News about transport

EADS to decide on Airbus name change in restructuring drive European aerospace giant EADS is set to decide Tuesday whether to change its name to Airbus, its better-known plane unit, as part of an overhaul that will also merge its defence and space units.

30 July 2013 11:38

KazTransOil to transport oil from Kashagan The state oil pipeline company KazTransOil and KMG Kashagan B.V. have signed a transport contract.

16 July 2013 13:09

Yertysbayev on creation of Kazakhstan-Georgia-Azerbaijan trade-economic block Kazakhstan Ambassador to Georgia believes it “very important” to develop the transport corridor of the South Caucasus that “has a huge potential”.

26 June 2013 14:32

Bike taxi to be launched in Kazakhstan in 2014 The new transport will not look anything like Asian pedicabs. Kazakhstan bike taxi is a model optimized in Berlin in 1997: organizer.

13 June 2013 16:25

Dutch duo peddle old bikes as fashion, furniture Two Dutch entrepreneurs have found a novel way to make money out of the thousands of bicycles abandoned in the Netherlands each year, by turning them into designer fashion items and furniture.

08 June 2013 14:12

US drops plan to allow pocket knives on flights The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), bowing to a chorus of outrage led by flight attendants, abandoned Wednesday its plan to allow pocket knives in carry-on baggage.

06 June 2013 17:29

Skirt-clad Romanian women promote 'stylish' cycling More than 1,500 Romanian women in colourful skirts and high heels cycled through the country's main cities to promote urban biking as a "stylish and fun" way of transport.

03 June 2013 16:14

Aktau seaport to reach capacity of 18 million tons by 2020 The capacity of Aktau seaport in Kazakhstan is expected to reach 18 million tons of cargoes by 2020.

23 May 2013 21:42

Kazakhstan to increase NATO freight traffic to Afghanistan We are now preparing to expand the transit potential for NATO freights by means of Kazakhstan's Caspian port in Aktau: Nazarbayev.

26 April 2013 13:24

Freight traffic on Zhetygen-Korgas railroad to make 2 million tons in 2013 We plan that this year the traffic volume will make 2 million tons: Askar Mamin.

25 April 2013 15:52

Pacific terminal will generate logistics revenues for Kazakhstan Setting up a terminal in the Pacific port of Lianyungang will allow Kazakhstan to develop its logistics industry.

17 April 2013 15:08

Kazakhstan and Russia to join in grain transportation Kazakhstan's KazTemirTrans and Russian RusTransCom (RusAgroTrans) will establish a joint company for grain transportation.

09 April 2013 16:39

Kazakhstan air companies to buy over 50 airplanes by 2020 The approximate number of planes to be purchased by our local airlines by 2020 is 56: Kazakhstan Transport Minister.

01 April 2013 17:37

Kazakhstan to expand its ferry fleet There is currently a need for expansion of the ferry fleet and increase of freights transportation: Kazakhstan Transport Minister.

26 March 2013 20:33

Kazakhstan to implement ERA-GLONASS equivalent by 2015 Kazakhstan is planning to implement an equivalent of Russian system of emergency respond to road accidents ERA-GLONASS by 2015.

13 March 2013 11:01

Astana to get high-speed buses This will allow us to transport a good number of passengers and improve organization of road traffic in general: Astana Mayor.

28 February 2013 15:11

Yessimov declares 2013 the year of public transport Almaty Akim Yessimov told about his plans to develop public transport in Almaty city.

21 February 2013 11:44

Businessman mulls Astana-Almaty airship link Astana entrepreneur Herman Dubintsev wants to establish production of airships in Kazakhstan.

11 February 2013 15:31

Kazakhstan to toughen requirements to airlines Kazakhstan government developed qualification requirements for airlines planning to perform regular passenger flights in the country.

07 February 2013 19:38

EBRD loans to Almaty for 200 new buses Almaty administration and the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) signed a loan agreement worth $39.3 million for procurement of 200 new buses running on gas.

04 February 2013 15:26

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