Ukraine
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)
Odessa port increases traffic in metals
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 15, 2021 – Last year, Odessa port transshipped 5.934 million tons of metal products, up 1.32 million tons (28.7%)...
Results of transportation across the Dnieper in 2020
Despite the spring quarantine measures and restrictions related to COVID-19, the inland waterway transport market was quite positive – January 12, 2021...
EBRD supports creation of special funds to finance development of airports and railway infrastructure of Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has supported the initiative of the Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy to create special...
Mariupol port is the second largest ferrous metal transshipment among Ukrainian ports
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – In the year 2020, Mariupol seaport handled to 7.25 million tons of cargo, an increase of 8.4% on...
Ukraine’s Olbia port reports increased cargo traffic in 2020
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – In 2020, the seaport of Olbia handled record transshipment cargo traffic reaching 3.91 million tons, up...
Ukraine seaports maintain cargo levels in 2020
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has reported that the country’s seaports handled 158.86 million tons...
Construction of a new berth 1 at Odessa seaport completed
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 4, 2021 – Construction of a new berth 1-z has been completed in Odessa sea trade port, part of an investment...
QTerminals and Ukroboronservice to cooperate on Olbia concession
Olbia, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 28, 2020 – Subsidiary of the state-owned company (SOE) Ukrspecexport, SOE Ukroboronservice, and the design company...
In 2021, Ukraine and the World Bank will continue to jointly implement large-scale infrastructure projects
On December 23, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Head of the World Bank in Ukraine Arup...
Ukraine’s updated strategy for seaport development of until 2038 approved
Today, December 23, at its meeting, the Government approved amendments to the Strategy for the Development of Seaports of Ukraine until 2038. This decision is...
Mariupol port increases cargo handling
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – As of yesterday, Mariupol port handled a total of 5.515 million tons of cargo, up over 500,000 tons...
Ukraine plans new rail transport corridor with port of Gdansk
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has signed a letter of intent with the Polish port of Gdansk...
Ukraine to head the Danube Commission
The Representative of Ukraine to the Danube Commission, Ambassador of Ukraine to Hungary Lyubov Nepop, was elected Chair for 2021-2023 – December 14,...
Ukraine and USA discuss transport and investment
Ukraine is interested in developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the United States in the field of transport and investment – December 14, 2020...
Ukraine sets port boundaries
The Government has approved a decision to define the boundaries of the sea trade ports of Kherson, Izmail, Berdyansk and Odessa – December 9, 2020 “The...
Ukrainian ports target UAH 2 billion profit in 20021
Today, December 9, at its meeting, the Government approved the financial plan of USPA for 2021. According to him, next year the company plans to achieve more...
MedCruise’s Black Sea Working Group launches a joint video campaign
The Black Sea Working Group composed of Odesa, Constanta,Varna and Burgas ports was created in 2018 with the purpose to resume cruise activity in the Black...
Ukraine government makes Crimea statement
On 7 December 2020, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba made the following statement “On 7 December 2020, the 75th session of the UN...
South Korea’s Posco imports grain from Mykolaiv port, Ukraine
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 8, 2020 – Posco International has imported 68,000 metric tons of feed wheat from Ukraine, for the first time in...
Ukraine plans electronic platform for multimodal container transportation
In 2021, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure plans to develop a separate electronic platform for multimodal container transportation – December 8,...