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The Port of Odessa is the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea. Along with its younger satellite ports of Chornomorsk and Yuzhny, Odessa is a major freight and passenger transportation hub in Ukraine. Since the end of February 2022, the port has been closed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian crossing points “Rava Ruska” and “Skadovsky seaport” will resume work

Crossing points “Rava Ruska” and “Skadovsky seaport” will resume their work – Vladislav Krykliy – May 6, 2020 On May 6, at...

Government takes steps to increase traffic at Skadovsk Sea Commercial Port

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Skadovsk Sea Commercial Port is to open a separate border crossing point for maritime traffic, a move by the...

Ukraine plans to corporatise USPA, the state ports authority

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – The Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy has held an online meeting with representatives of the...

Ukraine seeks to develop investment plans for ports

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – The Minister of Infrastructure, Vladislav Krykliy, has held an online meeting with state port...

Ukraine to proceed with port concessions despite Covid-19 issues

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy has said that the government is proceeding with port...

CMA CGM completes first transaction relating to sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link for $815 million

CMA CGM completes a first transaction relating to the sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link for $815 million in cash – March 26, 2020 The CMA CGM...

HHLA ports logistics group sees revenue increase over 7% in 2019

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 26, 2020 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported group revenue up by 7.1% to €1.38 billion ($1.51...

EU authorises the sale to Terminal Link shares of CMA CGM in port terminals

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 21, 2020 – The European Commission has approved the transaction whereby the French shipowning group CMA CGM...

Ukraine implements comprehensive preventive and anti-epidemic measures to prevent COVID-2019

Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) – March 16, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that a coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) is a...

Ukraine minister discusses projects with EIB and EBRD

Implementation of joint projects with the EBRD and the EIB should be accelerated, Vladislav Krykliy – March 5, 2020 On March 5, 2020, a meeting on the...

Ukraine ports increase cargo traffic in 2020

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28, 2020 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that as of February 26, stevedoring companies...

World Bank publishes Ukrainian port sector report

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The World Bank has completed and published its study of the prospects for improving the management of...

Ukraine supports digitization of GUAM transport corridor

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Ukraine will facilitate the digitization of the GUAM transport corridor, said Minister of...

Transport infrastructure cooperation between Ukraine and Lithuania continues to develop

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladislav Krykliy, has met with the Minister of Transport and...

Analysis – Impressive ports concession drive by Ukrainian government

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 20, 2020 – After the successful tendering of the Black Sea ports of Olbia (Olvia) and Kherson, the Ukrainian...

Ukrainian Danube Shipping company introduces new technologies

Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company Introduces New Technologies , Vladislav Krykliy – February 20, 2020 Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company introduces new...

Analysis – Georgian and other deep sea ports around the Black Sea

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Georgia is the only Black Sea littoral state, which has no deep-water port. For more than three years it...

Preliminary figures 2019: HHLA achieves targets for the year

According to preliminary unaudited figures, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its Group revenue by 6.8% to €1.38 billion in the 2019 financial...

Cargo transshipment increased 18% in Ukrainian ports in 2019

In 2019, the performance of the transport industry showed a positive trend – February 14, 2020 Transshipment of cargoes increased by 18% in Ukrainian...

Ukrainian sea ports authority saves UAH 63.44 million in 2019

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 14, 2020 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that it reduced expenses over UAH 277.7 million...

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