Kim: Denmark wants to create a public space on the territory of a shipyard in Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv Shipyard, archive photo «NikVesti»

The Kingdom of Denmark is considering using the territory of the state-owned enterprise «Mykolaiv Shipyard» (formerly the 61 Communards plant) as a public space.

This was stated by Vitalii Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Shipyard, in a comment to the correspondent of NikVesti.

According to him, part of the shipyard's territory could be turned into an open space to commemorate those who died in the air strike on the Mykolaiv Naval Shipyard and to immortalise the defenders.

«The Danes and I are discussing a plan for part of the shipyard. We are ready to make a public space in the complex, taking into account what people say. There should be a memorial to the people who died, but it should be comprehensively designed. Together with the memorial to the defenders. We haven't started doing this yet, because we don't know when the war will end,» said Vitalii Kim.

In the article «A chance for recovery: Why Mykolaiv started working on the master plan in the midst of war», it was said, in particular, that the Mykolaiv Shipyard, in particular its northern part near the Temvod neighbourhood, could become an attractive area for designing an industrial park with access to water. However, as it is part of the city centre, it may be more likely to be a light industry, such as the construction and maintenance of boats and yachts.

In 2019, during the public hearings of the updated master plan for the city of Mykolaiv, it was also mentioned that it envisages a technology park with a research centre and campus on the site of the Mykolaiv Shipyard.

As a reminder, due to regular shelling of the buildings of the state-owned enterprise «Mykolaiv Shipyard», environmental damage in 2023 amount ed to over 957 million hryvnias.

At the same time, Vitalii Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, said that one of his strategic objectives was to revive shipbuilding in the Mykolaiv region. And despite the current realities, Vitalii Kim recently said that the city retains its potential in shipbuilding, but in a different format and with smaller capacities.