Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary ban import of Ukrainian food products
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing tensions between Kyiv and some of the neighbouring European countries. Slovakia, Poland and Hungary have all introduced a ban on the import of various agricultural products generated in...Read more
Italy wants to use the rail to create hubs for Ukraine in the Adriatic
The Italian northeast aims to becoming an entry-and-exit hub for Ukraine, which is facing blockades for transportation via the Black Sea. The facilities involved in this initiative are the ports of Trieste and Venice and...Read more
Ukraine and Poland introduce customs seal for grain transportation
Starting from today, Monday 6 March, official customs seals must be applied to each railroad car transporting grain from Ukraine via Poland. These seals will be checked, but not removed, at the border crossings, ensuring...Read more
Rail for Ukrainian grain exports: a necessity or the future?
Before the war in Ukraine, only 11 per cent of all exports was done by rail. In the period March-July, rail handled 41 per cent of the cargo flow, almost as much as the seaports,...Read more
Ukraine urges Romania to ‘do its job’ for 2 more cross-border lines
Ukrainian Railways has restored two border crossings with Romania, hoping to establish additional railway routes between the countries. The railway company urges its Romanian counterpart do ‘do its job’ on their side of the border.Read more
Ukrainian grain on the train to Spain: if it works, no ship needed
Spain is testing the possibility of transporting grain by rail instead of ship. On Tuesday, 25 empty 40-foot containers were sent from Madrid to the border between Poland and Ukraine. These will be filled with...Read more
GrainLane: a new, digital way for Ukrainian grain trade
Austria-based company ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) launched a new initiative named GrainLane. This initiative aims to connect Ukrainian farmers with retailers, customers, and logistic providers all over Europe and Africa.Read more
Belarus agrees to grain corridor to Klaipeda, but on which terms?
Belarus has agreed to allow Ukrainian grain destined for Baltic ports to transit through the country, provided that Belarusian goods are allowed to enter those ports as well. The Belarusian authorities made this announcement on...Read more
Rail remains Ukraine’s export option after failure to re-open ports
The opening of the port of Odessa for the export of grain is still not in sight as the parties involved failed to reach consensus on the conditions of the move. Rail freight for now...Read more
From Ukraine to the world through Belarus: a realistic option
A humanitarian corridor through Belarus for the export of grains from Ukraine to Baltic seaports as Klapeida is a realistic option that is currently being discussed, according to Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis....Read more
ÖBB supports humanitarian logistics, this time with hygiene products
ÖBB’s effort to maintain the humanitarian corridor between Austria-Ukraine flowing continues. This time the Austria based company organised and dispatched a train full of hygiene products-namely toilet paper to help those displaced by war.Read more
Ukraine and Poland want joint venture for more export by rail
Ukraine and Poland want to form a logistics joint venture in order to support rail transportation of export products to the EU. This plan was revealed by the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers on Saturday 23...Read more
RZD Logistics tests agro-trains between Kazakhstan and China
Since the year’s start, the Kazakhstan branch of RZD Logistics sent two dedicated trains with agricultural products to China. The two trains carried 124 40-foot containers from Bayserka station near Almaty to Wuwei in China’s...Read more