Biography
About Artem Zbandut
Artem Zbandut built his career in freight from a forwarder's desk at a seaport to his own multimodal shipping company in Odesa. Here is that path step by step.
Artem Zbandut's education
Artem graduated from Pryazovskyi State Technical University in 2013 with a degree in transport operations and transport management.
In 2018 he added an MBA from Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (KMBS), putting management training on top of his technical background in transport.
First years at the Mariupol port
Artem started as a freight forwarder at the Mariupol Sea Trade Port. Within four years he had become head of the logistics department at a private shipping agency.
Odesa and Black Sea Forwarding
In 2019 Artem moved to Odesa and founded Black Sea Forwarding. The company specializes in multimodal container shipping, mainly grain and steel structures.
By the end of 2021 its turnover had reached 2 million US dollars.
How Zbandut steered the company through 2022
In 2022 Artem quickly rebuilt the company's supply chains around road and rail routes through Ukraine's western borders. The move kept Black Sea Forwarding's key clients on board.
As part of that restructuring, the company opened branches in Poland and Romania.
Achievements
- Grew Black Sea Forwarding's turnover to 2 million US dollars by the end of 2021.
- Restructured the company's routes during the 2022 crisis and opened branches in Poland and Romania.
- Named Expert of the Year 2023 by the trade publication Logistics and Transport.
What Artem Zbandut is working on next
Artem plans to build a digital marketplace for chartering freight transport in Eastern Europe. The platform is meant to automate document flow and customs clearance.
Questions about Zbandut
- Where did Artem Zbandut study?
- He graduated from Pryazovskyi State Technical University in 2013 in transport operations and transport management, then earned an MBA from Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (KMBS) in 2018.
- What company did Artem Zbandut found?
- Black Sea Forwarding, set up in Odesa in 2019. It handles multimodal container shipping of grain and steel structures.
- What changed for his company in 2022?
- Artem moved its supply chains to road and rail routes through Ukraine's western borders, kept its key clients and opened branches in Poland and Romania.
- What recognition has he received?
- The trade publication Logistics and Transport named him Expert of the Year in 2023.
- What is Artem Zbandut planning?
- A digital marketplace for chartering freight transport in Eastern Europe that automates paperwork and customs clearance.