The oldest UDS passenger ships are used as floating dormitories

UDS employees who moved to work in Izmail and do not have their own housing live on the vessels.

Dmytro Moskalenko, head of the PJSC “Ukrainian Danube Shipping”, told USM about this in an interview.

According to him, the two oldest vessels of the UDS passenger fleet are used as floating dormitories for employees who have moved to work in Izmail and do not have their own housing.

“The other two are in Linz. They are in working condition, but so far we have not received any adequate proposal for their use. We are not going to rent them out on terms that are unprofitable for us. When everything earned, and even more, is spent on maintenance and repairs,” Dmytro Moskalenko emphasized.

He also noted that there are proposals for the modernization of such ships, as well as their “transfer” of ships from the budget level to the business class for the purpose of making money.

“But that’s a theory. Will there really be an economy there is a big question. If there is an investor who is willing to take the risk, I will be in favor with both hands. What is needed is not advice, but specific proposals,” the head of the UDS noted.