Ukraine
Ukraine is located in Southeast Europe and borders Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. It has an extensive southern coastline with the Azov and Black Seas. Its seaports include Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk and Mariupol. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)
Ukraine’s Kernel increases grain processing in H1 2024
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – Kernel, the country’s largest producer and exporter of grains, has published its financial reports for...
Nibulon will start using ships of Ukrainian Danube Shipping
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Local agricultural company Nibulon will start using ships of Ukrainian Danube Shipping (UDS) for inland...
European Commission announces seaport investments, CEF
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion through the...
Ports in Ukraine increase exports on first half of 2024
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, the ports of Ukraine increased the volume of transshipment cargo by 1.6 times...
The new EU Black Sea Synergy report
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service have adopted the 4th...
Efficiency of five lower Danube ports – study
Katowice, Poland (Ports Europe) July 6, 2024 – From five lower Danube River ports analysed in the period 2014-2021, none reached the maximum efficiency...
Ukraine attacks Novorossiysk port with maritime drones
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Moscow claims that Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk continues operations following an Ukrainian...
Ukrainian Railways starts up rail service to Duisport, Germany
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Ukrainian Railways has announced a new container and contrailer trains between Ukraine and Duisport in...
Ukraine ports handled nearly 52.7 mt of cargo in H1 2024
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – In January-June 2024, Ukrainian ports handled nearly 52.7 million tons of cargo, compared to 31.3 million...
Naval mine destroyed near Turkey’s Zonguldak port
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – A Ukrainian-made sea mine has been detected 60 meters off the Turkish coast in the beach area of the...
MSC cancels its first scheduled trip to Odessa since war started
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 27, 2024 – Switzerland-based container operator MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. cancelled the first scheduled...
EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia – ports effects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The European Union has adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of...
EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia
European Commission – Press Release – EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine,...
Maersk adds fourth vessel to Chornomorsk-Constanta line
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 23, 2024 – The Maersk container service between Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk (Chernomorsk) and...
Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...
Chornomorsk-Batumi ferry service to restart despite war
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – In a bold move, Ukraine and Georgia decided to resume on July 9 the ferry service between their Black Sea...
Maersk resumes container link with Port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – The Danish Maersk company has started its first container service using the Port of Chornomorsk since the...
Integration of Ukrainian ports into the EU transport network
Stockholm, Sweden (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Ports of Stockholm, together with the law firm Interlegal, headquartered in Odessa (Odesa), and the...
Transport links to Russia-occupied Crimea under siege
Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – A ferry crossing and an oil terminal at the port of Kavkaz (Caucasus), on the Russian side of the Kerch...
Hapag-Lloyd to launch Ukraine-Romania sea shuttle
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Starting May 27, Hapag-Lloyd will launch a cargo shuttle service between the local port of Chornomorsk and...