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On December 16, the European Business Association held a meeting with Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Chairman of the Board, and Viacheslav Yeromin, Member of the Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, to discuss the carrier’s new tariff initiatives.<\/p>\n
Earlier, on December 5, Ukrzaliznytsia’s Supervisory Board approved a 37% indexation of freight tariffs. During the meeting with the EBA’s member companies, the Ukrzaliznytsia team presented the proposed changes, calculations, and potential compensatory measures and operational improvements for shippers in light of the tariff increase.<\/p>\n
According to Ukrzaliznytsia representatives, the indexation of rail freight tariffs has lagged significantly behind the growth in the company\u2019s cost base. Until now, instead of regular annual adjustments, tariff changes have occurred sporadically. Even the latest indexation does not fully offset the rise in the producer price index.<\/p>\n
The indexation is also driven by forecasted freight dynamics for 2025. Ukrzaliznytsia expects a potential decline in revenue next year due to reduced freight volumes\u2014particularly for coal and grain\u2014the current energy sector situation, declining income from wagon rentals, and other factors.<\/p>\n
To mitigate the negative impact on the operational activities of companies, Ukrzaliznytsia proposed the following compensatory measures for tariff increases:<\/p>\n
The members of the EBA Logistics Committee will review the proposed calculations and compensatory measures and present their assessment of Ukrzaliznytsia\u2019s tariff initiative shortly.<\/p>\n
We sincerely thank Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Viacheslav Yeromin, and the Ukrzaliznytsia team for their openness and invitation to engage in dialogue!<\/p>\n
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