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9.1.3 Transport sector news
In 2022 Ukraine imported goods mostly with motor vehicles and exported by maritime transport. Last year, more than 30mn tonnes of imported goods were delivered to Ukraine, of which almost 11mn tonnes were delivered by trucks. The second place in terms of the volume of imports brought to the country was railway with 9.89mn tonnes, and in third place was sea transport with 7.16mn tonnes. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, maritime transport became the leader in the export of goods with 53.86mn tonnes. The second place was the railway with 33.73mn tonnes, and the third was road transport with 12mn tonnes. In total, in 2022, Ukraine exported almost 99.8mn tonnes of goods and imported more than 30.34mn. The value of exports amounted to nearly $44.2B, and imports to more than $54.5B.
● Planes
Russia wants to sell an aircraft repair plant in Crimea back to Ukraine.
The occupiers have decided to sell 100% of the shares of the Yevpatoriya Aircraft Repair Plant, which was part of Ukraine's state defense company Ukroboronprom before the annexation of Crimea. The enterprise clarifies that this is the third attempt by the invaders to sell the stolen enterprise back to its legal owners. Yevpatoria Aviation Repair Plant is located in the city of Yevpatoria, Crimea, and is a part of the Ukrainian aircraft repair enterprise. Since September 1992, the plant has been a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is a base plant of the Ministry of Defense. The enterprise specializes in repairing, maintaining, and modernizing aircraft, aircraft system units, and aviation and electronic radio equipment.
● Trains
In Ukraine, grain rail transportation has become cheaper. The average cost of transporting grain by Ukrainian Railways (UZ) owned wagons decreased by 36% from December 2022 to January 2023, says Valery Tkachev, the company's top manager. He specified that at the last auctions, the rate of payment for the use of grain wagons dropped to UAH 2,800/day and continues to decrease. In December, the average price of a grain wagon was UAH 4,385/day, and the highest price was recorded in October 2022 at UAH 11,574/day. As Tkachev noted, the reduction of the wagon component in the overall transportation cost significantly reduces the logistical costs of grain transportation for farmers. On average, the costs for grain transportation within Ukraine decreased by $29 per ton. The price for grain export toward Ukraine’s western borders was reduced by $17.6 per ton and by $17.2 per ton in the direction of ports.
The volume of freight transportation by the Ukrainian Railways decreased by half during 2022. According to 2022 results, UZ transported 150.6mn tons of cargo, which is 52.1% less than in 2021.
Russian Railways will invest more than RUB3 trillion ($41.8bn) over the next three years, according to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Interfax reports.
The program is intended to finance priority investment projects and also to help
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