OREANDA-NEWS. April 20, 2012.  On the eve of Easter, one of the largest agricultural enterprises in Ukraine, "NIBULON" started the construction of the northernmost transshipment terminal in Chyrs’ke village Pereyaslav-Khmel’nits’kyy district, Kyiv region on the bank of the Dnipro River. The newly built complex with a capacity of shipping on water transport of 10 thousand tons per day will become the 22nd elevator, built by the company within a large-scale and patriotic investment project of "NIBULON" on Ukrainian grain market infrastructure development that in particular, provides for the revival of shipping along the Dnipro River and other rivers.

It is symbolically that the elevator complex will be put into operation by the Ukrainian state holiday, the Constitution Day, and it will immediately start receiving a new grain crop.

Thus, "NIBULON" will close its chain of grain elevators constructed on the Dnipro River and adjacent to the river territories: from the north, Kyiv region, to the south - Kherson region, with access to its marine transshipment terminal in Mykolayiv city. 

According to the experts, thanks to a new logistics system and a modern developed infrastructure of grain and oilseeds storage and processing, Ukrainian agricultural producers will receive additional revenue of UAH 4 billion. Farmers will directly, without intermediaries and without incurring additional transportation costs, deliver grown production to the branches of "NIBULON", purchase prices are higher there than those of other market operators.

At a solemn ceremony on the occasion of the official construction start of the terminal, the head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Anatoliy Prysyazhnyuk emphasized that the unique patriotic investment project of "NIBULON" is of great importance not only for the region, but also for the whole country.

"Due to the fact that we are reviving navigation on the Dnipro River, creating thousands of work places, the state receives revenues in the budget and also has an opportunity to carry out social initiatives of the President of Ukraine. Only by means of such powerful companies as "NIBULON", we can revive Ukraine, and Ukraine may enter top twenty of the most developed countries," the Governor said.

Anatoliy Prysyazhnyuk recalled that less than a year ago, in July 2011, "NIBULON" and Kyiv region signed a memorandum on cooperation, and in December the company commissioned the newly built elevator complex in Denyhivka village of Tetiyivs’kyy district. By the end of June the transshipment terminal in Chyrs’ke village will be commissioned.

In addition, the company has planned to build another terminal in Stayky village of Kagarlyts’kyy district on the right bank of the Dnipro River, opposite to Pereyaslav-Khmel’nits’kyy. Thus, the total investment of "NIBULON" in Kyiv region amounts to over USD 60 million In addition, Anatoliy Prysyazhnyuk and the General Director of "NIBULON", Hero of Ukraine Oleksiy Vadaturskyy informed during the press conference, a prospect of another terminal construction at the Kyiv reservoir near Vyshgorod town is currently being studied.

The Governor of Kyiv region also noted important economic and social benefits of elevator complex in Pereyaslav-Khmel’nits’ky district, "The city, the district, the village, kindergartens, schools, work places - all this will make it possible to live better. Everything thanks to "NIBULON".

In addition, he stressed that the new elevator complex will directly or indirectly employ thousands of people. "The enterprise will employ about a hundred people for a whole year. Also, the construction will involve approximately fifteen hundred people. But this is not the whole story, the facility will provide about a thousand people with work. After all, we are resuming shipping along the Dnipro River. It means, that auxiliary service personnel, that serves the locks on the river, the captains and their teams, who will serve the vessels as well as people, who will work on the dredging of the Dnipro River, drivers who will deliver the grain, and many others will get work," Anatoliy Prysyazhnyuk said.

High social commitments, which "NIBULON" has traditionally incurred, were noted by the leadership of the region, district, the village head. The chairman of Pereyaslav-Khmel’nyts’kyy District Council Andriy Nedyak told that the company has already allocated UAH one million to the budget of the district. This money was spent to purchase a blood transfusion instrument for the district hospital, ambulances, police cars for district Ministry of Internal Affairs. "NIBULON" has spent about UAH 4 million on social projects in Chirs’ke village. A kindergarten and a school will be taken under the patronage of the company, their repair will be financed particularly.

In his turn, the head of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the president of Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation Leonid Kozachenko noted a significant role of the investment patriotic project of "NIBULON" for the agrarian sector of the country. In particular, solving problem of deficit of elevator capacities and lack of rail cars for grain transportation.

"Farmers, who work in this and nearby districts, will also feel the benefits of cooperation with "NIBULON". Due to the proximity of the terminal, they will be able to earn 15% more for their goods than those farmers, who work 150-200 km away from the terminal," Leonid Kozachenko said.

The president of Ukrainian Grain Association Volodymyr Klymenko stressed that thanks to the efforts of "NIBULON", renovated shipping river the Dnipro by its large-scale value for Ukrainian agricultural sector can become similar to the American Mississippi River, where grain and other goods are actively transported.

Attachй for Agriculture of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Randall Hager said that thanks to investment in the agricultural sector, Ukraine will be able to take its rightful place in the system to ensure food security in the world. Addressing the audience at the ceremony, he said, "I think that we are here for two reasons: to take part and enjoy "NIBULON’s" works. The second reason is to confirm the necessity for constant investments in agriculture. Because the fate of many Ukrainians depends on how the agricultural sector operates. These investments would not have been possible without the faith in power of agriculture in Ukraine".

During the celebrations to mark the start of the terminal construction, the General Director of "NIBULON", Hero of Ukraine Oleksiy Vadaturskyy repeatedly pointed out the important role of the head of Kyiv Regional State Administration Anatoliy Prysiazhniuk and his team in creating favorable conditions for his company operation as an investor. He also assured that the combined investment and social commitments will be fulfilled on time and in full.

At the same time, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy expressed regret that despite the active development of the patriotic project on the revival of navigation along the Dnipro and the Southern Bug Rivers, as well as the national support of "NIBULON’s" project, the company has not received adequate support of its initiatives at the central level.

"As of today, the local authority gives the biggest support to us. In particular, normal conditions for investments, land purchasing, grain elevators construction, are created in Kyiv region. But that part of the project, which concerns dredging works, we are forced to implement ourselves," said the General Director of "NIBULON". He noted that the Ministry of Infrastructure is currently considering an opportunity to deepen the bottom of the Dnipro River throughout its length at the expense of "NIBULON" with further compensation of costs incurred. At the same time he added that, given the experience and practice of recent years, during which the company has repeatedly addressed with similar initiatives to this ministry, it is hard to believe in a positive solution to this problem.

"Our dredging works would make more than 700 km of waterways from Kherson to Kyiv region shipping and safe. In addition, we are now considering the possibility to build an elevator and to conduct dredging of the route for ships in the Kyiv reservoir. This will allow making grain deliveries, particularly of corn, up the river on the territory of Belarus, which now buys about one million ton of grain in Ukraine. Thus, the river waterway from Belarus to the Black Sea could have become a fully navigable in the near future. But there are not any truly patriotic officials, maintaining public positions, who would solve this problem," the General Director of "NIBULON" noted. I

n addition, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy also said that in the near future the company can begin fleet construction at its own facilities and to restore passenger service along the Dnipro River.

"I think that Ukraine will soon learn that we are seriously engaged in shipbuilding on our own. We will build a shipyard for the citizens of Mykolayiv, and we will build ships including passenger ships on our own initiative. That is, we take it upon ourselves. Mykolayiv citizens understand what does the city of shipbuilders mean, but today the city ceases dealing with shipbuilding. I will make forgotten "rockets" sail along the Dnipro River, passenger traffic will be renewed from the headwaters of the river and to its lower reaches. It will be a convenient and cheap way to travel from Kyiv to cities down the river as far as Mykolayiv city," the General Director of "NIBULON" promised.

As reported, USD 20 million will be invested in the terminal construction of the first elevator on the Dnipro River in the metropolitan region. Grain storage capacity will be 75.6 thousand tons, capacity of dryers - 3 thousand tons per day. In addition, the company on its own initiative and at its own expense will carry out dredging works in Pereyaslav-Khmel’nyts’ky river port to the level of 4-4.5 m, which will allow not only taking "NIBULON’s” vessels for the grain transportation, but also to carry out other river transportations.