The European Commission on March 5 proposed to prolong a road transport agreement with Ukraine and Moldova while introducing additional measures to the Ukraine deal “based on lessons learned.” The EU signed the agreement with the two Eastern European countries in 2022 to liberalize road transport shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. … Read more
Thanks to the UNITY insurance instrument, insurance rates on the commercial market for transportation by Ukrainian maritime route have been halved, while the rate for insurance of agricultural products is now 0.75%. “Expanding insurance to all non-military cargo, such as container shipping, iron ore, steel, is extremely important for Ukraine, especially given the increased export … Read more
Ukrainian airport infrastructure is ready to support reopening the country’s airspace. Still, this requires confirmation from the Ukrainian military that it can ensure safety for a single airport, and along the relevant air routes, said Bohdan Dolintse, a member of the Public Council under the State Aviation Service. According to him, when talking about reopening … Read more
South Korean investors are helping to improve the transport infrastructure of Kyiv region, thanks to their help, the development of the Transport Model of Kyiv region has already started, the press service of Kyiv Regional Military Administration said. “A little over four months ago in Kyiv, during a joint forum between Ukraine and the Republic … Read more
The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development and Infrastructure of Ukraine (the Ministry of Restoration) has agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye to extend the liberalization of freight transportation, the press service of the Ministry of Restoration reported on Thursday. According to the department, liberalization of freight transportation with Türkiye includes … Read more
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia submitted projects worth more than EUR 80 million for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) call, the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development (Ministry of Reconstruction) announced on Facebook on Tuesday. Ukrzaliznytsia expects the results of the CEF project call in June this year. Funding for projects for the development of railway crossing … Read more
Ukrposhta may become the first state-owned company to privatize a portion of its ownership shares, the company’s GM, Ihor Smilyanskyi, said. According to him, to begin with, the entity may sell 20-25% of its shares. He noted that since Ukrposhta is already a joint-stock company, the state can sell 100% of its shares at any … Read more
Ukraine has failed to attract funds under the EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program for the construction of the Mostyska – Sknyliv railway section from the state border with Poland to Lviv said the chairman of the board of Ukrainian Railways (UZ), Yevhen Lyashchenko. Currently, USAID is studying the possibility of financing 50% of the … Read more
The Czech railway operator RegioJet on Tuesday carried out a test trip on the route Košice (Slovakia) – Chop (Ukraine), photos of the company’s train at the Chop station appeared on railway forums. An Interfax-Ukraine source in the company confirmed that a test trip of a RegioJet train on the Košice-Chop route took place on … Read more
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that in a few hours, the checkpoints on the border with Ukraine will be added to the list of critical infrastructure objects. “To provide a 100% guarantee that military aid, equipment, ammunition, humanitarian and medical aid will reach the Ukrainian side without delay, we will include checkpoints with Ukraine … Read more