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)
Port of Constanta increase exports of Ukrainian grain
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – In January-September 2023, the port of Constanta handled 10.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain,...
USA to support Ukrainian port rebuild
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – U.S. State Department officials are in Ukraine to support rebuild efforts. Special Representative for...
Latvia receives first grain train from Ukraine
Riga, Latvia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Rīgas Universālais Termināls (RUT) has received the first grain train from Ukraine which was carrying...
Sea mine reports do not scare ships heading to Ukraine’s Danube and Black Sea ports
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Despite the unconfirmed report that Liberian-flagged oil products tanker Ali Najafov (6,620 DWT) hit a mine...
New unconfirmed reports of a ship hitting a mine off Romania’s coast
Sulina, Romania (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – A Liberian-flagged oil products tanker Ali Najafov (6,620 DWT) reportedly hit a mine on October 15 off...
No weekend rest for Ukrainian Black Sea corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – There was no weekend of rest for Ukrainian humanitarian Black Sea corridor. Despite the continuing Russian...
Three cheers for Ukrainian Black Sea grain corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 14, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...
Six more cargo ships to enter Odesa ports in two days
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Despite the continuing Russian drone and missile attacks on ports and grain export infrastructure in the...
Three more cargo ships to enter Odesa port, Russia doesn’t interfere
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – Despite the overnight Russian drone attack on port and grain export infrastructure in Odesa port, three more...
Ports of Ravenna and Giurgiulesti discuss cooperation
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – Last week, a meeting took place of representatives of the Port and the City of Ravenna at the Embassy of...
Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria discuss mine clearing force
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – The three NATO members, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, are discussing the creation of a joint force to...
Port of Gdansk to build grain terminal for Ukrainian grain
Gdansk, Poland (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – The Port of Gdansk will have Poland’s first grain terminal with the primary intention of handling...
Three more cargo ships to enter Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Three more cargo ships are nearing the Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the Odesa region (as of 14:30...
Two more ships sailed Ukraine’s Black Sea “humanitarian corridor”
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – Two more cargo ships that left Ukrainian ports in the Odesa region on October 7 are already (18:00,...
Two more cargo ships heading to Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 7, 2023 – Despite the overnight Russian supersonic Onyx missiles’ strikes that damaged port infrastructure and a grain...
Turkish ship hit a mine in Black Sea near Romania
Sulina, Romania (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Turkish-flagged general cargo ship Kafkametler reportedly hit a sea mine in the Black Sea 11 nautical miles...
Ukrainian Black Sea corridor works – Russia helpless
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – More than 15 ships have completed journeys to and from the three major Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea...
International companies to assist Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) October 4, 2023 – The international consulting companies Royal HaskoningDHV and Baker McKenzie have joined the Ukrainian...
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company joins river discussions
Bratislava, Slovakia (PortSEurope) October 4, 2023 – The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (DSC) has participated in the “Conference of Directors...
Romania wants to buy Moldova’s inland port of Giurgiulesti
Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – The Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu, has said that Romania should purchase the Moldovan...