The Ministry of Infrastructure plans to announce a competition for the right to operate the Yuzhny port (Odessa region) as a concession before the end of this year. The head of the Administration of Seaports of Ukraine (ASU), Andrii Amelin, announced this in an interview with the LigaBiznesInform publication.
"The first such project is expected to be launched at the Yuzhny seaport. The Ministry of Infrastructure will approve the terms of the concession tender, which should take place before the end of this year," said Amelin.
According to him, projects by the Ukrlandfarming, Allseeds, and Mria agricultural holdings, as well as by the Portinvest holding at the Yuzhny port have been declared for implementation.
As reported, the Cabinet of Ministers permitted award of concession contracts for facilities and properties of the state-owned ASU on January 9, 2014. Concession contracts may be awarded for the port infrastructure specified in Article 23 of the Law on Seaports of Ukraine, namely berths, access roads and rail tracks (up to the first branching point outside a port), communication lines, heating, gas, water, and electricity supply facilities, and utility lines. However, all strategic assets (general-use port infrastructure, navigation systems, canals, water bodies, etc.) will remain in state ownership.
