Polish farmers lift blockade of last checkpoint on Ukraine border

On the morning of April 29, Polish farmers unblocked the movement of freight transport at the “Rava-Ruska – Hrebenne” checkpoint, reported the press service of the State Customs Service. Protesters left the strike site. Passage of vehicles in both directions is carried out as usual. At the same time, grain trucks will not be allowed to enter … Read more

Concorde Capital to carry out large-scale reconstruction of Kyiv bus station

The investment company Concorde Capital is implementing a project for the reconstruction of Kyiv bus station, located near the Central Railway Station (Vokzalna subway station), better known as “Yama,” Concorde Capital founder Ihor Mazepa said on Wednesday. “My colleagues and I came up with the idea, why don’t we go… look more closely at the transportation market … Read more

Ukraine, Hungary agree on opening of new Velyka Palad-Nagyhódos border crossing point

Ukraine and Hungary have agreed to open the Velyka Palad-Nagyhódos checkpoint for passenger transport, the press service of the Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure (Ministry of Reconstruction) said on Monday. In addition, the countries agreed on the possibility of movement of empty trucks weighing more than 7.5 tonnes at the Luzhanka-Beregsurány border … Read more

Ukrainian National Bank estimates losses from Polish border blockade

The resumption of the blockade on Ukraine’s western borders in February significantly affected imports, with the National Bank reporting estimated losses of $350-400 million for the month, as stated in their report released on April 4. In February, Ukraine experienced a decline in the growth of imports due to the renewed blockade of its western borders. … Read more

Ukraine restarts container transportation via Black Sea route

Ukraine has resumed container shipping on the Black Sea: a ship with containers called at one of the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, on April 3. The pioneer vessel was the T Mare, flying the Panamanian flag. It then embarked on its return journey to Constanta, Romania. So far, this is not a full-fledged specialized ship, … Read more

RegioJet’s agreement to use Ukrzaliznytsia’s section of railway infrastructure for Prague-Chop train signed for one year

The agreement, on the basis of which the Czech railway operator RegioJet operates the railway infrastructure of Ukrzaliznytsia on the Prague-Chop-Prague route, was concluded for a period of one year. “The basis for the running of the train (Prague-Chop-Prague) on the territory of Ukraine are three separate agreements, namely an agreement for the running of … Read more

Ukrzaliznytsia sets another record by transporting 16 million tonnes of cargo in March

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia transported 16 million tonnes of cargo in all directions in March 2024, which is a third more than in March 2023, and 10% more than the record figures of February 2024, when the volume of transportation reached 14.5 million tonnes, said Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and … Read more

Air Baltic planning to resume flights to Ukraine as soon as airspace reopens

Latvian airline Air Baltic plans to resume flights to Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa as soon as Ukraine’s airspace reopens, the airline announced on March 26 after a visit to Kyiv’s Boryspil airport. The skies over Ukraine have been closed to civilian aviation since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, meaning that passenger … Read more

Ukraine plans to resume sea ferry, container transportation in a few weeks – deputy minister

The first container shipments along the Ukrainian sea corridor can be carried out within two to three weeks, says Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yurii Vaskov. All five container terminals are ready to operate, as almost all of them are involved in the transshipment of agricultural and other products. Vaskov said that Ukraine also hopes to … Read more