Bilhorod-Dniester Port will become part of the international transport corridor
The Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Sea Port has signed a memorandum of cooperation with APM Terminals Poti, a division of Maersk, which owns Georgia's largest seaport in Poti. This was announced by the port's director, Oksana Kiktenko.
This is the first international cooperation document for a Ukrainian port aimed at developing the "Middle Corridor" – an international transport route that should become an alternative to traditional cargo delivery routes between Asia and Europe.
The memorandum plans to launch a new ferry route between two private seaports, as well as build a road-rail ferry complex.
This project is being implemented by the new owner of the Bilhorod-Dniester port, taking into account the technical requirements for handling cargo from the "Middle Corridor".
The purpose of the memorandum is to attract freight traffic through the "Middle Corridor", which will pass through the territory of Ukraine along the new Bessarabia Route railway, which will connect Ukraine, Moldova and Romania.
- The port in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was planned to be privatized even before the war began. It was operating at a loss of UAH 24-29 million per year and did not even bring in money to pay salaries to employees.
- In 2023, businessman Vitaliy Kropachov's Ukrdoninvest LLC wanted to buy it for UAH 220 million, but never transferred the money. The company refused to sign an agreement with the SPF due to the lack of documents.
- On December 11, the State Property Fund concluded a preliminary purchase and sale agreement for the single property complex of the State Enterprise "Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Commercial Port" with LLC "Top-Offer", which belongs to former Verkhovna Rada deputy Volodymyr Prodyvus.