The Ukrainian government asked the National Security and Defense Council to introduce a bundle of sanctions against Russia for the next 50 years. Among other initiatives, there is the proposal for a five-decade ban on...Read more
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) transported 148,4 million tonnes of cargo during 2023. Between March and December, monthly cargo volumes were 23 per cent higher on average than the previous year. The Ukrainian rail operator attributes freight...Read more
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) built an in-house hopper wagon with variable gauge. “It is intended for the transportation of grain and other loose food cargo”, the company said. This is the first time UZ ventured into...Read more
Latvian Minister of Transport Kaspars Briškens wants to ban all imports and transit of Russian grain due to the possibility that imports include grain stolen from Ukraine. A total ban could have significant economic consequences...Read more
RailFreight Summit '24The Rail Freight Summit Poland ‘24, taking place in Warsaw between 15 and 17 April 2024, is just around the corner. The event will be a great opportunity to discuss the current situation concerning rail...Read more
The governments of Canada, Lithuania, Sweden and Ukraine will cooperate to help rebuild Kyiv’s “war-ravaged transport systems and develop new international trade links”. The initiative, called Common Interest Group for Ukraine (CIG4U), will focus on...Read more
The United States is officially funding the dual-gauged Lviv-Mostyska railway line that is meant to link the Ukrainian railway with the TEN-T network via the North Sea-Baltic Corridor. The funding will amount to 225 million...Read more
During an operation deep in Russian territory, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) detonated explosives, which impacted freight trains and parts of railway infrastructure at three different points. All three attacks occurred on the eastern part...Read more
The United States is getting involved in integrating Ukraine into European railways. According to Ukrainian Railways (UZ), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will help develop the line connecting Lviv to Mostyska, on...Read more
Polish truckers have been blockading border crossings with Ukraine for at least twenty days, protesting against an alleged loss of business due to the increased influx of Ukrainian drivers and companies in Poland. According to...Read more
Ukrainian Railways are planning to implement a 20 per cent increase in their freight tariffs starting January 2024. The state-owned company says that this will result from a tariff indexation and unification process closer to...Read more
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) and Lithuanian LTG Cargo have been testing the transport of semi-trailers on the Klaipeda-Kaunas-Kyiv line. “We can deliver semi-trailers with cargo three times faster than by road transport” said LTG Cargo’s CEO...Read more
Ukrainian grain volumes transported via rail to ports still available to the country are slightly increasing, despite still being not even close to pre-war figures. There seems to be a recovery also for westbound volumes,...Read more
Russia is building a railway that will connect Rostov-on-Don, near the Ukrainian border, with the Crimea region, which the country annexed to its territory in 2014. The line is expected to pass through some of...Read more
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has finalised the acquisition of 115 tank wagons equipped to run on standard gauge infrastructure. The tender for this procurement was won by Slovakian rail rolling stock manufacturer Tatravagonka.Read more
Ukraine farmers are under extreme pressure during the first months following the Black Sea Grain Initiative blockade. The Ukrainian Agri Council (UAC), one of the largest agricultural associations in Ukraine, claims that many farmers in...Read more
The Romanian and Ukrainian prime ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding a few days ago, targeting the doubling of transit capacity for Ukrainian grain using Romanian rail and port infrastructure. According to the two state...Read more
A freight train coming from Ukraine, loaded with rapeseed, reached Latvia for the first time in over a year and a half. The pilot operation was carried out by the Latvian national rail freight company,...Read more
Romanian farmers appear discontent with the status of Ukrainian products imported to their country. They have sent an official letter to the EU Commission head, Ursula von der Leyen, demanding the reintroduction of an import...Read more
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) said it will launch rail freight transportation tests between Kyiv and Kaunas, in Lithuania. The initiative will start next week and is part of the framework of cooperation between UZ and the...Read more
The first test train connecting Kyiv and Rail Cargo Group’s BILK terminal in Budapest is a fact. The test was completed in late September and is the precursor of a stable and frequent intermodal connection...Read more