EBA and the Ministry of Infrastructure discussed key challenges of the port industry
20.10.2026 - 13:27
The EBA Logistics Committee and the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure paid attention to pressing issues, in particular, shipping insurance.
This was reported by the European Business Association.European Business Association.
On Monday, October 19, the EBA Logistics Committee met with the newly appointed Deputy Minister of Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Transport of Ukraine, Anatoliy Timenko.
The participants discussed the key challenges of the port industry and possible areas of cooperation between business and the ministry to address them.
The meeting discussed the Procedure for Compensation of Investments in Port Infrastructure Facilities, the implementation of the recently adopted resolution on shipping insurance, the regulation of construction on water fund lands, and proposals for changes developed by the Association’s experts.
Special attention was paid to supporting port operators in wartime, including by reducing the burden of paying rent. In particular, the Association has already proposed to restore the preferential lease mechanism for the port infrastructure of “Great Odesa” for the period of its actual blockade due to Russian attacks.
They also discussed the need to ensure the stable operation of the Danube Corridor, the settlement of the legal status of destroyed containers and the operation of the “sea window”.
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