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The Sun
24-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Ukrainian railways expects freight tariff increase soon
KYIV: Ukraine's state rail company expects the government to increase freight transport tariffs soon, despite opposition from farmers and steelmakers, a senior company official said on Thursday. Ukrzaliznytsia said last year it wanted to raise freight tariffs by 37% to meet significant price rises for fuel, electricity and equipment repairs as it tries to cope with the effects of Russian attacks. However, agricultural producers said the move would raise their transport costs by $3 to $6 per metric ton and could lead to the bankruptcy of some farmers. A tariff increase has still not been approved by the government, specialist media outlet quoted Valeriy Tkachev, deputy head of the commercial department at Ukrzaliznytsia, as saying. 'I think there will be indexation anyway. But the size of the indexation will be decided by Ukrzaliznytsia's regulator, the Ministry of Development,' Tkachev said. He said the tariff could be increased by 20% to 40%. Tkachev also said the increase would raise logistics costs by no more than $4 per ton and 'would not have a critical impact on the agricultural sector'. Ukraine is a major global producer and exporter of metals and agricultural products, which are transported by rail to seaports for export.
Reuters
24-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Ukrainian railways expects freight tariff increase soon
KYIV, April 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine's state rail company expects the government to increase freight transport tariffs soon, despite opposition from farmers and steelmakers, a senior company official said on Thursday. Ukrzaliznytsia said last year it wanted to raise freight tariffs by 37% to meet significant price rises for fuel, electricity and equipment repairs as it tries to cope with the effects of Russian attacks. Stay up to date with the latest news, trends and innovations that are driving the global automotive industry with the Reuters Auto File newsletter. Sign up here. However, agricultural producers said the move would raise their transport costs by $3 to $6 per metric ton and could lead to the bankruptcy of some farmers. A tariff increase has still not been approved by the government, specialist media outlet quoted Valeriy Tkachev, deputy head of the commercial department at Ukrzaliznytsia, as saying. "I think there will be indexation anyway. But the size of the indexation will be decided by Ukrzaliznytsia's regulator, the Ministry of Development," Tkachev said. He said the tariff could be increased by 20% to 40%. Tkachev also said the increase would raise logistics costs by no more than $4 per ton and "would not have a critical impact on the agricultural sector". Ukraine is a major global producer and exporter of metals and agricultural products, which are transported by rail to seaports for export.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ukraine's railways restore half of IT services hit by cyber attack so far
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia, the country's largest cargo carrier, said on Wednesday that it had managed to restore only about half of its IT services hit by a large-scale cyber attack in late March. An outage was first reported on March 23 when the rail company notified passengers about a failure in its IT system and advised them to buy tickets on site or on trains. The company later said its online systems had been subjected to a large-scale targeted cyber attack. A Ukrainian security official and a senior government source, both speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack looked like it had been carried out by Russia, which began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and now holds about 20% of its territory. Valeriy Tkachev, deputy head of the commercial department of Ukrzaliznytsia, said the company needs "one or two weeks" to restore all services. Ukrzaliznytsia said in late March that it had restored the online ticket sales system.
Reuters
09-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Ukraine's railways restore half of IT services hit by cyber attack so far
KYIV, April 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia, the country's largest cargo carrier, said on Wednesday that it had managed to restore only about half of its IT services hit by a large-scale cyber attack in late March. An outage was first reported on March 23 when the rail company notified passengers about a failure in its IT system and advised them to buy tickets on site or on trains. The company later said its online systems had been subjected to a large-scale targeted cyber attack. A Ukrainian security official and a senior government source, both speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack looked like it had been carried out by Russia, which began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and now holds about 20% of its territory. Valeriy Tkachev, deputy head of the commercial department of Ukrzaliznytsia, said the company needs "one or two weeks" to restore all services. Ukrzaliznytsia said in late March that it had restored the online ticket sales system.
