Status of Transport Companies<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2025, 77% of the surveyed transport companies continue to operate. At the same time, the operations of 6% of companies were suspended but have since been fully resumed, 13% have partially resumed operations, and only 4% of the surveyed companies are currently not operating.<\/p>\n Among the key challenges faced by businesses, respondents cited staff shortages, limited operation of sea terminals, damaged or destroyed assets, maritime safety risks, rising logistics costs, and electricity shortages.<\/p>\n Rail Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n 60% of surveyed companies rate the legislation and implementation of state policy for the development of rail transport as mostly low, while 26% assess it as very low. Only 8% give a satisfactory rating, and 6% rate it as mostly high. The efficiency of Ukrzaliznytsia is considered low by 60% of respondents, satisfactory by 26%, and high by 14%.<\/p>\n Among the key reforms and regulatory acts necessary for the development of rail transport, businesses highlighted changes to tariff policy (65%), opening the market for private traction (59%), adoption of a new Law \u201cOn Railway Transport\u201d (59%), abolition of cross-subsidisation of passenger transport (56%), and unbundling of Ukrzaliznytsia alongside optimisation of non-core and excess infrastructure (53%).<\/p>\n Road Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n 58% of survey participants rate the legislation and implementation of state policy on the development of road infrastructure and road transport as satisfactory. Meanwhile, 26% rate it as mostly low, and 13% as very low. Only 3%provide a high rating.<\/p>\n The most necessary reforms and regulatory acts for the development of road freight transport include road infrastructure development (63%), introduction of electronic consignment note (<\/em>e-TTN) \u00a0and e-CMR (58%), permanent implementation of the \u201ctransport visa-free regime\u201d (58%), development of border infrastructure (53%), and introduction of a carrier business reputation institution (29%).<\/p>\n Maritime Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n 45% of respondents give a satisfactory assessment of port legislation and the implementation of the Strategy for the Development of Seaports of Ukraine until 2038. 44.5% rate it as low, while 10.5% provide a high assessment. 47% of respondents rate the efficiency of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) as satisfactory, 42% consider it low, and 11% as mostly high.<\/p>\n Among the most necessary reforms and regulatory acts for the development of maritime transport, respondents identified reducing port dues and the share of USPA net profit transferred to the state budget (62%), establishing a procedure for compensating investments in strategic port infrastructure facilities (57%), continuing port reform (46%), transferring port administrations of small ports to local authorities and\/or private management companies (43%), and establishing an independent regulator (41%).<\/p>\n
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