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NIBULON TO LAUNCH SECOND HANDLING TERMINAL IN MYKOLAIV REGION IN JUNE

28 April , 2016  

KYIV. April 28 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Nibulon (Mykolaiv), one of the largest Ukrainian producers and exporters of grains and oilseeds, intends to commission the second transshipment terminal in Mykolaiv region (a branch of Voznesenska) in about 50 days.

According to a report on Nibulon’s website, after commissioning the terminal the company will be able to accept up to 10,000 tonnes of agricultural products per day, shipping them (including for exports) on board own self-propelled vessels built in Mykolaiv.

According to Nibulon Director General Oleksiy Vadatursky, the terminal is a high-tech automated complex, which consists of about 45 public facilities, including administrative and laboratory facilities, granaries for 5,500 tonnes each, lines for grain shipment on board self-propelled vessels and others.

As reported, Nibulon’s investment in the construction of the second handling terminal will amount to UAH 450 million.

Nibulon was created in 1991. It is one of the largest operators in the grain market of the country. The company has elevators with a total capacity of more than 1.7 million tonnes, as well as own transshipment terminal in Mykolaiv.