Ukrainian ports at Azov can increase cargo handling by almost 800,000 tons per year, with unrestricted passage through the Kerch Strait

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reports that the current situation with shipping in the Azov Sea remains difficult. Seventeen vessels wait to visit the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. The passage of several ships in the first days of December does not solve the problems, which led to almost double reduction of the number of vessels to Ukrainian ports. Unhindered passage…