 billion rubles ($35.35 million) at an auction on Tuesday. The bid book was opened on December 30, 2010 and was closed on February SUEK Starts New Stage of Vanino Bulker Terminal Development tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9675 2011-02-15T10:15:27Z 2011-02-15T11:56:06Z

Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) continues to develop Vanino Bulk Terminal (Bay Muchka, the Khabarovsk Territory). The new investments will provide an opportunity to increase the capacity of the terminal along with the increase in the capacity of the Far Eastern Railway and the commissioning of a new tunnel through Tranzit-DV to Deliver 40 000 Tons of Coal from the Kuzbassrazrezugol's Coal Mines tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9674 2011-02-15T10:07:38Z 2011-02-15T10:08:32Z

Tranzit-DV (a part of Tranzit-DV Group) will deliver 40 000 tons of coal from the coal mines of Kuzbasrazrezugol to Kamchatka. The delivery will be provided under the contract with Kamchatenergosnab. On February 14, 2011 the motorship Zolotaya Kolyma called at Vanino port for loading which is to take about Ro-Ro Vessel to Be Used on Novorossiysk - Sochi Imeretensky Route tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9673 2011-02-15T10:02:32Z 2011-02-15T10:03:24Z

The new line Novorossiysk - Sochi Imeretensky - Novorossiysk will deploy Ro-Ro vessel with the cargo capacity of 80 17-meters trucks. Besides, the vessel has the cabins for the drivers for 180 people. The first ferry will depart from Novorossiysk to Sochi this week. Volga-Dnepr Group to Spend over $400 Million on An-124-100 Upgrade tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9672 2011-02-15T09:35:36Z 2011-02-15T09:39:46Z

Volga-Dnepr Group will spend over $400 million on the upgrade of An-124-100 before 2018. The aircraft upgrade program includes two phases. The first one implies the research and development work and the second one provides for the upgrade of avionics and the engines in accordance with the ICAO standards. The PJSC Vanino Port Turnover in January 2011 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9671 2011-02-15T09:19:47Z 2011-02-15T09:21:15Z

According to the information from the main dispatch office the turnover of the stevedoring company Vanino Port in January 2011 equals 463.3 thousand tons (+0.5 %). During the first month of the current year the port handled 187.6 thousand tons of exported cargo (-15.6 %), including 80.5 thousand tons of GAZ Finance Сovers 10th Сoupon tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9670 2011-02-14T14:52:52Z 2011-02-14T14:58:02Z

GAZ Finance covered the 10th coupon on the primary issue of the bonds released in the volume of 5bn rub. 151.575mln rub. were transferred to the investors. The 10th coupon rate is set at 18% ann. The issue (5mln bonds) was placed through the open offering on MICEX for 5 Russian Govt to Spend RUB 17bn in 2011-2018 for Yantar Shipyard Upgrade tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9669 2011-02-14T14:45:58Z 2011-02-14T14:47:26Z

Russian government allocated 17 billion 160 million roubles for the project of reconstruction and re-equipment of JSC Baltic Shipyard Yantar in the period of 2011-2018. The funds will be spent in line with the target program 'Development of the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation for 2011-2020'. The enterprise plans Sheremetyevo International Airport Passenger Traffic up 20.5% in January 2011 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9668 2011-02-14T14:21:43Z 2011-02-14T14:23:21Z

In January 1, 2011 Sheremetyevo International Airport served 1 million 454 thousand passengers, which is 20,5% as much as in January 2010. Passenger traffic on international routes in January rose by 19.1% to 971,059 people, domestic flights - by 23,4% to 482.9 thousand. In 2010, Sheremetyevo International Airport provided 15,932 Freight One Shipped 211 000 Tons of Coking Coals from Tuva tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9667 2011-02-14T14:06:47Z 2011-02-14T14:07:53Z

211 000 tons of coking coal of mega-deposits of Tuva was transported by Freight One in 2010. In 2009, the coal shipments amounted to 8000 tons. Coal transportation was provided by Freight One to the enrichment and coke plants of the Kuzbass and Urals regions. The increase in traffic in Freight One Starts Reinforced Concrete Transportation for Vankor Oil & Gas Field tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9666 2011-02-14T13:49:03Z 2011-02-14T13:51:02Z

VMTP Continues Container Development tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9665 2011-02-14T13:32:58Z 2011-02-15T05:45:58Z

The line service Sinokor Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. started to operate at the berth of VMTP (Commercial Seaport of Vladivostok) on the route Vladivostok - Pusan - Vladivostok. The service Sinokor will be provided once in eight days. The line is served by Golden Express with the maximum container capacity Rosoboronexport and Axis Sign Memo of Understanding to Establish Avionics JV tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9664 2011-02-14T12:53:21Z 2011-02-14T12:54:58Z

Rosoboronexport and a Bangalore-based Axis Aerospace and Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture to manufacture improved avionics in India. Electronic equipment and communication facilities will be created by using technologies based on electronic circuits with a speed of one million operations per second. Among airBaltic in January Carries 187 236 Passengers, Load Factor Grows tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9663 2011-02-14T12:21:49Z 2011-02-14T12:24:12Z

Latvian airline airBaltic carried 187,236 passengers in January 2011 (from Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn), representing 6% decrease comparing with the same month in 2010, when airBaltic transported 199,085 passengers. In January, airBaltic operated 4,138 flights, or 3% more than in January 2010 when airBaltic operated 4,011 flights. The airline's load RTL Group LLC Launches New CLT in Novoshakhtinsk tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9662 2011-02-14T12:18:04Z 2011-02-14T12:20:32Z

RTL Group LLC commissioned on February 11, 2011 a new Customs and Logistics Terminal (CLT) in Novoshakhtinsk (Rostov region) based at the logistics complex of Southern Transport Lines Ltd. (UTL). The CLT became the first logistics outpost in the southern region implemented in line with the Concept of customs clearance Ust-Luga Terminal to Handle 3rd Tanker on February 14 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9661 2011-02-14T08:50:54Z 2011-02-14T08:55:11Z

The Cyprus-flagged Baltic Ambition is expected to arrive on February 14, 2011 at the liquid cargo terminal at the port of Ust-Luga. This is the third oil tanker to be handled at the oil terminal. The tanker's DWT- 37,300 tons, length - 183 meters, breadth - 27 m. The vessel Freight One: over 20 000 Railcars Damaged in Result of Aggressive Use of Unloading Technologies in 2010 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9660 2011-02-14T08:41:11Z 2011-02-14T08:42:27Z

In 2010, 21 467 cars of Freight One were damaged, or 10.9% of the company's operating fleet. Volumes of damages are consistent with the size of fleets of medium-sized operators and exceed the amount of new cars purchased last year by almost two times. The main share of the damaged Alliance-Leasing Signs Deal worth 116 Million Roubles tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9659 2011-02-14T08:18:49Z 2011-02-14T08:20:28Z

Alliance-Leasing has financed the acquisition of gondola cars and loaders for Pskovvtormet. The amount of leasing is 116 million roubles. The newly-acquired equipment includes 22 gondola cars 12-132 and 2 modern loaders FUCHS MHL-340 D and MHL-350 D designed for handling scrap iron in the technological areas. Development of its Mediterranean Shipping Company Calls at Saint-Petersburg tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9658 2011-02-11T14:22:44Z 2011-02-11T14:23:59Z

On February 6, 2011 Mediterranean Shipping Company called at the container terminal of Petrolesport. Before this, the company's container carriers were handled in Saint-Petersburg at First Container Terminal and Neva-Metall. 1.1 Billion Roubles Invested in Saint-Petersburg Seaport Development tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9657 2011-02-11T14:19:23Z 2011-02-11T14:20:30Z

In 2010, a group of companies "Sea Port St. Petersburg" has invested more than 1,1 billion roubles in the implementation of a full program of development of port infrastructure. Most of the funds, more than 888 million roubles, were spent on development of production facilities of container terminal of Fourth Transaero Airlines and Domodedovo International Airport Agreed upon Additional Measures for Aviation Safety Enhancement tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9656 2011-02-11T13:32:32Z 2011-02-11T13:33:53Z

On February 10, 2011 the meeting between the management of Transaero Airlines and Moscow Domodedovo International Airport was held. They discussed the issues of adopting additional measures to ensure aviation safety. Transaero Airlines in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and the current Russian legislation agreed to voluntarily provide additional Fitch Confirms Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Rating at "BB" tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9655 2011-02-11T13:06:06Z 2011-02-11T13:07:49Z

Fitch Ratings confirmed the ratings of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft including IDR and debt ratings: Long-term IDR affirmed at "BB", outlook "positive"; Short-term IDR affirmed at "B"; Long-term local currency IDR is affirmed at "BB", outlook "positive"; Short-term local currency IDR is affirmed at "B"; Senior unsecured foreign currency rating was Freight One Shipments up 30% in Tomsk Region tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9654 2011-02-11T12:36:06Z 2011-02-11T12:37:18Z

The shipments of Freight One have increased by 30% in the Tomsk region over the past three months. The growth was achieved due to the increase in the company's cargo base in the construction and timber industries. Since early 2011, the client list of Freight One was enlarged by such Pulkovo Airport Announces Passenger Traffic Results for January 2011 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9653 2011-02-11T12:24:59Z 2011-02-11T12:26:05Z

According to January results passenger traffic had a total enrolment of 565 484 people, which is 17,4% more than it was in January 2010, including: • International airlines passenger traffic to foreign countries in January 2011 had a total enrolment of 227 872 people, which is 13,6% more than the SCF Group's Fleet Grows by One Million Tonnes Dwt tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9652 2011-02-11T12:18:14Z 2011-02-11T12:23:54Z

SCF Group acquires six Aframax shuttle-tankers from OAO Primorsk Shipping Company (PRISCO Corporation) and expands its participation in servicing the Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects. Of the six crude-oil shuttle-tankers, Captain Kostichev, Viktor Titov, Zaliv Aniva, Sakhalin Island and Governor Farkhutdinov are already engaged in servicing major offshore energy projects, under Eurocopter Vostok Delivers EC135 for ChelAvia tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9651 2011-02-11T12:14:55Z 2011-02-11T12:15:54Z

Eurocopter Vostok delivered EC135 with VIP configuration to ChelAvia. The leasing deal was financed by Sberbank Leasing. The helicopter was delivered at the plant of Eurocopter in Danovorte (Germany). Yakutia Airlines Replenishes Its Aircraft Fleet with another Boeing 737-800 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9650 2011-02-11T11:50:48Z 2011-02-11T11:52:08Z

On February 11, 2011 Boeing 737-800 of Yakutia Airlines landed at the airport of Yakutsk. The aircraft fleet is being consistently implemented. It is the second aircraft of 737-800 type and the third one of the NG family added to the fleet. The airplane made the flight from Great Britain Transas Installs Modern VTMS in Ilyichevsk Port tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9649 2011-02-11T11:43:16Z 2011-02-11T11:44:25Z

Transas Ukraine has completed the installation of a new modern VTMS in Ilyichevsk port. Transas Navi-Harbour is the core of the system. By the decision of the state commission of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine, the system has been commissioned and recognized compliant with the requirements of Transmashholding Develops Hybrid Locomotive with AC Induction Motor tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9648 2011-02-10T13:54:22Z 2011-02-10T13:55:43Z

Transmashholding is working at developing a new hybrid shunting locomotive with AC induction motors TEM35. The first pilot prototype TEM35 will be manufactured in late 2011 and the serial production will be launched by the end of 2012. Freight One Receives First Next-Generation Railcars from TVSZ tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9647 2011-02-10T13:00:00Z 2011-02-10T13:01:10Z

Under the current agreement on cooperation in implementation of innovation railway equipment, Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant (TVSZ) delivered the first freight cars to Freight One. The railcars have passed through tests and certification. The batch of six hopper cars designed for the transportation of mineral fertilizers of the model Vnukovo International Airport Announces Operating Results for January 2011 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9646 2011-02-10T12:49:52Z 2011-02-10T12:52:30Z

Vnukovo International Airport handled 10 782 flights in January 2011 which is 4.2% as much as in the same period of 2010. Total passenger traffic exceeded 569 000 people. Domestic passenger traffic totaled 412 400 people in January 2011 which is 7.2% as much as in the same period of Khabarovsk Airport Received Certificate of Conformity under ICAO II Category tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9645 2011-02-10T12:31:19Z 2011-02-10T12:32:54Z

OJSC Khabarovsk Airport has successfully passed the inspection of the Interstate Aviation Committee and received a certificate of conformity II Category ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) making it all-weather airport. On February 10, 2011 Khabarovsk Airport began to operate in accordance with the received certificate and is able to serve Port Temryuk's Cargo Throughput up 25% up to 208 000 Tons tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9644 2011-02-10T12:18:21Z 2011-02-10T12:19:47Z

Freight traffic at the port of Temryuk in January 2011 rose by 25% compared to the same period in 2010, to 207,930 tons. In the reported period, exports grew by 20.4% to 198 930 tons. The volume of imported cargoes soared as much as 7.8 times from a year earlier, Kavkaz Port's January Throughput down 23.8% to 369.85 Tons tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9643 2011-02-10T12:15:42Z 2011-02-10T12:17:01Z

Freight flows passing via Port of Kavkaz shrank by 23.8% in January as compared with the same period in 2010, to 369,850 tons. Exports grew by nearly 10% from 2010's figures, to 347 660 tons, while imports slumped by 4.4 times, to 22 190 tons. In January 2011, the port Taman Port's Cargo Volume Soars 2,5 Times to about 15 000 Tons tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9642 2011-02-10T12:11:53Z 2011-02-10T12:14:37Z

Cargo throughput of the port of Taman in January 2011 increased as much as 2.5 from the same period of 2010, up to 14,990 tons. Currently, edible oil is handled at the Terminal of Food Ingredients LLC. Seaport of Taman is located at Zhelezny Rog in Temryuk district of the Russian Railways Completes Railway Tunnel Construction tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9641 2011-02-10T12:02:52Z 2011-02-10T12:04:15Z

Russian Railways and DKRS-Sochi (an affiliate company of RZD) completed the contruction of the railway tunnel N5 which is a part of the combined road and railway Adler - Alpika-Service in Sochi. The tunnel construction which is over 2.8 km long, diameter - 10 m, started in April last year. AirBerlin Posts Higher Passenger Traffic and Cargo Load Factor tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9640 2011-02-10T11:49:15Z 2011-02-10T11:50:12Z

In January 2011, AirBerlin handled 2 145 188 people which is 5.7% as much a sin the same period of 2010 (2 030 412 people). Cargo load factor increased by 3.5% from 68.8% up to 72.3%. The throughput capacity increased by 0.5% in January 2011 compared to the same period Sheremetyevo International Airport Introduces Three-Dimensional Biometric Security System tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9639 2011-02-10T11:34:10Z 2011-02-10T12:21:50Z

Sheremetyevo International Airport has completed the first stage of testing a new biometric security system Broadway 3D by Artek Ventures, based on the use of one of the most reliable biometrics - a three-dimensional face surface. The system provides highly reliable automated recognition of the individual with a minimum of Air New Zealand Signs Code Share Agreement with Virgin Atlantic tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9638 2011-02-10T11:30:58Z 2011-02-10T11:32:05Z

Air New Zealand and Virgin Atlantic have signed a codeshare agreement under which they can now expand the range of options for passengers and a route network linking the UK and New Zealand. This codeshare agreement is preceded by a long-term interline cooperation, including a program for frequent travelers who Russian Railways to Spend 349 Billion Roubles on Railway Infrastructure and Rolling Stock Development tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9637 2011-02-10T09:45:01Z 2011-02-10T09:46:27Z

The company's investment budget for the current year is 349 billion roubles, including the activities related to the preparation and organization of the Olympic Games in Sochi, will amount to 62.2 billion roubles, the company's own projects - 286.8 billion roubles. In 2011, the company will continue to implement projects Russian Transport Ministry Posts Draft Law to Regulate Navigation on NSR tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9636 2011-02-09T12:42:08Z 2011-02-09T12:43:21Z

The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has prepared a draft federal law "On amendments to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation with regard to state regulation of commercial navigation in the water areas of the Northern Sea Route". The document was posted on the ministry's website. The General Contractor for Pulkovo Airport Development Appointed tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9635 2011-02-09T12:08:28Z 2011-02-09T12:24:08Z

On February 8, Northern Capital Gateway announced the selection of general contractor for the works of the first stage of the development project of Pulkovo Airport. The winner of the tender involving six European companies was a joint venture, which on a parity basis includes the construction corporations Astaldi (Italy) PRISCO Sells Tankers to Sovcomflot tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9634 2011-02-09T11:56:55Z 2011-02-09T11:59:43Z

Primorsk International Shipping Limited ("Prisco") wishes to announce the "en bloc" sale by Prisco and purchase by OAO Sovcomflot ("SCF") of six tanker vessels employed on the Sakhalin shuttle trades. The terms of the sales are confidential. Two of the vessels are time-chartered to Exxon Neftegas Limited ("ENL") for Sakhalin-1 Rusline and Ural Airlines Sign Code Share Agreement tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9633 2011-02-09T11:52:08Z 2011-02-09T11:54:24Z

RusLine has expanded its flight geography signing a code share agreement with Ural Airlines on a number of domestic routes. The 7R code of RusLine will be placed on the flights of Ural Airlines: • from Moscow to Irkutsk, Krasnodar, Russia, Novokuznetsk, Saint - Petersburg, Chita; • from Yekaterinburg in Chelyabinsk Airport Announces Operating Results for January 2011 tag:rtdr.org,2011:/news//2.9632 2011-02-09T11:45:09Z 2011-02-09T11:46:09Z

Number of passengers in the first month of 2011 increased by 22% compared to the same period last year by 22%. Growth rate of passenger traffic on domestic routes was 7% against the same period of 2010. Passenger traffic in...