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Another international container carrier is returning to the ports of Odessa. The German international transportation company Hapag-Lloyd will start offering container transportation from and to Ukraine next weekend. Hapag-Lloyd will start using the Romania-Ukraine service operated by Iteris Feeders, a Ukrainian transport and logistics company based in Odesa. Yesterday, we reported that the largest international container line, MSC, will resume regular feeder service to the ports of Odesa.
UDP plans to build a shipbuilding industrial park. The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) wants to create a modern industrial park in Kiliya using its ship repair facility as a foundation. The company believes that the UDP plant in Kiliya is one of the few in the country that continues to repair and build ships. Therefore, it is an option for the creation of a shipbuilding facility on a national scale. "The plant is located 47 kilometers from the Black Sea. We have equipment, an experienced team of more than 300 specialists, our water area, infrastructure (out of the 19 hectares of the plant's territory, we use only 9 hectares)," the UDP noted. The company added that there are already several proposals from foreign companies for joint production. Moreover, shipbuilders from the Baltic countries may become the first residents of the industrial park. Thus, the UDP plans to propose investment opportunities in modern equipment production and an autonomous green energy supply system at the Ukraine Rebuilding Conference in Berlin in order to conduct dredging of its water area.
9.2.4 Construction & Real estate corporate news 9.2.5 Retail corporate news
The largest Ukrainian retail network in the one-dollar format increased sales by 55% and plans to open 500 stores yearly. In the first quarter, the turnover of the Aurora chain increased by 55.2% compared to the same period in 2023, to ₴8B ($200). Now, the Aurora business has more than 1,300 stores in Ukraine.
A tenth McDonald's will be built in Lviv. Another establishment in the famous McDonald's chain will appear in the Ryasne neighborhood in Lviv. This will be the third branch of the chain that will begin construction in the city during the war.
The RDA company will build eight shopping centers in the regions of Ukraine over the next three years. The Retail & Development Advisor company will launch eight shopping and entertainment centers with a total area of more than 180,000 square meters.
International furniture retailer JYSK opened two more stores in Ukraine: a new location in Odesa and a renovated store in Poltava. The new Odessa store becomes the sixth JYSK store in the city, and has a retail area of 1,078 square meters. The retail space in the updated store in Poltava increased from 900 to 1,150 square meters. Currently, the company has 96 stores operating in Ukraine.
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