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From August 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia is switching to a new standard for repair and maintenance of freight wagons. This is another step towards integration with the European railway system.

The Ministry of Development held a founding meeting with the European Investment Bank (EIB) team on the development and restoration of port infrastructure.

The parties discussed the current state of port infrastructure, priorities for its restoration, financing needs, medium-term planning and projects that will be submitted to the Single Portfolio of Projects (SPP2026).

Since the beginning of the year, sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have been significantly tightened, in particular targeting “dark fleet” tankers that service both Russian and Iranian oil exports. For the shipping and logistics industry worldwide, sanctions create burdensome overhead costs for doing business.

For safety reasons, Ukrainian ports have banned the transshipment of explosives, which include fertilizers. How will the import of ammonia and nitrate be reoriented?

Lloyd’s List has prepared an overview of the work of the Ukrainian maritime sector during the war. CFT has highlighted the main points of the publication, supplementing it with comments from industry experts.