Serhiy Gurskyi returns to the leadership of the Shipping Administration

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has closed disciplinary proceedings against the Head of the Shipping Administration Serhiy Gursky and lifted his suspension from office.

This was reported by the Shipping Administration.

The government adopted a corresponding decision on November 11, 2026. In particular, by order No. 1189-r, the Cabinet of Ministers closed disciplinary proceedings against Gurskyi.

By another order No. 1190-r, the government declared the decision No. 907 of September 9, 2026 on the suspension of the official for the duration of the inspection invalid.

Thus, Serhiy Gurskyi returns to the duties of the Head of the Shipping Administration.

Commenting on the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, the official noted that from the beginning he was interested in a full and impartial investigation of the circumstances of the case.

“My principled position was not to avoid answering any questions, but on the contrary, to ensure that all circumstances were verified in order to prove my innocence of the accusations that were spread about me on social networks,” said Gurskyi.

He also thanked representatives of the maritime industry, public organizations and sailors for their support and stressed the need to continue changes in the Shipping Administration. Among the priorities, he named increasing the transparency of the institution’s work, improving services for sailors and strengthening trust in the Ukrainian flag.

As a reminder, in September, the Cabinet of Ministers suspended Serhiy Gursky for the duration of disciplinary proceedings. The basis was information about possible violations in the areas of shipping organization and seafarer certification. For this period, the duties of the head of the Shipping Administration were assigned to Serhiy Maksimov.

The government’s decision was preceded by the fact that People’s Deputy Anna Skorokhod publicly made a number of accusations against Serhiy Gursky and the work of the Shipping Administration. In December 2025, Skorokhod was reported as a suspect in a case being investigated by the NABU and SAPO. According to the investigation, a group of individuals allegedly offered a business representative $250,000 to organize the application of NSDC sanctions against a competing company.

Earlier, USM reported that Serhiy Gurskyi publicly rejected the accusations against him and stated that he himself had requested his suspension to conduct an impartial investigation.