Concession

The first constituent meeting of the tender commission, which will determine the investor of the public-private partnership for the two terminals of the port of Chornomorsk, was held.

The Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories discussed the concession in the port of Chornomorsk with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

Ukraine is launching the largest investment project in the port sector in all the years of independence.

The Ministry of Community and Territorial Development, QTerminals Olvia LLC and QTerminals have signed a memorandum of cooperation – the document provides for the resumption of the concession project in the specialized seaport “Olvia”.

The parties discussed the possibility of revising the terms of the concession agreement, taking into account the need to restore the port infrastructure.

The parties agreed to accelerate economic cooperation and the implementation of joint projects in key infrastructure sectors. At the UN Conference on International Cooperation, a meeting was held between the Ukrainian delegation and the UAE Minister of State Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimi, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal informed. The central topic of the negotiations was…

In early May, the Ukrainian publication “Telegraf” published two articles on the same day criticizing the terminal concession project in the port of Chornomorsk. Loud statements about the “dismissal of port workers” and “backroom discussions” attracted the attention of other media outlets of a similar nature: the “Fakty”, “Gordon”, UNIAN.
Whether the author of both articles was driven by ordinary ignorance or a more cynical motivation — we do not know. However, we want to explain in an accessible way why such concession statements are fake and manipulated. USM analyzed the manipulative takes from both articles — with the help of Andriy Sokolov, the director of Ukrainian Shipping Magazine.

The Transport Forum, which took place in Odesa, discussed concession projects, digitalization and restoration of Ukraine’s port infrastructure.

Currently, the concession of terminals in the port of Chornomorsk is in the final stage of preparation.

The concessionaire of the Kherson Port stated that it has been insisting on the creation of a working group for 2.5 years.