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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 ports show improved turnover in Jan-Oct 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 11, 2017 – During the first 10 months of 2017, 109 million tons of cargo were processed by Ukrainian ports,...

Ukraine conference discusses port fees

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 1, 2017 – During the first international conference “Money and Ports”, which took place on October...

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...

Estonia and Italy to develop transport corridor via Odessa

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2017 – EVR Cargo, the Estonian state-owned rail cargo operator, is in negotiations with the port of Trieste to...

Ukraine announces tender for construction of berth 1-z in Odessa port

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 18, 2017 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced a tender to construct berth 1-z and execute...

Event: First International Conference Money & Ports – Odessa, October 26, 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – The first International Conference Money & Ports will take place in Odessa on October 26, 2017. The...

Syria announces Russian port service

Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade has announced the launch of the regular shipping line...

Ukrainian seaports see increased traffic in first nine months of 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 8, 2017 – Cargo processing in the seaports of Ukraine for the first nine months of 2017  was 98 million...

EBRD Silk Road Trade Finance Forum held in Kiev

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – Press release – October 4, 2017 Conference to promote trade links between Ukraine, Asia...

USPA and Busan Port Authority agreed bilateral cooperation

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 30, 2017 – Representatives of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), as part of the Ukrainian delegation to...

USPA has announced a tender for the procurement of a dredging vessel

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 18, 2107 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced an open tender procedure for the construction...

Economy Minister at International Transport Conference in Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Gakharia has attended the...

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...

Kazakhstan promotes logistics capabilities in Odessa

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Kanat Alpysbaev, the head of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ),...

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...

USPA will allocate UAH 3.9 billion for investment projects in 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) plans to allocate UAH 3.9 billion to finance infrastructure...

Ukraine port volumes of cargo handling for the six months of 2017 increase by 5%

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 28, 2017 – In January-June 2017, cargo handling in the seaports of Ukraine has amounted to 66.3 million tons,...

China’s CHEC deploys all equipment needed for Port Yuzhniy dredging

Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – China Harbor Engineering Сompany Ltd (CHEC) has deployed all vessels needed for the dredging of port...

Odessa port’s container terminal traffic rises 10% y/y in H1 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Odessa port’s container terminal handled 145,000 TEUs in the first half of 2017, up 10% on the year,...

World Bank experts say Odessa port complicates city’s transport network analysis

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Representatives of the World Bank (WB) who study the transport system of Odessa to propose recommendations,...

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