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Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine's state railway company, does not expect freight volumes to rise in 2027 because the blockade of seaports has sharply eroded its core cargo base. Ukrinform reported the outlook on 15 November 2026, citing Deputy Director Valerii Tkachov of the company's Department of Transportation Technology and Commercial Operations, who had reported it to Rail.insider. Tkachov said the company had planned a gradual freight recovery over the next decade before the seaports were blockaded in July, and that the company was losing much of its core cargo. He said only unblocking the Odesa region ports could quickly improve the situation and allow freight volumes to rise immediately. Citing National Bank of Ukraine estimates, the report said the lack of maritime transport would cost $4.6 billion in agricultural export revenue in July to December this year, with a further $0.6 billion lost to suspended ore exports. The report gave no freight volume forecast.