USAID finances construction of a pilot boat for Danube ports to increase ship calls
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has financed the construction of a new vessel for the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, the Ministry of Reconstruction reported.
It will start operating in the port of Reni in the near future. The pilot vessel was built in Ukraine by a national manufacturer and fully funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Transfer of the vessel by USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority
“An additional vessel means the possibility of increasing ship calls, and this is one of the mechanisms of the Danube Cluster Ports Development Strategy. Last year, the ports of Reni, Izmail, and Ust-Dunaisk took on a third of the total cargo turnover. Over the past 4 months, the Danube ports have handled more than 5.5 million tons of cargo, including 4 million tons for export,” said Oleksandr Kubrakov, Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine, Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure.
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