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Vinnytsia has received the first low-floor trams from a new batch delivered from Zurich. As reported by the CFTS portal, this was announced by Vinnytsia Mayor Serhii Morhunov. The city recently received the first two Tram 2000 tramcars. "Technicians from the Vinnytsia Transport Company immediately began working on them, conducting technical inspections and determining what needs to be done before they can enter service," said Morhunov.

Russian forces have likely changed their attack tactics in an attempt to disrupt Ukrainian grain exports. Following attacks on port infrastructure, Russian forces have begun striking alternative land routes used by Ukraine to export agricultural products. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The CFTS portal reported this, citing the publication Latifundist.

Ukraine is considering shipping grain by rail through Moldova. The Reuters news agency, citing sources in both countries, reported that authorities in Kyiv consider this a more secure export option than shipping by sea. They have asked authorities in Chișinău for a low freight tariff, as reported by the CFTS portal. According to Reuters, Ukraine has requested a 50% discount on the ⁠nominal rate.

Kyiv continues to modernize its public transportation system and improve accessibility. Eight additional new, modern trolleybuses began operating on the city’s routes on 5 August. As the CFTS reported, the Kyiv City Administration announced this in a statement. Kyiv received the first eight trolleybuses of this type in June. The city procured these electric vehicles under a contract between the Kyivpastrans municipal transport enterprise and trolleybus manufacturer Polytekhnoservis LLC.

Due to the current situation in the ports in the Odesa region, Maersk, a global container shipping line, has announced the launch of a temporary rail service between Constanta (Romania) and Ukrainian terminals for both import and export shipments. The Center for Transport Strategies (CFTS) reported this, citing information from Maersk.ua. The company emphasized that the service is temporary and will remain in operation until the situation in the region stabilizes.

Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian presidential representative on sanctions policy, has announced that a Swedish court ruled in favor of transferring the sanctioned vessel Caffa to Ukraine. The Caffa was involved in transporting stolen grain from occupied territories. The Center for Transport Strategies (CFTS) reported this, citing the European Pravda publication.

A plant operated by Interpipe, a Ukrainian industrial company, has successfully passed an audit for compliance with the ISO 22163 (IRIS) quality standard for the railway industry. The audit was conducted online over the course of one and a half months under the coordination of the European Railway Industry Association (UNIFE), as reported by the Center for Transport Strategies (CFTS), citing information from the company’s press service.

Container Terminal Mostyska (also known as Mostyska Dry Port LLC) has brought together farmers from western Ukraine, traders, and logistics partners at the AgroDay event at its facility. Organized with the support of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, the event aimed to demonstrate the terminal’s ability to facilitate the stable and predictable export of Ukrainian agricultural products amid shifting global logistics routes, as reported by the CFTS portal.

During the night of 9 July, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck 12 tankers, one tugboat, and one dry cargo ship belonging to the Russian Federation in the Sea of Azov. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in a statement, according to reports by the CFTS portal.

Ukraine is developing a new system of maritime drones designed to intercept and seize Russian commercial vessels and the "shadow fleet" transporting sanctioned goods in the Black Sea. The Center for Transportation Strategies (CFTS) reported this, citing the publication NV. Instead of destroying the vessels, the new drones will escort them to ports.