Due to the strategic partnership with “Ukrrichflot” JSSC, during the shipping season of 2014 “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works shipped to consumers 850 thousand tons of steel products (in 2013 – 509 thousand tons) via Ukrainian river ports (Zaporizhzhya, Mykolayiv, Kherson river ports). Moreover, the major part of the Works’ steel products – over 700 thousand tons (about 82%) – was sent to consumers via Zaporizhzhya river port.
It bears reminding that cooperation of “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works with Zaporizhzhya river port was resumed in October of 2012. In total, over the period from 2012 to 2014 the Works shipped to consumers via Zaporizhzhya river port over 1.2 million tons of its steel products.
“Today, when a lot of transport connections in Ukraine have been interrupted, we are facing an extremely difficult situation with timely delivery of goods and products to the final consumer. Nevertheless, thanks to our close cooperation with Ukrrichflot, particularly with Zaporizhzhya river port, the Works steadily organizes delay-free products delivery to our clients. In 2014 we increased quantity of export shipments, delivered via the river, by 50%”, pointed out the СЕО of “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works Rostyslav Shurma.
In 2014 the Works’ products, shipped to the consumers via Ukrainian ports, was sent to 17 destination ports of 5 European countries (Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Austria), as well as to Turkey. It should be noted that delivery of the rolled stock for export via Ukrainian river ports reduces time of the goods delivery to consumers by 15-20 days due to efficient logistics.