February 9, 2015. Russia’s Federal Tariff Service issued Order 311-t/1 dated January 29, 2015 on changes in and amendments to Price List 10-01 on Freight Forwarding & Infrastructure Services Offered by Russian Railways. Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports that the document gives freight forwarders the right to a discounted empty run rate when its innovative gondola cars 12-196-01 and 12-196-02 are used. ‘These discounts mean companies using gondola cars 12-196-01 and 12-196-02 can reduce their internal costs and improve the efficiency of haulage operations. The Federal

February 9, 2015. The assets of AMUR Car Factory have been put up to auction once again: this information is available on the Unified Federal Insolvency Register’s website. There are 29 lots to bid for (mostly machines and other kinds of industrial equipment, spare parts, and tools), with the consolidated opening bid set at over 5.8m RUR. The auction is to take place on March 13, 2015, and bidders can submit their bids starting from January 26. AMUR was set up in 2003 as the offspring of Ural Car Plant, which, in its turn, was founded as the spare parts subsidiary for MosavtoZIL. Sverdlovsk

February 9, 2015. A portable ice-generating system is now being assembled at Uralvagonzavod stadium in Nizhniy Tagil in preparation for the Russian Classic hockey match. According to Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service, the system is a necessary back-up in case of warmer temperatures which could be detrimental to the ice coating. ‘Two trucks delivered the necessary equipment to Nizhniy Tagil, namely, a set of ice mats and a Freon refrigerating unit. The unit is in charge of cooling the ethylene glycol that runs inside the ice mat pipes and keeps the ice arena cold. The equipment was

February 9, 2015. The cost of car fuel in Russia declined by 0.2% between January 27 and February 2 and by 0.1% compared with the beginning of the year, Rosstat reports. In Yekaterinburg, gasoline costs, on average, 32.68 RUR per liter; AI 92 is sold for 31.65 RUR, AI 95 for 34.05 RUR, and diesel fuel for 34.74 RUR. The average price of gasoline on the Russian market amounted to 33.17 RUR per liter on February 2 (30.7 RUR for A 76, 32.21 RUR for AI 92, 35.05 RUR of AI 95 and up, and 34.31 RUR for diesel fuel).

February 9, 2015. Yekaterinburg Council Architecture, Urban Development & Land Use Department and the Environment & Nature Management Committee suggested introducing a few more parks and green boulevards to the city, the city council’s press service reports. For one, it was proposed to introduce green areas in Pokhodnaya St next to Culture Palace in order to prevent the existing greenery from being destroyed by a nearby warehouse development, and between 23 and 23A Kosmonavtov St in order to prevent the greenery there from being destroyed by a nearby parking lot. Besides, little parks