Berdyansk port fighting for berths. Part 1

State Enterprise BMTP performing decisions of supervising bodies, wants to sign a contract with GP ASD (Administration seaports of Ukraine), but the leadership of the company, was to protect the stevedoring companies, rather than private investors.

The plans of the Ministry of Infrastructure to navigate through the Verkhovna Rada until the end of this year, a bill to concession. Because of what the resumed debate on public-private partnership in ports. Some say that the port industry out of the crisis can only raise private investors, while others are convinced that the management of port infrastructure must deal with state-owned enterprises.

Now Berdyansk port – is a good place to make out the problems of partnership between private business and the state in the ports. One of the most important issues of interest of investors – access to berths. But the leaders of the state ports are in no hurry to go to a meeting on this issue.

September was a critical month in this matter, – managing and using the berths. Nikolaev held searches in the offices of the State Enterprise “appellations of origin” and private firms. Management of the company, were charged in that they provide rental moorings private companies at very low prices, but in fact never received a penny, because tenant dispute these amounts in the courts.

In Berdyansk the contrary, they want to conclude a contract with another GP, but his leadership was not to protect the public interest, but rather protects the private stevedores. Paradox? No! As they say: “What would people say they talk about money.”

SE “BMTP” addressed to the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine with a proposal to transfer berths for rent. Such a need has arisen after the financial audit of the State Financial Supervision in the Zaporozhye region in the SE “BMTP”.

The division of property companies, namely wharves and transfer them to the balance of BF SE “ASD” led to their toll operation in violation of the current legislation. Agreement was not under lease, and on the basis of agreements and easement agreements with the provision of access to the docks. If the company has entered into a lease, the rent would have been at times less than under a contract of servitude and exploitation berth. As a result of this manipulation of the state of Ukraine has suffered financial damage as a shortfall in the state budget funds in the amount of up to 70% of the rent.

The audit decision that GP BMTP need to take action to address the issue legally use moorings in the rental terms.