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)
Ukraine and Qatar officials meet to discuss port cooperation
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – On July 23, 2018, Volodymyr Omelyan, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, met with Jassim Saif Ahmed...
Ukraine reopens tender for dredging services at Berdyansk and Mariupol ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 2, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reopened the procedure for open bidding for the...
USPA signs agreement with Qatar Port Management Company
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – A memorandum of cooperation between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and Qatar Port Management...
Hutchison Ports creates local entity in Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Hutchison Ports (the parent holding is CK Hutchison Holdings) has registered a subsidiary, Hutchison Ports...
Leading Chinese companies meet Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 –Â Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan has met with representatives of the largest...
In the first half of 2018, Ukrainian seaports processed 63.8 million tons of cargo
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – In January-June 2018, Ukraine’s seaports transshipped 63.8 million tons of cargo, down 3.1%...
Sevastopol port starts handling wheat exports to Syria
Tartus, Syria (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – Sevastopol port has started handling exports of grain Russian wheat to Syria’s port of Tartus. A total of...
Berdyansk port sees reduced cargo turnover by 7.1% in Jan May 2018
Berdyansk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 –Â Berdyansk Sea Port in January-May 2018 reduced cargo turnover in comparison with the same period of...
Cargill and MV Cargo Yuzhny port grain terminal 80% complete
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – U.S. Cargill, an international producer and distributor of agricultural products, and the local MV Cargo...
Ukrainian ports successfully pass the IMO audit
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has confirmed that Ukraine has passed the International Maritime...
Ukraine and Lithuania discuss increasing freight traffic between the ports of the Black and Baltic Seas
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – On June 11, 2018, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuriy Lavrenyuk met with the Vice-Minister of...
Six financial companies interested in lending USPA funds for pilot vessel purchase
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has contacted 15 financial institutions (the first 15 in the...
IMO starts Ukrainian ports audit
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has started its audit is launched in Ukraine, the purpose of...
China could become a key concession partner in Ukraine’s infrastructure development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan has discussed opportunities for investing in the...
President of Ukraine opens the first stage of Cargill/MV Cargo grain terminal launch
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and shareholder MV Cargo Andriy Stavnitser have launched the first...
World Bank to assist Ukraine with port sector reform
Odessa, Ukraine (Ukraine) June 4, 2018 – The Ukrainian government has launched a new World Bank supported technical assistance funded by the Public...
Workers at Chernomorsk port protest against Hutchison Ports concession
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 4, 2018 –Â Employees of Chernomorsk port have protested against the transfer of the port to Hong Hong-based...
Delta Vilmar signs contract to build soybean processing plant in Yuzhny port
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 –Â Delta Vilmar CIS Ltd has signed a contract with the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) to construct of a...
USPA tenders Berdyansk and Mariupol ports dredging contract
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has restarted the procedure for open bidding for the...
USPA and Odessa Port Operator sign cooperation agreement
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 –Â The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and Odessa Port Operator LLC have signed a memorandum of...