A dry port is being built in the Vinnytsia community to help connect the central regions of the country with the ports of Odesa and the EU countries through the Mostyska container terminal, with an investment of $15 million, Vinnytsia Deputy Mayor Andriy Ocheretnyi wrote on Facebook.
“This will be a railroad terminal that will improve the prompt transportation and handling of cargo, as well as the export and import potential of our country. It will help to connect the central regions of the country with the ports of the big city of Odesa and, through the Mostyska container terminal, with the EU countries,” Ocheretnyi emphasized.
According to him, the first phase of construction began in the spring of 2024. At the first stage of the dry port construction, the railway infrastructure and the first container yard with a capacity of about 30 thousand TEU/year will be built. Meanwhile, 2000 TEU is the capacity of the container warehouse, which will also be built at this stage.
Currently, part of the railway tracks, a weighing system, and a 3.5 thousand square meter warehouse are ready.
“The Dry Port is scheduled to be commissioned in the third quarter of this year. It will employ about 50 people and is currently looking for machine operators. A total of 100 jobs are planned to be created, summarized the deputy mayor of Vinnytsia.
A “dry port” for grain exports to Europe will be built in the village of Horonda, Mukachevo district, Zakarpattia region, the press service of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration reported on Facebook.
“A multimodal logistics hub for grain exports to the EU will appear in Zakarpattia. We are working with Italian investors to implement the Horonda Platform project in the village of Horonda, Mukachevo district,” said Viktor Mykyta, head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration.
According to him, the project provides for the creation of opportunities for transshipment of agricultural products from a wide to a narrow road, the emergence of storage facilities, and the provision of a center with containers for grain, sunflower oil, etc. Horonda Platform is expected to create more than 200 new jobs in the Zakarpattia region.
“The emergence of such a land grain corridor in our region is a priority task of national importance. This project is especially important in times of war. We are grateful for the great trust of the country’s leadership and international investors,” emphasized Mykyta.
Representatives of the Italian companies involved in the project, including FS Holding, Mercitalia Rail, and Mercitalia Terminal, emphasized that they are interested in strengthening communication with the Ukrainian side, including Zakarpattia, in socio-economic, legal, and other aspects.
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