Crimea, Ukraine deepwater port project was formally signed
At 16:24 on December 6, 2013 Source: China Economic Net
December 5, 2013, Chinese Vice Premier Mackay with visiting Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich visited the Ukrainian joint exhibition of achievements in pragmatic cooperation.
Crimea, Ukraine deepwater port and Economic Development projects with a total investment of $ 10 billion to become the focus of this exhibition. The project consists of Beijing Dayang New River Investment Management Limited (referred to as: Ocean New River) and Kiev, Ukraine Water Investment Co., Ltd. joint venture.
Dayang Wang Jing, chairman of the New River Mackay Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and President detailing the progress of the Crimea deepwater port and economic zone projects.
Crimea region is located in the hub of the Eurasian transport, geographical conditions very suitable for port construction, after the port is completed, will reduce trade and transport between China and Europe, the distance of nearly 6,000 kilometers, after the completion of the Crimean Deepwater annual throughput will reach 150 million tons, direct transportation from China to shorten the Nordic nearly 6,000 kilometers, will greatly promote trade between China, Asia and Europe countries.
The project is a $ 3 billion investment, including a new deep-water port in Crimea, Sevastopol Haier rebuild the port, and the construction of electronics, information technology and other high-tech industrial park, including the Economic Development Zone.
Project Phase II plans to invest not less than $ 7 billion, including the construction of grain storage area, the Black Sea region oil reserves, liquefied natural gas production base and other projects, and the construction of offshore recreational beaches and other supporting community projects.
Wang Jing said the project was reached with the Chinese government's strong support of the Government of Ukraine, its significance lies in rebuilding the Maritime Silk Road, to promote economic and trade cooperation between Asia and Europe, deepening Western cultural, political and economic exchanges. Crimea deepwater port will serve as the new era of the Silk Road directly facing Europe's bridgehead, a core hub of trade routes.
The project proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping will practice in the new era of economic revitalization of the Silk Road with a strategic vision to promote Western economic and trade development.
"Crimea Deepwater projects conform with the trend of global economic development is conducive to resolving the current problems bottleneck restricting economic development, but also conducive to promoting regional prosperity and sustainable global economic development." Wang Jing said.
Aleksey Mazyuk said that Crimea is located in East and West, Europe and Asia traffic arteries, Haier in the history of Sevastopol port is a natural harbor. China's economy is the rapid development of trade between the two countries are more and more frequently, in this context, Kiev Water Conservancy willing to cooperate with China good business, common development "Maritime Silk Road."
At the same time, he believes that Crimea is not only deep-water port project requires the construction of a simple partnership, but also a greater need for a strategic partner, and we need a courage and perseverance, but also a vision of the world an enterprise and entrepreneurs, Wang Jing River and the ocean is such an excellent new entrepreneurs and businesses. (Reporter Guo Xiaowei)