Kiev, 18 April – Smart-Holding appointed Vasiliy Fedin as the Executive Director of Smart Maritime Group that integrates the holding company's shipbuilding assets.

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych and the government representatives visited Vin-Pellet fuel pellet plant as a part of their visit to Vinnitsa region on 16 April.

Amstor national retail chain consolidates its presence in the capital of Ukraine having opened its second store of the ‘Supermarket of Taste’ format in Solomenskiy district of Kiev.

Yevpatoria Construction Materials Plant (YCMP) curtailed its 2012 commercial output by 6% or 31,000 tonnes vs. the plan, down to 527,000 tonnes. At the same time, the company’s investment into the core production activity rose by 17%.

On 16 February, Amstor national retail chain opened its eighth store of the ‘Supermarket of Taste’ format in Donetsk.

Kiev, 20 December – Amstor national retail chain expanded its geographical presence having opened its first store of the ‘Supermarket of Taste’ format in the capital of Ukraine.

Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard (ChSY, Nikolaev City, Ukraine) has floated off a hull of the multi-purpose CF3850 vessel for Dutch company Damen Shipyards Bergum.

Kiev, 30 October – Smart Holding has closed the deal to acquire 96.0635% of shares in PJSC ‘Forum’. The transaction was authorized by the Anti-Monopoly Committee and the National Bank of Ukraine.

Kherson Shipyard (KhSY, Kherson, Ukraine), which is a part to Smart Maritime Group, the shipbuilding sub-holding company of Smart-Holding, formally floated out its RST27 design product carrier tanker. This is the first vessel in a series of complete tanke