Ukraine’s ore mining enterprises increased exports of iron ore and raw materials (IORM) in physical terms by 8.5% in January-July 2019 year-on-year, to 23.311 million tonnes. Export of IORM for the mentioned period in monetary terms grew by 28.9%, up to $2.92 billion, according to a customs statistics report posted by State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.
The bulk of iron ore was exported to China (27.07% of total imports in monetary terms), Poland (13.69%), and Czech Republic (10.52%).
In January-July 2019, Ukraine imported 108 tonnes of IORM worth $56,000 from the Netherlands(51.79% in monetary terms), Great Britain (39.29%) and Czech Republic (3.57%).
Ukraine reduced coke and semi-coke exports by 61% year-over-year, to 6,891 tonnes in January-April 2019.
According to customs statistics, published by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, coke and semi-coke exports were down 65.2% in monetary terms, to $1.652 million.
The majority of deliveries were made to Belarus (22.4% in monetary terms), Romania (20.22%) and Moldova (17.68%).
Imports of coke and semi-coke rose by 12.9%, to 651,259 tonnes in January-July 2019, worth $200.694 million (15% up). The goods were mainly imported from Russia (84.36% in monetary terms), Poland (9.98%) and Egypt (3.74%).
As reported, Ukraine cut coke and semi-coke exports by 88.6% year-over-year to 25,578 tonnes in 2018. Imports of coke and semi-coke fell by 45.8%, to 839,757 tonnes in 2018, worth $251.724 million (44% down).
Some coalmines and coking plants in Ukraine are located in Russia-occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine.
Turkish Airlines is going to shoot a promo video about Kyiv for their new advertising campaign in order to promote Kyiv and increase tourist flows to Ukrainian capital.
This follows from a report of the press service of Kyiv City State Administration referring its deputy head Maryna Khonda.
“Turkish Airlines is the only one company that has launched such a project in Ukraine: shooting of promo videos about cities, where it has regular flights. Today, the flow of tourists from Turkey has doubled, but we consider it insufficient and want to increase it further. Indeed, for example, 15 million people live in Istanbul, but the flow of tourists from Turkey amounted to only about 60,000 for half a year. Tourism is one of our priority sectors, and these videos will help us in promoting our city,” Khonda said during a meeting with General Manager of Turkish Airlines in Kyiv Dincer Sayici.
Filming will take place at the Zoloti Vorota (Golden Gate), Andriyivsky Uzviz, Besarabska Square, Saint Sophia Cathedral, National Opera, Feofaniya Park, Pyrohiv Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine and other famous locations.
As reported, the Turkish air operator brought services to over 800,000 passengers on its flights to/from Ukraine that is 28% more than in 2017.
Turkish Airlines (Türk Hava Yolları, THY) was established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft. For today has an air fleet of 329 passenger and cargo aircraft.
The Pivdenny Sea Trade Port in Odesa region, the largest seaport of Ukraine in terms of transshipment, increased freight transshipment by 24.31% in January-July 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, to 28.129 million tonnes.
During this period the port increased the handling of freight for export by 38.44%, to 21.405 million tonnes, but reduced the handling of imported cargo by 5.95%, to 3.623 million tonnes and the handling of transit freight fell by 6%, to 3.091 million tonnes, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said.
In January-July 2019, the port increased handling of liquid freight in bulk by 7.19%, to 2.502 million tonnes, dry fright in bulk by 30.1%, to 23.015 million tonnes, and packaged freight by 0.18%, to 2.613 million tonnes. Container handling in January-July 2019 totaled to 114,545 TEU (an increase by 2.05 times compared with the same period of 2018).
Ukrainian Film Days will take place from August 30 through September 1, 2019 and Ukraine will take part in the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) where the country will present two films.
The Ukrainian State Film Agency reported on Wednesday that the Ukrainian Film Days showcase includes The Wild Fields film directed by Yaroslav Lodygin, Donbass satiric drama directed by Sergey Loznitsa, Volcano comedy and drama directed by Roman Bondarchuk, The Stolen Princess animated film directed by Oleg Malamuzh and Hutsulka Ksenya musical directed by Olena Demyanenko.
Ukraine will present two films during the program of the Toronto International Film Festival to he held on September 5 through September 15: Atlantis directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych for the Contemporary World Cinema section and The Painted Bird directed by Václav Marhoul for the Special Presentation section. The Ukrainian stand will be open at TIFF.
Freight transportation on the Dnipro River in January-July 2019 increased by 31.5% compared to the same period in 2018, up to 5.45 million tonnes.
As the Rivers of Ukraine Association reported on Facebook with reference to the Sea Ports Authority of Ukraine, the number of ship passages along the Dnipro totaled 5,775 voyages.
Transportation of metals in January-July increased by 33.9%, to 835,200 tonnes, grain shipments rose by 2.3 times, to 2.2 million tonnes. Those of building materials and other goods decreased by 5.7% to nearly 2.394 million tonnes. At the same time, fuel transportation decreased by 32.2%, to 21,900 tonnes.
As reported, 16.5 million tonnes of freight was transported by river in Ukraine in 2018. Freight traffic on the Dnipro last year increased by 22.4% from 2017, to about 9.9 million tonnes.
In 2016-2018, transportation of grain freight across the Dnipro grew by 180% and that of construction freight by 130%, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
The volume of traffic by inland waterways in 2016-2018 increased by 112% compared with 2013-2015, to 9.9 million tonnes in 2018.
