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)
Russia suspends Azov Sea agreement with Ukraine
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – Russian Parliament has adopted a law on the denunciation of the 2003 Treaty between Russia and Ukraine on...
The “Game of Drones” for Russian and Ukrainian ports
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russia and Ukraine have exchanged drone attacks against their Black Sea ports in the past months, damaging...
Pivdenny port excluded from Black Sea grain deal
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2023 – Last week, Russia agreed to extend the Black Sea grain deal by a further two months. However, the deal does...
EBRD restarts work on Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to restart work on Ukraine’s Chornomorsk...
Ukraine to rerun sale of Belgorod-Dniestrovsky Commercial Sea Port
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 11, 2023 – The Ukraine government will rerun the sale of Belgorod-Dniestrovsky Commercial Sea Port. Ukrdoninvest LLC won...
Rail Cargo Group starts new Vienna-Kiev intermodal rail service
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Rail Cargo Group (RCG) starts new Vienna-Kiev intermodal rail service with the cooperation of Ukrainian...
Kernel to build grain and sunflower oil terminal in Reni
Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – Kernel, Ukraine’s largest producer and exporter of vegetable oil, plans to build a transshipment terminal in...
Port of Constanta caught up in grain dispute
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – The Black Sea port of Constanța is caught up in a grain dispute concerning Ukraine. Since Russia...
US Ambassador Bridget Brink visits Danube ports of Reni, Izmail in Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – U.S. Ambassador Bridget A. Brink visited the Danube river ports of Reni and Izmail on April 26, 2023. The...
Ukrainian minister looks to expand Danube region ports
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – This year, Ukraine plans to have handled 20 million tons of cargo via its inland Danube ports, said...
EBRD to help develop Ukraine’s Danube ports of Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaysk
Kiyv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The development of Ukraine’s Danube Port Cluster – Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaysk – with...
2 million tonnes grain terminal in Ukraine’s Danube port of Reni
Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – Ukrainian company Fram Shipping plans to process two million tonnes of bulk cargo per year via the country’s...
Ukraine’s Orlivka ferry complex to become river-sea port
Orlivka, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The Ukrainian Orlivka (Orlovka) ferry complex on the Danube River ferry crossing with Romania’s Isakcha is...
Ukraine’s Metinvest Digital implements SAP at Metinvest-Shipping
Despite the instability faced in 2022, Metinvest Digital, the IT centre of expertise of Metinvest Group, has implemented SAP at Metinvest-Shipping, a freight...
Russia threatens to end Ukrainian grain exports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – On April 17, Russia has, for the second time, blocked the inspections of vessels in the territorial...
Occupied port of Berdyansk to export 1.8 million tonnes of grain in 2024
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The capacity of the Russia-occupied by Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Berdyansk for grain shipment is expected...
Constanta keeps up the pace of Ukrainian grain export
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – 3.33 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain were shipped through the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta...
Ukraine to build one more berth on Danube River
Stara Nekrasivka, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – A new berth for transshipment and storage of grain, general and bulk cargo will be built on the...
Occupied ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk are operational
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Several berths and 41 loading cranes have been prepared for work in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov...
Shortest new railway route to Ukraine’s Danube port of Reni via Moldova
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 10, 2023 – Ukrainian state-owned railway company (UkrZaliznytsia) has opened a new 30 km railway stretch which becomes...