The company operated comprehensively and persistently and not only safely but also efficiently. We inspired Ukraine by achieving records for cargoes transported by water, demonstrating achievements in shipbuilding and agricultural commodity production, and establishing new trading relations with other countries. The company’s most modern fleet operated efficiently. NIBULON helped the healthcare sector to fight COVID-19. We persistently develop Ukraine’s economy, continue to move forward to make Ukraine a marine state. And today, on New Year’s Eve, we recollect the most important achievements and events in 2021. The revival of the Dnipro and the Southern Buh NIBULON’s shipping company transported 25 million tons of cargoes by Ukrainian rivers, thereby removing the equivalent of more than 1 million trucks from Ukrainian highways. These are real and impressive achievements arising from the company’s large-scale investment project to revive the Dnipro and the Southern Buh as transport arteries.The company does much to increase the potential of Ukrainian rivers. In March, NIBULON was the first to open navigation on the Dnipro in the 2021 navigation season.In the 2020/21 marketing year, the company set a record for cargoes transported by inland waterways – about 4.3 million tons of various cargoes, such as grain, metal, coal, building materials, Kherson watermelons, as well as large-sized cargoes. The company plans to transport 5 million tons per year. Consequently, the company has already increased its logistics capacities and exceeds its previous achievements. A leader in cargo transshipments in the outer roads As a result of the efficient operation of the company’s most modern fleet comprising 80 vessels used for various operations, NIBULON transshipped 3.48 million tons of agricultural commodities in the outer roads of Mykolaiv Sea Port. NIBULON’s high-capacity floating cranes achieved high results. NIBULON MAX transshipped 5 million tons of products for two years of operation. St. Mykolai has shipped 10 million tons of products for 8 years.The company’s fleet is constantly increased. Today the company can transship 6 million tons in the outer roads annually, which exceeds the capacity of its transshipment terminal in Mykolaiv. The company expects to set new records. A new level of shipbuilding In November, NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard LLC and OCEA officially signed an agreement to build 5 OCEA FPB 98 MKI fast patrol boats as part of the government project to strengthen Ukraine’s maritime safety and security. This event is an important and a serious step to develop the shipyard and to protect Ukraine’s borders. It is a pleasure that OCEA chose NIBULON as the only contractor with the required experience and technologies to build boats in Ukraine. This choice was made considering that the shipyard has modern capacities and a highly qualified team.NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard LLC improves its operation by building more compleх vessels, increases its capacities and masters new technologies. In 2021, the shipyard successfully confirmed its integrated management system certification in compliance with the international standards, as well as built 100-m modernized vessels (B500M project).A reliable supplier of a modern fleet for Ukrainian companies As part of the financing program organized together with OTP Leasing, NIBULON sold two non-self-propelled NBL-90 project vessels to Asket Shipping, the largest port operator on the grain forwarding market. It has become an important landmark for our market, when a Ukrainian company sells its own modern vessels built from Ukrainian metal by Ukrainian shipbuilders to other Ukrainian companies to develop navigation.Thus, the number of followers increases, which means that more modern Ukrainian vessels will soon navigate Ukrainian rivers, rather than outdated ones which damage the environment and people’s health. This step opens new opportunities for NIBULON’s partners and clients to develop an efficient logistics. More cargoes will be redirected to rivers, and the country’s economy will be developed. Opening of new export marketsNIBULON is a leader among Ukrainian agricultural commodity exporters during many years, playing one of the key roles in ensuring world food security. The company exports its products to more than 75 countries worldwide and continues to establish new trading relations. Due to the successful efforts of the trading department, Bulgaria appeared on the map NIBULON’s exports. The company shipped sunflower seeds to this country for the first time in its history. NIBULON shipped high-quality wheat to Saudi Arabia, which is known as the main barley market. NIBULON started negotiations to ship rapeseed to Great Britain, after having exported corn to this country in 2014.In the 2020/21 marketing year, NIBULON exported 4.6 million tons of Ukrainian grain. The last five years have been the best in the company’s history.The revival of passenger transportation along Ukrainian riversAlthough passenger water transport is now in great demand in Ukraine, only NIBULON’s 4 hydrofoil vessels make regular trips. Since NIBULON implemented the project, this mode of transport has become popular with Ukrainians. NIBULON completed its fifth season of passenger transportation by water. The company transported more than 22 thousand passengers in 2021. It has made a total of 700 trips by the Nova Kakhovka-Kherson-Hola Prystan, Mykolaiv-Kinburn Spit-Ochakiv, and Mykolaiv-Kovalivka village routes. NIBULON’s fleet has already transported more than 120 thousand passengers.Half a million tons of grain by railway NIBULON has revolutionized logistics. The company does much to preserve Ukrainian roads. Its facilities are located in most regions of Ukraine, and all the cargoes from them are delivered to Mykolaiv by water. The company transports cargoes by railway in those areas where it is impossible to use water transport. The company’s modern railcar fleet proved its efficient operation, having transported half a million tons of grain by railway in almost two years, thereby releasing the equivalent of almost 21 thousand trucks. Investments in future The company does not ignore education issues in Ukraine and makes considerable investments to develop it. At the beginning of December, NIBULON, as a leader in the agri-industrial sector, signed a dual education agreement with Uman National University of Horticulture. Students can undergo practical training at NIBULON whilst studying at the university. This cooperation will improve the quality of education, prepare specialists for the agri-industrial sector, contribute to the modernization of educational programs with respect to labour market trends, increase student’s motivation for studying, and make graduates more competitive in the global market.Agrarian recordsThe company has achieved leading yield with a gross harvest of 334 thousand tons. The highlights of the 2021 season were a record yield of winter crops of 46,2 dt/ha and the best sunflower yield of 51,1 thousand tons. Food cargoes comprise 95% of wheat harvested.NIBULON protects lives and health In 2021, NIBULON continued to implement its large-scale project to fight the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, started in 2020. Having arranged all the conditions to diagnose coronavirus, the company implemented an important project in Mykolaiv City Hospital No.1 to treat COVID-19 patients with pathological conditions and/or chronic diseases, at a total cost of almost UAH 20 million. The hospital is equipped with modern equipment, and doctors can save people’s lives in European-level conditions. The company improved its licensed medical center where NIBULON’s employees and partners can not only consult about any health issue, be examined and receive medical treatment as well as pre-medical first aid, but also can use medical services.We are proud of NIBULON’s General Director, Oleksiy Vadaturskyy, who received a “Hero of 2020” title in the main “Special Project “Hero of the Year” category for his considerable contribution to community healthcare, fighting the coronavirus pandemic. According to Oleksiy Vadaturskyy, he did everything to protect health of Mykolaiv citizens and Ukrainians. NIBULON, as a socially important employer, is proud of preserving the working places and wages of its employees, their welfare and health during this difficult time. The company continues to implement its investment program, whilst keeping all the required measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. 2021 is finished, but our achievements changed us and Ukraine for better. They became important investments. We thank our friends and partners for this fruitful year which made us stronger. We are ready for new challenges and new achievements by working responsibly and efficiently for the benefit of our country. Let us move into the unknown 2022!