A group of Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) deputies representing Committee on Economic Policy, Economic Management, Property and Investments visited Nikolaev early October. The purpose of the visit was to check activities by “Nikolaev” Special Economic Zone, which was set up on the base of 3 former shipbuilding yards. 7 investment projects have been implemented on the SEZ territory: three in shipbuilding, four of them in various priority activities, as provided by the legislation. Activities performed by the Transhipment Terminal of “NIBULON Ltd.”, being the entity registered in “Nikolaev SEZ, are also among the priority ones. “NIBULON Ltd.” share in the total investments made within the SEZ makes 60 %. The deputies, having visited the new installation, assessed the opportunities available to the investor, which fulfilled one of the conditions of operation within a SEZ – creation of competitive production and new jobs. As noted by Stanislav Gurenko, Chairmen of the Committee, “Experience of “Nikolaev” SEZ should be supported. This is one of the prospective and efficient instruments of economic development”.