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Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv, or Nikolaev, is a city near the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. Mykolaiv Sea Commercial Port (formerly Nikolaev) is one of the leading state enterprises in the transport sector of Ukraine for processing, exports, imports, and cabotage cargo, that provides transit transportation of various cargoes, both general and bulk. It is administered by state agency Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). the port has been substantially damaged by the Russian invasion of Ukraine which started February 24, 2022. Updated: October 23, 2022.

Ukrainian minister visits Mykolaiv port

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 23, 2017 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan has visited the Mykolayiv region and met with...

Ukrainian Prime Minister: Logistics infrastructure to be overhauled

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Last August, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said that the country’s logistics infrastructure...

Prime Minister claims reduction of port charges to raise Ukraine’s ports competitiveness

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, under the policy of development of transit potential of Ukraine...

Ukrainian ports cargo traffic rises in Jan-Aug 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – Ukrainian sea ports handled 86.95 million tonnes of cargo in the first eight months of 2017, up 1.6% on...

NIBULON Continues Modernizing Its Shipbuilding and Repair Yard

Mykolayiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – NIBULON with the support of the European Investment Bank (EIB) continues implementing its...

Ukrainian minister says 13 ports to be managed under concession

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – Ukrainian ports need to be privatised because private owners can provide better conditions for development,...

USPA calls tender for dredging of Mykolaiv port access channel

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 14, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has called a tender for the dredging of the access channel of...

Ukrainian seaports cargo traffic rises in Jan-July 2017

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – In January-July, 2017, cargo handling in Ukraine’s seaports amounted to 76.2 million tons, which is...

Ukraine diversifies petroleum product imports through its harbours

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Ukrainian ports are an instrument of market diversification, a backup against any excesses with...

Nika-Tera port cargo traffic rises 48% y/y in Jan-July

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 11, 2017 – Ukraine’s Nika-Tera port has processed 2.533 million tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of...

Ukraine joins Go-Highway project to develop transport corridor connecting the Baltic and Black Seas

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Ukraine is to engage in the development of a transport corridor connecting the Baltic and Black Seas...

Ukraine’s USPA implements five infrastructure projects with agricultural firms

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 10, 2017 – Ukraine Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is implementing five major infrastructure projects with the agriculture...

USPA names president of Mykolaiv-based unit

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The Ukrainian infrastructure ministry has appointed Oleg Nikolaevich Protochenko as president of the...

Nibulon recognized as the winner of the Reputation and Financial Reliability Rating

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – The jury, which consisted of banks, investment companies, auditors, lawyers, communication agencies,...

Ukraine’s Nibulon agrees $100 million loan from IFC

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 15, 2017 – Ukrainian grain exporter Nibulon said it has signed an agreement to receive a $100 million (€89.7 million)...

Ukraine reports cargo handling statistics for January-May 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – In January-May 2017 cargo handling volumes in Ukrainian seaports were 55.609 million tons, up 4.5% on the...

Ukraine’s USPA temporarily suspends dredging at Mykolaiv port

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has decided on the temporary suspension of dredging in the area of...

Ukrainian ports handle 16.3 million tonnes of grain in May

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Ukrainian ports handled 16.3 million tonnes of grain in May 2017, the president of Ukraine Sea Ports Authority...

Mykolaiv port starts maintenance dredging

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Mykolaiv port has started maintenance dredging in its inner area and at berthing lines. Under the project, the...

USPA to create transparent conditions for port operators in Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) plans to create transparent and fair working conditions for the port...

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