Vanino Attracts Bids From UCLH, VTB, Sibuglemet, Kommersant Says

Billionaire Vladimir Lisin’s UCLH transportation holding, VTB Capital and coal producer OAO Sibuglemet submitted bids to manage the port of Vanino, in Russia’s Far East, Kommersant reported, citing an unidentified person familiar with the matter.

Vanino Commercial Sea Port (MTPV)’s board is likely to discuss the results of the tender and choose the winner today, the newspaper said. The port has freight handling capacity of 6.5 million metric tons a year, Kommersant added.

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