Lemtrans, Ukraine’s largest private rail transportation operator, has completed the first stage of construction of the Vinnytsia container terminal, the company’s press service said on Monday.
“Lemtrans Group has completed the first stage of construction and opened the Vinnytsia container terminal. As part of this stage, a new infrastructure was created: railroad tracks were laid, a container yard with a capacity of up to 2000 TEU was equipped, and a covered warehouse with an area of 3,500 square meters was built,” the statement said.
The total area of the terminal is 8 hectares, and its throughput capacity is 30 thousand TEU per year.
Modern equipment and infrastructure of the terminal provide a significant acceleration of cargo handling, the company said.
“We are creating new opportunities, as the emergence of such a terminal in the region opens up access to global logistics for cargo owners, both large and small. This means that exporters and importers no longer depend on the size of the consignment or the influence of global trading companies,” the statement quoted Dmytro Balaba, CEO of Container Terminal Vinnytsia, as saying.
The opening of the Vinnytsia container terminal is an important step for the further economic development of the region – investments in the project amounted to about $15 million, the report says.
It is also reported that the terminal has already received the first train, formed in cooperation with UZ CARGO POLAND and the Liski Transport Service Center. The first batch of cargo exceeded 60 TEU. The regular service will connect the Polish port of Gdansk with the terminal in Vinnytsia.
According to Vinnytsia Mayor Serhiy Morgunov, container transportation will allow Vinnytsia community to expand cooperation with other regions of Ukraine and, at the same time, with other European countries.
“We are talking about creating new jobs, increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of our community,” Morgunov said in a statement.
On Thursday, the international chain JYSK opened a renovated, largest JYSK store in Vinnytsia (1a Yevhen Pikusa St., Kvartal shopping center), the company’s press service reported.
According to the press release, JYSK Country Director in Ukraine Yevhen Ivanitsa said that the store has increased storage space, updated lighting, commercial equipment, and plans to improve logistics ergonomics. Its selling area is 1076 sq.m., the warehouse area is 275 sq.m. (it was increased by 21 sq.m.). The store also has a new office space with an area of 35 sq.m.
The store was rebuilt in accordance with the modern JYSK 3.0 store concept.
JYSK also announced new signed lease agreements. Currently, the chain has 98 operating stores, and it is planned to expand to 105 outlets by the end of the year. In particular, it is planned to open the ninth store in Lviv and the 37th in the Kyiv agglomeration.
JYSK Ukraine employs more than 800 people.
JYSK is part of the family-owned Lars Larsen Group with more than 3.4 thousand stores in 48 countries. JYSK’s revenue in the financial year 2022/23 amounted to EUR 5.2 billion.
The construction of the Vinnytsia Industrial Park (Volia Agri-Food Park Vinnytsia) has started, said Andriy Ocheretyanyi, deputy mayor of Vinnytsia.
“Preparatory work is already underway. Over time, the agri-food park will have a modern business center for residents, a logistics center and a Light Industry Box to accommodate the production of small food enterprises,” he wrote on Facebook.
A total area of 35.7 hectares has been allocated for the construction of Volia Agri-Food Park Vinnytsia. The expected amount of investment is about UAH 3 billion. The project organizers plan to employ about 2000 people.
According to the press service of the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration, the first stage of construction of the agri-food park involves the development of utilities, roads, and landscaping in the park, the construction of a business center for residents, a Light Industry Box to accommodate the production of small food companies, and a logistics center.
According to the project administration, the infrastructure and service capabilities of Volia Agri-Food Park Vinnytsia can attract residents from the entire product creation chain – from research and innovation, recipe development and new product creation to mass production, as well as warehouse and transport logistics, product certification, sales organization and export potential development.
“Volia Agri-Food Park Vinnytsia will provide international and Ukrainian food companies with ready-made solutions for business relocation and scaling,” the press service quoted Borys Shestopalov, founder and investor of Volia Agri-Food Park Vinnytsia, as saying.
According to the businessman, who is also a co-owner of food tech companies HD Gtroup and GFS, the infrastructure is expected to meet the latest requirements in the field of high technology, energy efficiency and ecology to reduce operating costs and increase the profitability of food companies.
Vinnytsia city territorial community was the first in Ukraine to proclaim the Green Deal as the basis of urban development and joined the practices of the European Green Deal, which aims to turn Europe into the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
According to the Vinnytsia city council’s press service, the relevant declaration was signed by Mayor of Vinnytsia Serhiy Morhunov during a city council’s session, attended by high-ranking officials of the government of Ukraine, the Ukrainian parliament and Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine Matti Maasikas.
Such a step will allow the regional center to engage new mechanisms and innovative ideas to improve urban space, address environmental issues, raise additional investment, including for energy and industrial renewal of enterprises and city life support systems.
Morhunov said the accession of all Ukraine to the Green Deal is at the stage of forming the roadmap. However, Ukrainian cities are already moving in the right direction.
The Green Deal of Vinnytsia is a logical continuation of the long-term plans of the society, fixed both in the Vinnytsia Concept of Integrated Urban Development until 2030, and Strategy 3.0, a plan for the development of communities throughout the region. The priority is the “green” economy, smart specialization, affordable, safe and environmentally friendly environment,” the city mayor said.
He said that Vinnytsia is implementing advanced European experience not for the first time. Thus, in 2015, the city was the first in Eastern Europe to receive the European Energy distinguishing feature and in 2019 confirmed the high status of an energy-efficient regional center. Programs for the efficient consumption of energy resources, the launch of environmentally friendly urban transport, trams and electric buses, are being developed here now.
“We are striving to involve international experts and financial resources for the implementation of green projects that we have in our plans,” Morhunov said.
In turn, Maasikas said that on such a highly urbanized continent as Europe, cities, towns and citizens play a key role in responding to climate change.
Maasikas said he is pleased that the Ukrainian city and people are actively working on the green transformation of society. According to the diplomat, since the announcement in 2019 of the European Green Deal, it has set the direction for transformational change and this is the new growth strategy of the EU. It reflects the idea of transitioning the entire economy to a green economy. He also said that Ukraine shares these hopes.
The Austrian-based Head Group has received permission from the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Planning of Ukraine to start the construction of the Head Vinnytsia plant on the territory of the Winter Sport industrial park, Andriy Ocheretny, the deputy mayor of Vinnytsia, said on Facebook.
“The completion of construction of the plant and commissioning of production facilities is scheduled for December 2022. The company plans to invest about EUR80 million in the creation of production, administrative and storage facilities,” he said.
The deputy mayor clarified that since May 12, 2021, preparatory work on the land plot continued at the site: more than 100,000 cubic meters of fertile soil layer were removed, reinforced concrete supports were installed for laying a cable power line, temporary connection networks from the substation were installed.
According to the project, the building of the plant will consist of production and storage facilities, an administrative building, a sewing workshop. The production building will house workshops for the manufacture of skis, boots and bindings, as well as warehouses for raw materials and finished products.
The total area of production premises after the commissioning of the enterprise in 2023 will be 43,000 square meters.
Ocheretny noted that, as expected, this plant will be one of the largest Head Group plants in the world and will provide jobs for more than 1,200 residents of Vinnytsia.
As reported, the total area of the Winter Sport industrial park is 25 hectares. The start of construction of the plant took place in May 2021.
Head International Holding GmbH manufactures sports equipment for winter sports, tennis and scuba diving. The company’s production facilities are located in Austria, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, China. The company is present in 85 countries around the world.
Retail trade turnover in Ukraine (legal entities and individual entrepreneurs) in January-September 2019 in comparable prices increased by 9.8% compared with January-September 2018, the State Statistics Service has said.
According to the report, in September 2019 compared with the previous month, retail trade turnover decreased by 3.3%, in annual terms grew by 8.6% (September 2019 from September 2018).
The largest growth in retail turnover in January-September 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 was recorded in Vinnytsia (by 17.6%), Ternopil (by 16.9%), Kyiv (by 15.7%) regions and Kyiv (by 14.7%).
