Alternative Export Routes: The Synergy of Ukrainian and Polish Logistics Amid the Black Sea Blockade
Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, together with UCABevent agency, invites you to an online discussion dedicated to the dialogue between Ukrainian agricultural producers and representatives of the Polish logistics business at a time when Ukrainian seaports are blocked and pivoting to alternative routes is a matter of survival.
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With seaports blocked, pivoting to alternative routes is a matter of survival, making Poland’s transit potential critically important.
This webinar aims to serve as a platform for an open dialogue between Ukrainian agricultural producers and representatives of the Polish logistics business, shifting the focus from “competition” to “synergy and mutual benefit.” We invite you to explore the alternative perspective of the Polish side—the companies profiting from the transit of Ukrainian products—and to discuss ways to optimize cross-border procedures.
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Agenda
▶️ 12:00 – 12:10 Welcoming word
Oleh Khomenko, Director General of UCAB
▶️ 12:10 – 13:10 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Andrzej Szurek, Founder of Tarlan Strategy, Non-executive Director of IMC
Panelists:
- Taras Vysotskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
- Bartosz Pęczkowski, Owner and Chairman of the Board, Frontier Logistics
- Sylwia Krasoń-Kopaniarz, Vice President, International Association of Polish Entrepreneurs in Ukraine.
- Iryna Novikova, Commercial Director, Laude Smart Intermodal S.A.
- Victor Halchynskyy, Board Member of of the civil society association Linia102.ua
- Jurgis Adomavicius, Founder&Owner Bunasta (TBC)
- Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and EuroAtlantic Integration of Ukraine (2025-2026).
- Viacheslav Chuk, Commercial Director, Astarta-Kyiv.
- Oleksandr Verzhykhovskyi, CEO, IMC.
Key topics for discussion:
- Export challenges and global food security: the consequences of the Black Sea corridor blockade and the need to bolster the EU “Solidarity Lanes”;
- Logistics potential and reserves: capacity assessment on key routes (Rava-Ruska – Werchrata/Sławków, Mostyska – Medyka, Yahodyn – Dorohusk);
- Economic benefits for Poland: the transit of Ukrainian grain as a driver for the development of Polish transport infrastructure, ports, and terminals;
- Overcoming border bottlenecks: flexible customs clearance, expedited sanitary controls, and cooperation with Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) to prevent transit blockades;
- Developing cross-border value chains: the interest of Polish processors in Ukrainian raw materials.
▶️ 13:10 – 13:20 Q&As from an online audience
▶️ 13:20 – 13:30 Closing remarks
