Epicentr Group to build 5 MMT grain terminal at Pivdennyi Port
Epicentr Group and the family of Ukrainian MP Anatoliy Urbansky plan to build a grain transshipment terminal with an annual capacity of 5 million tons at Pivdennyi port. This is stated in the 2024 project documentation obtained by Latifundist.com. The terminal is designed for 5 mln t throughput per year, with total silo storage capacity of 250,000 t.
The project was first announced by Epicentr K CEO Petro Mykhailyshyn in November 2024 and later confirmed in April by the head of the group’s agricultural division, Svitlana Nykytyuk.
In 2025, the project moved beyond business plans: Cyprus-based Casablanca Shipping Ltd, founded by Epicentr K, acquired a 32.61% stake in Odesa-based Promtekhinovatsiya LLC. Another 16.48% belongs to Ihor Urbansky, while Kateryna and Denys Urbansky each hold 25.46%.
According to last year’s design, Promtekhinovatsiya leases land plots in the Pivdennyi port water area and near local road T1606. The total construction area is about 32 ha, sufficient for a wagon and truck unloading station, from which grain will be delivered via a conveyor gallery to silos and the transshipment terminal.
The project includes the construction of a dedicated railway station with a capacity of up to 3 mln t annually, able to process five freight trains (50–70 cars) per day, on a 10 ha site. It will also feature a wagon unloading station with a capacity of 2,000 t/h and a truck unloading station with a capacity of 1,000 t/h.
A 1,600 m conveyor gallery with a throughput of 1,200 t/h will connect the unloading stations with the main elevators. The silo park will consist of about 50 bins with a total capacity of 250,000 t, located on a 10 ha site.
The design also foresees a berth up to 350 m long and 16 m deep, equipped with two tower cranes with a handling capacity of 1,500 t/h. All unloading, transportation, storage, and handling equipment will be owned by Promtekhinovatsiya.
Port industry sources familiar with the project say construction is progressing successfully. The terminal is expected to be launched in 2026, with completion on schedule despite technical complexity.
Several industry insiders note that the terminal reflects a strong business alliance: on one side, a major agroholding with its own grain base, significant working capital, and interest in building a terminal; on the other, a business family with access to port waters but without its own farming operations.
Epicentr Agro, the agribusiness arm of Ukraine’s largest non-food retailer Epicentr K, has been rapidly expanding since 2015. The holding has grown its land bank to 170,000 ha, elevator capacity to 2 mln t, and annual crop output to 1 mln t. This year, it also launched grain trading. Building its own transshipment terminal is the final link in creating a full supply chain from field to international buyer.