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)
Coordinated EU, U.S. and Canada sanctions against Russia
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – The European Union (EU) United States (U.S.) and Canada has imposed additional sanctions to punish...
Ukrainian seaports increased cargo handling by 2.5 million tons in January-February 2018
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 15, 2019 – In the first two months of 2019, Ukrainian ports processed more than 23 million tons of cargo, up 2.5...
Delta Wilmar signs for public-private partnership project in Yuzhny port
Yuzhny, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 12, 2019 – Delta Wilmar CIS LLC and Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) have signed amendments to a...
Second annual Ukrainian Ports Forum 2019 will take place in Odessa in May
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – The second annual Ukrainian Ports Forum 2019 will take place in Odessa May 30-31, 2018. The international...
Danube Ports Network sets up First Advisory Group and announces appointments
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – The Danube Ports Network (DPN) has announced the formation of an Advisory Group (AdG) to assist in...
Kherson port completes anchorage dredging work
Kherson, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 27, 2019 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced that Kherson port has completed dredging of...
Constanta port hosts Medcruise meeting to promote Black Sea cruise industry
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – National Company Maritime Ports Administration S.A. Constanta has hosted the February 22, 2018,...
Cruise business starts return to Odessa port
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The Greek company Aegean Experience Maritime Co Ltd and the German Phoenix Reisen company will both...
Sanctions against eight more Russians over Kerch Strait incident
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – European Union (EU) foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions against eight more Russian...
Ukraine ports target EU TEN-T integration
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – The priority development of the ports of Ukraine is the integration into the enlarged...
POSCO Daewoo to buy share in Mykolaiv port grain terminal
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 14, 2019 – South Korea’s POSCO Daewoo has signed an agreement with local logistics company Orexim Group...
USPA announces new board members
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the nominations of members and supervisory board of...
EU-supported training on implementation of Maritime Labour Convention in Black and Caspian Sea regions
Press Release – EU Neighbours East – February 4, 2018 On January 30-31, 2019, 16 representatives of maritime authorities from countries in the...
The blockade of Ukrainian Azov Sea ports costs over €300 million – minister
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 3, 2019 – The Ukrainian maritime sector has lost some UAH 10 billion hryvnia (€316 million), as a result of the...
Denmark suggests EU sanctions against Russia over its Azov Sea behaviour
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Denmark has said that the European Union (EU) should impose sanctions on Russia over its detention of...
In the midst of sanctions, Sevastopol port seeks to boost traffic through transshipment to Syria
Sevastopol, Crimea (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – Severely hit by the sanctions imposed to Crimea after its annexation by Russia in 2014, Sevastopol...
USPA dredged 10 ports and canals in 2018
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 27, 2019 – In 2018, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) directed the for dredging of six ports and four...
EC plans mission to Mariupol and PACE resolution against Russian bridge over Kerch Strait
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 25, 2019 – The European Commission (EC) is believed to be planning a fact finding mission to the Ukrainian port of...
Burning LPG tankers in the Black Sea are believed to be U.S. sanctions busters
Temryuk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – The two LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) tankers burning in neutral water of the Black Sea (15 nautical...
Ukraine says 2018 container traffic up 18.7%
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Ukraine’s sea ​​ports transported 8.465 million TEU containers in 2018, up 18.7% on...