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Mariupol

Mariupol is a city on the north coast of the Sea of Azov at the mouth of the Kalmius river, in the Pryazovia region of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after two months of fighting it occupied the port city. During the action, the city suffered high infrastructural damage.

Ukraine supports further transport cooperation with Azerbaijan

Ukraine should become an international transport hub, Vladislav Krykliy – January 30, 2020 Ukraine needs to become an international transport hub and...

Transshipment in Mariupol port increased in 2019 by 10%

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 21, 2020 – Total cargo handling of stevedoring companies operating in Mariupol Sea Port in 2019 totalled to 6.48...

Ukraine: Statement by the Spokesperson on the opening of railway section of the Kerch Bridge

Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine – December 23, 2019 The Russian Federation has finalised the construction of the railway section of the Kerch...

Ukraine critical of “illegal” railway linking Russian and Crimea

We condemn and fight international aggressions against the aggressor in the international arena, Vladislav Krykliy – December 25, 2019 The illegal launch...

Did Russia close the Kerch Strait for Putin’s train ride?

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 22, 2019 – Russia will surprisingly close navigation across the Kerch Strait until midnight on December 24,...

Ukraine presents investment projects to Azerbaijan

Vladislav Krykliy presented projects for investments to Azerbaijani colleagues – December 17, 2019 On December 17, 2019, Minister of Infrastructure...

Ukraine seeks competitive market for port operators

Our goal is to create a competitive and efficient market with transparent conditions for the operation of port operators – Vladislav Krykliy –...

Mariupol port exceeds 2018 transshipment figures

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 5, 2019 – Mariupol seaport has already this year exceeded the transhipment numbers for 2018. According to...

Ukraine to continue to fulfill international obligations in maritime safety, despite tension created by Russia in the Black and Azov Seas

Ukraine will continue to fulfill its international obligations in the field of maritime safety, despite the constant tension created by the Russian Federation...

Ukrainian grain shipments increase in 2019

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 22, 2019 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that in less than 11 months of 2019,...

Russia returns seized Ukrainian naval ships

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Russia has returned three small naval ships it captured in November 2018 to Ukraine, a handover that is to...

Cargo traffic transshipment in Ukrainian ports increased more than 20% in Jan-Oct 2019

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – In the first 10 months of 2019, cargo handling in Ukrainian ports was more than 129.8 million...

US Chargé d’Affaires US Embassy in Ukraine William B. Taylor visits Mariupol Port

 Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) – October 30, 2019 Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Creakle met with the Charge d’ Affairs of the USA...

USPA publishes Jan-Aug 2019 report – higher income, reduced profit

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 7, 2019 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has published its results for the first nine months of 2019 Net...

USPA, COFCO International and Mariupol State Stevedoring Company intend to increase agricultural products turnover

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – A large-scale investment project is to be implemented in Mariupol port to increase the turnover of...

Decision on the boundaries of territory and water area of ​​Mariupol seaport made – Vladislav Krykliy

Ukraine Ministry of Transport – October 28, 2019 Today, on October 28, 2019, during a government meeting in Mariupol, a decision was made on the...

Ukrainian seaports increase cargo transhipment by almost 20% in first nine months of 2019

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 16, 2019 – Since the beginning of 2019, transshipment has increased to 114.5 million tons, which is 19.4% more...

Ukraine Minister of Infrastructure meets representatives of the UN – Azov issue on agenda

The Minister of Infrastructure, Vladislav Krykliy, met with representatives of the United Nations – October 8, 2019 Today, on October 8, 2019, the...

One of the priorities of the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure is the reconstruction of Azov region infrastructure

Ministry of Infrastructure, Ukraine – September 13, 2019 On September 13, 2019, Minister for Infrastructure, Vladislav Krykliy, met with Jean-Eric De...

State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine refreshes campaign against Russia’s actions

News – Russia unlawfully produces sea navigational charts for the territory of Ukraine and so, causes threatens for shipping in the Black Sea and the Sea...

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