Following the results of the first auction on the “Prozorro.Sales” platform, the state-owned enterprise “Black Sea Commercial Sea Port (MTP)” will transship 50,000 tons of mineral fertilizers by September 30, 2026, the press service of the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine reported on Telegram.
According to the report, five companies competed for the right to receive port services. The winning bidder offered a price of 220 UAH per ton, with a starting price of 197 UAH.
“The first auction for the sale of port services through ‘Prozorro.Sales’ is practical proof that state-owned ports can operate under modern and competitive rules. We are consistently implementing new management mechanisms centered on transparency, accountability, and equal access for businesses,” emphasized Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.
The ministry emphasized that the use of such tools builds market confidence and ensures the effective use of state assets.
P & O Maritime Ukraine, a subsidiary of the global operator of port services P & O Maritime, providing tugboat services at the Yuzhny port since early 2018, has started providing these services in the Chornomorsk seaport (both based in Odesa region).
“Thus, now the company is present in two largest seaports of Ukraine – Yuzhny and Chornomorsk,” P & O Maritime Ukraine said on Wednesday.
According to the report, the company sent three tugboats to the Chornomorsk seaport, and their crews also consist of employees of the Chornomorsk port fleet.
P & O Maritime Ukraine Director General Mykhailo Sokolov said that the arrival of the company to the Chornomorsk port would help to increase the quality of services in the port.
As reported, in January 2018, P&O Maritime, a fully owned subsidiary of DP World Group, received control over LB Shipping company and started providing tugboat services at the Yuzhny port. The co-investor of the deal was SD Capital investment company belonged to Andriy Stavnitser and Filip Hrushko.
