According to the company’s press service, Mostyska Dry Port (Mostyska container terminal) handled over 47,000 TEU of containerized cargo in 2025.
According to the report, the consolidated volume of transshipped general, bulk, and liquid cargo for the reporting period reached 395,000 tons. In the structure of cargo traffic, liquid cargo accounted for 200,000 tons, bulk cargo — 115,000 tons, general cargo — 45,000 tons, and grain — 35,000 tons.
“The dynamics of the container market in 2025 were uneven. In such conditions, the ability to adapt to changes becomes crucial. That is why we have consistently invested in storage facilities, modern equipment, and the development of areas that enable us to work effectively with different types of cargo,” said Dmitry Kobzar, CEO of the terminal, whose words are quoted in the report.
The company’s total capital investment in 2025 exceeded UAH 65 million (excluding VAT). In particular, the terminal opened a new covered warehouse with an area of over 4,000 square meters, thanks to which it can ship up to 10,000 tons of grain and meal in containers for export every month.
In addition, the company expanded its fleet of special equipment, in particular, it purchased a Kalmar reach stacker, a JCB telescopic loader, and an AWard container tipper for working at an angle of up to 90 degrees, which accelerated cargo handling processes.
In terms of tax deductions, the terminal transferred UAH 104.4 million to budgets of all levels and funds in the 12 months of 2025. Of this amount, UAH 81.9 million was taxes and fees to the state and local budgets, and UAH 22.5 million was a single social contribution (SSC).
Mostyska Drive Port (Container Terminal Mostyska) is a logistics hub located in the Lviv region near the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint on the border between Ukraine and Poland. The terminal is a strategic hub that provides a direct connection between the Ukrainian railway network (1520 mm gauge) and the European railway network (1435 mm gauge).
The facility’s infrastructure allows for the transshipment of containers, as well as bulk, loose, and general cargo. The terminal’s technical capabilities ensure a full cycle of cargo handling between Ukraine and EU countries, including transshipment from one type of gauge to another and packing of cargo into containers.
The subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia, TsTS Liski, has announced a tender for the purchase of 1,520 20-foot containers, including 1,020 Open Top containers and 500 Pallet Wide containers, according to a statement on Prozorro.
The open tender will be held according to the Dutch auction principle (price reduction – IF-U), with a starting price of UAH 469,088,082 (excluding VAT). The minimum price reduction step is 0.5% or UAH 2,345,440.
The auction is scheduled for June 27. The deadline for delivery of the containers is December 31, 2025.
According to the technical specifications, the Open Top container is designed for transporting a wide range of bulk cargo, hot pellets, and metal products. The container must have a steel all-welded frame.
The Pallet Wide container is designed for the transportation of a wide range of bulk cargoes that are explosion-proof, granular, and non-caking by rail, water, and road transport in domestic and international traffic. It must transport a wide range of piece goods on Euro pallets in width (two rows).
The first container of Serbian goods was shipped to China on Friday as part of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, according to the Serbian government website. The container contains products from local companies such as Pionir, Akov, Fruskogorski Vinograd, Vinarija Aleksić, Nutrino, Nash Med, Zarić Rakija, Budimka, and Damar. The transportation was organized by the Milšped company from Krnoševac, near Stara Pazova.
The Minister of Economy Adriana Mesarović noted that this is the result of the hard work of Serbian entrepreneurs, government agencies and Chinese partners, as well as confirmation of the “steel friendship” between China and Serbia. She emphasized that Chinese retailers, importers and distributors have expressed their willingness to accept Serbian products in a market of 1.4 billion consumers.
Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming said that thanks to the Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on July 1, 2024, Serbia became China’s first partner in Central and Eastern Europe with such an agreement. He noted that since the agreement came into force, Serbia’s exports to China have increased by 53.7%, and more and more Serbian wines and dairy products are appearing on Chinese tables.
The free trade agreement covers 10,412 Serbian and 8,930 Chinese products. From the first day of application, 60% of the goods were exempted from duties, and over the next five to ten years, another 30% of products will be exempted from customs duties.
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The Mostiska container terminal, which began operations in mid-2022, handled more than 72.4 thousand TEU of cargo in containers in 2023, the press service of the Lemtrans logistics company reports.
The total volume of cargo handled by the container terminal in 2023 amounted to 286 thousand tons. About half of it, 122 thousand tons, was grain cargo, 62 thousand tons – liquid bulk, 35 thousand tons – general cargo, 37 thousand tons – beam cargo, the report said.
In addition, the terminal received electric vehicles in 2023 – 36 containers with 108 cars were unloaded.
“The availability of modern infrastructure and equipment, optimal utilization of production capacities and the professional approach of our employees allowed us to successfully transship all the declared cargo through the terminal in 2023 and set personal records. We expect deeper integration and an increase in cargo traffic from the EU, as well as an increase in containerization,” the press service quoted Dmytro Kobzar, CEO of Mostyska Drive Port, as saying.
According to him, the second half of 2023 saw a dynamic growth in transshipment volumes, which had a positive impact on the terminal’s performance.
“The reason for the growth of cargo transshipment volumes was primarily the reorientation of sea lines and the establishment of work through the ports of Poland. Another factor behind the increase in volumes was the development of production capacities, the provision of new services and a high level of service,” he said.
The export flow of cargo was directed mainly to Asian countries, through European ports, as well as to Poland, Italy and Germany.
Mostyska Dry Port clarified that capital investments in the development of the container terminal’s capacities did not stop in 2023 and amounted to UAH 100 million.
“Despite the war, we do not stop and continue to invest in the Ukrainian economy. In 2024, we plan to increase the terminal’s production capacity by expanding the operating areas for handling and storing containers, as well as actively develop container transportation between the terminal and EU countries as an alternative to road transportation,” Kobzar emphasized.
In 2023, the terminal transferred UAH 27.66 million to the budgets of all levels. UAH 15.49 million was transferred to the state budget alone, including UAH 4.65 million in VAT. Local budgets were replenished by more than UAH 12 million. The single social contribution amounted to UAH 11.13 million.
The Mostyska Container Terminal dry port is a partnership project of Lemtrans and Rail Trans Investment. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Shehyni-Medica checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border. The total area of the terminal is 36 hectares. The logistical advantage is the availability of 1435 mm and 1520 mm railways, which allows unloading and loading trains bound for the EU countries.
In 2023, Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) transported 201.26 thousand twenty-foot equivalent containers (TEUs), up 34% from 2022 and in line with the figures for 2019 before the war, Valery Tkachev, deputy director of the company’s commercial department, said on Wednesday at a meeting on the development of intermodal transportation.
According to him, before Russia’s full-scale invasion, UZ’s container transportation had been growing by 11-22% for four years, including 14% in 2021, but after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, it fell by 46% to 150 thousand TEUs.
“If in 2021 we already reached 279,792 thousand TEU, in 2022 we fell to 150 thousand TEU, that is, 46%,” Tkachev emphasized.
He noted that the rapid recovery of container transportation in 2023 was due to the blocking of Ukrainian seaports.
“If you look at the traffic, 62% of all container transportation is export, 19% is domestic transportation, and 19% is import,” he described the market.
The UZ representative added that grain is the most popular containerized cargo, accounting for 49%. Ferrous metals are in second place (17%), followed by oil cake (14%) and oil (10%).
Tkachev emphasized that the 2023 figures, although positive, are significantly lower than those set out in the development strategy of Ukrzaliznytsia, which provided for the transportation of more than 1 million TEUs per year.
He reminded that in March 2023, UZ launched the intermodal train service, and almost 200 trains were sent.
At the same time, the deputy director of the commercial work department noted that after testing the counter-rail transportation to Poland in December 2023, problems with tariffication arose.
“We are still receiving invoices from the Polish side. There was an agreement on a comprehensive rate, but for some reason the Polish colleagues continue to adjust it, so we are now working with the Polish side to get a single comprehensive rate for this service, and then we will be able to work more rhythmically and transport container trains,” added Tkachev.
The ninth container train from the Chinese city of Nanchang arrived at the Kyiv-Lisky station, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia said on Saturday.
Three more trains from China are expected throughout September, according to the company.
Ukrzaliznytsia notes that the arriving train includes 41 containers with mineral fertilizers, light industry goods, lamps, bulbs, chemical components for water filtration and less-than-car load. In addition, the train delivered medical supplies to Ukraine, in particular, masks and other protective equipment.
The distance of transportation, which is more than 9,000 km along the territories of four countries, are covered by China trains during 15 days on average.
As reported, direct container shipments from China to Ukraine began on June 8, 2020.
