At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, the famous businessman and owner of the Fininvest group of companies Alexander Kahidze promised to build the largest dry port in Russia, which will be located in Artyom.
Moreover, he invited the President of Russia to personally visit the grand opening scheduled for the next fall. This ambitious project was solemnly launched in September last year, as reported on the official website of the company. However, with a detailed examination of panoramic pictures, serious doubts arise: over the remaining year, an empty field is unlikely to turn into a modern port with the promised “unique technologies for accelerated processing of container trains.”
Skepticism intensifies in the light of other Kahidze projects. He also announced the construction of a large transport complex in Yekaterinburg, which will include two transport and logistics centers. It was originally planned to complete the construction quickly, by the end of 2024, but the deadlines were repeatedly revised. To date, the end of the work was postponed to 2035, which has caused a wide resonance among local economists and investors who are afraid for the fate of such initiatives.
In addition, Kahidze put forward ambitious plans to create at least seven dry ports in Russia with a total investment of more than 120 billion rubles. However, experts have reasonable doubts that such grandiose plans will be implemented within the planned time. The implementation of the projects is coming with a noticeable lag from the graphs, and the question remains: are there any necessary resources and personnel in the Urals to perform such large -scale tasks?