OMAHA, NEBRASKA, U.S. — Gavilon, LLC announced on Aug. 3 plans to open an origination office in Ukraine and a sales and marketing office in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Ukraine office will conduct origination activities in the Black Sea region. The Switzerland office will support destination marketing activities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In addition, the office will offer transportation and logistics services, including chartering activities, to better serve customers in that region.

"Establishing new offices in Switzerland and Ukraine is an important part of Gavilon’s global growth strategy," said David Levine, vice-president of Gavilon’s international division. "We are looking forward to expanding our network of commodity operations and increasing our participation in the growth areas of supply and demand worldwide."