Economy

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has allowed the energy customs to process imported diesel fuel from ports and terminals on the sanctioned list without additional inspections and sampling.

From now on, vessels heading to Ukrainian ports on the Danube will be allowed through the Sulina Canal in accordance with the order formed by the USPA.

The Odesa Regional Military Administration has lifted the curfew restrictions for transit traffic of all types of transport to checkpoints with Moldova and Romania.

After increasing risks for sea exports, Ukraine is again actively looking for alternative routes for cargo. One of these directions was railway transit through Moldova, where the local railway agreed to a 50% discount on the transportation of Ukrainian goods until the end of 2026.

In the text, USM, together with TEUS owner and director Dmytro Kazanin, explains why this decision is important for exports and imports and how it can change logistics through Reni, Izmail, Giurgiulesti and Romanian ports.

The railway route through Moldova can ensure the export of 500 to 800 thousand tons of Ukrainian agricultural products per month.

Over the 11 days of August, Ukraine exported 41.5 thousand tons of oil by rail, of which 89% were transported through western border crossings.

Moldovan farmers have opposed the government’s decision to reduce rail transit tariffs for Ukrainian goods to Constanta by 50% and are allowing mass protests.

Reducing tariffs for cargo transit through Moldova by 50% can restore competitiveness to the railway route and increase cargo flow towards the port of Reni.

Russian attacks on port and logistics infrastructure have increased the cost of Ukrainian agricultural exports by approximately $45 per ton.

The queue of ships at the Sulina roadstead is gradually decreasing, but part of the fleet is still waiting to enter the canal since last week.