Port of Ust-Dunaysk reports a raider attack by Nikolai Tishchenko
The privatization of the port of Ust-Dunaysk may take place in the interests of a stevedoring company associated with people's deputy Nikolai Tishchenko. Yuriy Martyniuk, director of the State Enterprise “MTP Ust-Dunaysk”, said this to delo.ua, Ukrrudprom writes.
“The ZTK company, which reloads Tishchenko’s cargo through our port, refuses to pay the state,” says Yury Martynyuk. – All the other stevedores pay, but he does not. This is political corruption, I think. A year and a half ago, the ZTK raider seized our warehouse, the property of a state-owned enterprise. We are not paid anything for the storage of goods. Today, the debt exceeds UAH 2 million. All other operators pay the port $0.5 per ton of cargo for the use of public infrastructure. This is a very low rate. In the port of Izmail, stevedores pay $3 per ton. ZTK decided that they could pay our port only $0.05, that is, 5 cents per ton, earning $18 per ton of grain. In other words, the state should subsidize the excess profits of a private stevedore.”
In 2022, under the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Tishchenko created his own working group, which is engaged in “checking the maritime complex.” In early November, members of the group visited Ust-Dunaisk. And already on December 31, Nikolai Tishchenko wrote on Facebook that he initiated the dismissal of the head of the port of Kiliya “for corruption”. The port believes that this is due to the deputy’s attempt to completely seize the port and not pay the debt to the state enterprise.
According to Yuri Martynyuk, the ZTK stevedoring company does not hide its connection with Tishchenko.
“This company tells everywhere who they work for, whose cargo they handle. They tell you in plain text: we work from this person, do you even understand who you are rocking the boat at? — says the director of the port.
According to the publication, last year the “Inspector” came to many heads of the Danube ports. The question is the same – “give special price conditions for my suppliers.” Special – that is, 2-3 times lower than the market ones. Directors were assured that allegedly “the issue was agreed” with the relevant ministry, which in fact was not.
As noted in the investigation, People's Deputy Nikolai Tishchenko is constantly checking something. In 2021, he created and headed the inter-factional association “Ukrainian Railway” and evaluated the cars of “Ukrzaliznytsia”. Last year, he took up the forest industry, created a temporary commission of inquiry, and now “tours” around the forestries of Transcarpathia. Checking the leshozes turned out to be such a profitable business that a video “Nikolai is walking, chips are flying” was launched on LED screens all over Kyiv. Probably, so that foresters in other regions “properly” prepare for a meeting with the “auditor”.
“The technology of the next investigative/working/temporary group is typical in each case. “Expert office” in the form of ex-directors who were previously fired for corruption. Psychological pressure and sweeping accusations. “Raids” on enterprises that are more reminiscent of the visits of racketeer gangs from the 90s. Non-admission of journalists, refusal to communicate with the media. Bombardment with calls from relevant ministers and deputies demanding that the “wrong” people be fired and the “right” people appointed. Maybe, finally, NABU will check the main parliamentary “verifier”? Dear detectives, there are more than enough people willing to testify,” the publication concludes.
Recall that on December 22, the State Property Fund put up the port of Ust-Dunaisk for privatization. The privatization auction will take place on January 17 on the Prozorro.Sale website. The starting price is UAH 60 million.
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