News / Ukrainian logistics still afloat, but higher costs and delays take their toll

Ukraine’s importers are struggling to deal with high storage costs and delivery delays, as logistics companies remain fearful of the documentation required and losing containers.

Before Russia invaded in February 2022, annual container cargo traffic in Ukraine exceeded 1m teu, of which half was imported, and the port of Odessa accounted for 65% of this.

But the war put unprecedented stress on the country’s supply chains, and in particular imports, as the closure of seaports meant carriers had to redirect cargo to ...