AP Moller Maersk has entered into an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. Maersk divesting the two sites is a consequence of the company’s decision made in March 2022 to discontinue activities in Russia.The inland depot in Novorossiysk is a facility of 28,750 square meters with a capacity of 1,500 containers and specializes in handling commercial cargo such as grains from railway wagons to sea containers. The chilled and frozen warehouse in St. Petersburg is a 23,500 square meters established in 2020.The transaction has obtained the needed regulatory approvals in the EU and Russia, and upon acquiring the facilities IG Finance Development Limited has made an agreement with Arosa, a large food importer in Russia, to operate the sites in St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk.As no further approvals are needed, the divestment is closed and effective as of 17 February 2023.
AP Moller Maersk has entered into an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. Maersk divesting the two sites is a consequence of the company’s decision made in March 2022 to discontinue activities in Russia.The inland depot in Novorossiysk is a facility of 28,750 square meters with a capacity of 1,500 containers and specializes in handling commercial cargo such as grains from railway wagons to sea containers. The chilled and frozen warehouse in St. Petersburg is a 23,500 square meters established in 2020.The transaction has obtained the needed regulatory approvals in the EU and Russia, and upon acquiring the facilities IG Finance Development Limited has made an agreement with Arosa, a large food importer in Russia, to operate the sites in St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk.As no further approvals are needed, the divestment is closed and effective as of 17 February 2023.
