During the visit, Michaël Roux and NIBULON’s representatives discussed the issue of the blocked fleet and the necessity of its evacuation to increase the export potential of the Danube.
Mykhailo Rizak also emphasized that the logistics established by the company via the Danube during the wartime played an important role for Ukrainian exports, when the deep-sea ports of Odessa were not operational.
However, despite the high potential and practicality, today this export route is not used to the maximum, because it loses in the cost of logistics to the port to the deep-sea ports of Odessa by 6-8 dollars per ton.
«Зараз Бессарабія є дорожчою в плані залізниці й доставки автотранспортом у порівнянні з глибоководними портами, оскільки це додаткові 250 км автошляхів і 200 км залізниці, що здорожчує логістику», – зазначив пан Різак.
He sees the solution in equalizing the situation, suggesting that Ukrzaliznytsia could provide competitive conditions for the delivery of agricultural products to the Danube ports by offering special tariffs for its services. Additionally, through the Ambassador, Mykhailo appealed to French organizations with a request to assist the company in purchasing an additional 250 grain wagons.
«Якби Україна імплементувала досвід ЄС щодо компенсації/скасування акцизу на пальне для каботажних перевезень, ми б врятували дороги від вантажівок і сьогодні бачили б Південний Буг і Дніпро судноплавними», – впевнений директор із взаємодії з органами влади «НІБУЛОНу».
At the end of the meeting, the delegation visited NIBULON Shipbuilding and Shiprepair Yard and the transshipment terminal, which are business cards of both the company and the entire region.
