MSC acquires controlling stake in Ukraine's largest port operator TIS (decode39.com)

• MSC buys 51% of TIS from DP World for undisclosed sum
• Part of broader logistics strategy: HHLA (49.9%), N'UNIT (50%), Mostyska (25%)
• TIS operates six terminals, handles >20% of Ukraine's cargo
• Italian capital returns to Odessa two centuries after city's founding

"Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has acquired a 51% stake in TIS, Ukraine's largest port operator, from DP World. The deal completes a series of investments including stakes in HHLA, N'UNIT and the Mostyska intermodal terminal, creating an integrated logistics corridor from Black Sea ports to EU rail networks. The transaction signals long-term confidence in Ukraine's reconstruction despite the ongoing war, and marks a return of Italian capital to Odessa, echoing the city's founding by Neapolitan immigrants over two centuries ago."