The bidding for the sale of the port of Chornomorsk may take place at the beginning of the year

The next tenders for concession projects in the port of Chornomorsk can be announced as early as the beginning of 2024.

The process of selling the first, container and ferry terminals in the port of Chornomorsk can resume as early as the beginning of the new year. This was announced by the head of the Project Office for the Development of State-Private Partnership Taras Boychuk.

“Finalization of the technical and economic justification for the projects is now taking place. We expect the work on the preparation of the feasibility study to be completed by the end of this year / early next year. And then the internal procedure of agreement with the Ministry of Reconstruction and the Ministry of Economy will begin,” the official shared.

Concession tenders are expected to be announced in 2024, but plans may be affected by the security situation. At the same time, after the first pilot concession projects and amendments to the legislation, work on the preparation of State-Private Partnership projects in the port is proceeding much faster.

The very process of property concession of SE “Sea Trade Port Chornomorsk” was started back in April. At the same time, the international carrier Maersk became interested in acquiring the port. In June, the Chornomorsk port concession attracted the attention of 5 large companies.

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