Biography
Artem Zbandut: a biography
From a forwarding job at a Ukrainian seaport to running his own container freight business in Odesa: Artem Zbandut's career so far, in order.
Education: Artem Zbandut's degrees
Artem read transport operations and transport management at Pryazovskyi State Technical University, graduating in 2013.
Five years later, in 2018, he completed an MBA at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (KMBS).
Starting out in Mariupol
His first job was as a freight forwarder at the Mariupol Sea Trade Port. Four years on, he was head of the logistics department at a private shipping agency.
Setting up Black Sea Forwarding
In 2019 Artem relocated to Odesa and founded Black Sea Forwarding, which specialises in multimodal container freight of grain and steel structures.
By the close of 2021 the company's turnover had reached 2 million US dollars.
Zbandut's response to 2022
In 2022 he rapidly rebuilt the company's supply chains around road and rail routes through Ukraine's western borders, holding on to its key clients.
The overhaul also brought new branches in Poland and Romania.
Track record
- Took Black Sea Forwarding to a turnover of 2 million US dollars by the end of 2021.
- Led the 2022 crisis overhaul of the company's routes and opened branches in Poland and Romania.
- Named Expert of the Year 2023 by the trade title Logistics and Transport.
Artem Zbandut's next venture
Artem plans a digital marketplace for chartering freight transport across Eastern Europe, designed to automate document handling and customs clearance.
Zbandut: common questions
- Which universities did Artem Zbandut attend?
- Pryazovskyi State Technical University, where he graduated in 2013 in transport operations and transport management, and Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (KMBS), where he took his MBA in 2018.
- What is Black Sea Forwarding?
- The Odesa company Artem set up in 2019. It organises multimodal container freight of grain and steel structures.
- How did the business adapt in 2022?
- Its supply chains moved onto road and rail routes through Ukraine's western borders, the key clients stayed, and branches opened in Poland and Romania.
- Has Artem Zbandut won any awards?
- Yes. In 2023 the trade title Logistics and Transport named him Expert of the Year.
- What is his next project?
- A digital marketplace for chartering freight transport in Eastern Europe that automates paperwork and customs clearance.