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
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
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
To stimulate grain exports via rail, Ukrainian Railways held an auction to sell transport services for company-owned grain wagons retrofitted for transportation in a 1,435 mm gauge. The auction took place on 5 October, and...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
Ukrainian Railways exceeded financial expectations for 2023 by breaking even against all odds. The initial estimation of the company talked about around 20 billion UAH (515 million euros) of losses this year. However, currently, there...Read more
Intermodal railway connections between Ukraine and Austria might soon become a reality. Ukrainian Railways (UZ) and Rail Cargo Group (RCG), the freight subsidiary of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), pledged to develop a route running...Read more
Grain exports via rail have slowed down significantly in Ukraine during August. Ukrainian Railways reported that exported grain volumes dropped by 45.3 per cent in the last summer month compared to the previous year. At...Read more
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is turning Kiyv’s relationship with its neighbouring European countries into a rollercoaster. One of the most evident examples is Poland. Over the past few days, the country asked to extend...Read more
Rail freight along a somehow tricky border-crossing line between Moldova and Ukraine might see its volumes increase. The Ukrainian Parliament recently decided to simplify customs procedures on the Giurgiulesti (MLD) – Reni (UKR) – Etulia...Read more
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) has shown resilience by launching the production of many rail components which became unavailable. Now, it seems that the company is ready to...Read more
Ukrainian grain exports are currently running smoothly also via rail. Congestion is at normal levels; however, in two-three weeks, the new peak export season will be here after the summer harvest. Ukraine’s options for transporting...Read more
The French government will loan 37,6 million euros to Ukraine for the supply of rail tracks to rebuild the country’s infrastructure, significantly damaged since the Russian invasion. This, according to Ukrainian Railways (UZ), is the...Read more
One of the main issues with rail freight between Ukraine and the rest of Europe is the difference in gauge. A similar issue occurs on the other side of the continent, with Spain and Portugal...Read more
Ukrzaliznytsia and the security service of Ukraine (SBU) prevented an attack on the railways in the Dnipropetrovsk region and detained one person, now facing life imprisonment. According to the railway company, the accused individual attempted...Read more
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian rail workers have played a key role in ensuring stable cargo flows and safe ways out of the country. This, as it...Read more
Ukrzaliznytsya (UZ) will receive 200 million euros in sovereign loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). As EBRD specified, these funds will be allocated “to upgrade the country’s railway links with the...Read more
Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) started in-house production of many rail components and saved over 2,4 million euros compared to using external parties. Among the products that are now being developed at Ukrzaliznytsia’s facilities, there are containers,...Read more
A few days after announcing the intention to establish a European freight branch for Ukrainian Railways, the company’s CEO, Oleksandr Kamyshin, resigned. In his own words, he did so to focus on the enterprise of...Read more
