The global port operator DP World has acquired control over the TIS private container terminal located next to the Yuzhny Sea Commercial Port state-owned enterprise.

This was announced by Andrey Stavnitser, co-owner of the Transinvestservice group of private terminals (TIS), Ukrinform reports..

\! One of the leaders in the global port industry announced the acquisition of control at TIS Container Terminal Ukraine. Thus, Ukraine will become the 51st country where DP World operates, "

According to him, the transaction was organized and conducted by the SD Capital team, but did not disclose the price paid for the TIS-KT terminal by a company from the United Arab Emirates.

" We sincerely believe - the more multinationals, their quality standards, the less the minder, the corruption and the agreements. This is our contribution to the economy, our patriotism and faith in a new Ukraine, "

Stavnitser added that “TIS-KT terminal was completed in August 2008. The start was difficult, if briefly. But judging by the result, we did pretty well. "

He recalled that the company DP World is in the top 3 port operators in the world. In 2019, the company processed 71 million TEU (20-foot containers). This is 71 times more than all Ukrainian ports together. The company operates 78 marine terminals and the largest industrial park in the world - Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA).

TIS is the largest maritime transport hub in Ukraine, located in the water area of \u200b\u200bthe Yuzhny port (Odessa region. Operates with five high-tech marine terminals. About 700 calls per year connect TIS with more than 1,500 ports worldwide.

TIS handled 25.6 million tons of cargo in 2018, and 33 million tons in 2019.

The TIS-KT terminal is located at berths No. 21-22. Their length is 600 meters, depth - 15 meters, power - up to 800 thousand. TEU.