NIBULON explains why it has no plans to invest in deepwater port terminal
NIBULON currently does not plan to invest in building its own terminal in the deepwater ports of Odesa, Pivdennyi, or Chornomorsk, as the existing operational model fully meets the company’s needs and ensures the necessary efficiency, Trading Director Volodymyr Slavinsky said at the Forbes Agro 2026 conference held on February 26 in Kyiv.
According to him, the company actively operates through deepwater ports, but the current model does not create incentives to invest in proprietary infrastructure.
“The current operational format in these ports is sufficiently efficient and does not encourage investments or the construction of our own deepwater terminal. At present, we have no such plans,” Slavinsky said.
He added that not being tied to a single terminal provides an important advantage — flexibility in logistics.
“This approach allows us to quickly adjust plans, shift volumes, and not be tied to one port or one terminal. At the moment, this is a more valuable capability for us,” he explained.
Additionally, the market currently offers sufficient transshipment services, enabling efficient operations without the need to build proprietary facilities.
Meanwhile, the company’s Danube terminal in Izmail continues to operate, although transshipment volumes have fallen roughly tenfold compared to the peak periods of 2022–2023 following the reopening of deepwater ports. It now functions as a regional river terminal for handling various cargoes, including via barges and small fleet vessels for deliveries to the EU internal market.
