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Ukraine is located in Southeast Europe and borders Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. It has an extensive southern coastline with the Azov and Black Seas. Its seaports include Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk and Mariupol. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)

Çanakkale Port stores fertiliser unable to reach Ukraine

Çanakkale, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 26, 2022 – Çanakkale Port is storing nearly 15,000 tons of fertiliser which cannot be transported to Ukraine...

Poland’s port of Świnoujście exports Ukrainian iron ore

Warsaw, Poland (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – Poland’s port of Świnoujście has exported a shipment of Ukrainian iron ore destined for Algeria. OT...

Czech railway delivers Ukrainian grain to German port of Brake

Bremen, Germany (Ports Europe) May 25, 2022 – ČD Cargo, the Czech rail operator, has delivered the first consignment of 1,800 tonnes of corn from...

Ukraine will start staged construction of European track to connect Ukrainian railways with EU

Ukraine shortly plans to accede to the Convention on the Common Transit Procedure, or the so-called “customs visa-free”. Prime Minister Denys...

Port of Galati receives Ukrainian grain trucks

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Transport Trade Services (TTS) has reported that its terminal in the Port of Galati has received the...

NATO logistics to take over Ukrainian grain export via Romania

Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Sending weapons to Ukraine to help the country fight against the Russian invasion is very important and...

Kuryk to triple its cargo handling and increase the transport of vehicles

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The war in Ukraine and the massive Western sanctions against Russia are redrawing the transport map of...

Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has held 12 auctions for the transportation of grain

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 22, 2022 – PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has held 12 auctions for the transportation of grain...

EU Commission to set up Solidarity Lanes to help Ukraine agriculture exports

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 13, 2022 – The European Commission has announced plans to set up Solidarity Lanes to help Ukraine export its...

Western sanctions against Russia force Kazakhstan to seek transport solutions via Turkey

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 12, 2022 – Western sanctions against Russia are forcing Kazakhstan to seek transport solutions via Turkey. This means a...

European Council President Charles Michel, makes surprise visit to Odessa

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 9, 2022 – European Council President Charles Michel made a surprise visit to Odessa on Monday and talked about the...

Europe Day statement by President Charles Michel in Odesa, Ukraine

Today Europe Day is celebrated in Brussels, in Strasbourg and across the European Union. It marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration, in 1950,...

Ukraine’s ports infrastructure damage estimated at billions of euros

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Ukraine estimates the losses inflicted on its port infrastructure by Russian shelling, bombardment and...

Ukraine announces the official closure of four seaports

Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has announced the official closure of four seaports due to...

Romania issues rail tender to help Ukraine exports

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – The Romanian government has issued a tender to renew a raiway line connecting its port of Galati on the...

Ukraine seeks transport corridors with the Baltic States, Poland & Romania

Tallinn, Estonia (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – Estonia’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure, Taavi Aas, and the transport...

Ukraine loses €155 million per day due to blocked ports

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 25, 2022 – Ukraine loses €155 million per day due to blocked ports, according to Ukrainian media. All the...

Konecranes comments on the impacts of the war in Ukraine on its business and financial performance

Konecranes comments on the impacts of the war in Ukraine on its business and financial performance – April 21, 2022 Konecranes condemns the war in...

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi to become a transport and logistics centre for ports of Reni, Izmail and Ust-Dunaysk

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – Until the re-opening of the Black Sea for shipping Ukraine’s Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi...

Black Sea 2021 container market analysis

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – Ukrainian ports, now all closed after the Russian invasion in the country, handled more containers in 2021...

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