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)
Analysis: Black Sea Container market overview 2022
Odessa, Ukraine (Informall/PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Black Sea region has witnessed a considerable decline in its container market volumes, with...
Informall BG: Restoration of direct container shipping to Ukraine is a humanitarian need
Odessa, Ukraine (Informall/PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – Ukrainian company Informall BG, a cargo analytical and consulting bureau based in Odessa,...
Multimodal terminal planned for inland port of Reni, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – A multimodal terminal planned for inland port of Reni, Ukraine, to be built and operated by Development...
Moscow desperate for first ammonia transshipment complex in Taman
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – Under heavy pressure to speed-up the construction of Russia’s first ammonia and mineral fertilisers...
The extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative, initially signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, has been extended. The...
Russia agrees to extend Black Sea grain deal
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Russia has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to Russia’s Deputy Foreign...
EU, Danube Commission officials visit the inland port of Izmail
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Last week, representatives of the European Union and the Danube Commission visited the inland port of...
Update – Ukrainian Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Trade Port sold at auction for $5.9 million
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Trade Port has sold at auction for $5.9 million, Alexander Slavsky, head of the...
Black Sea Grain Initiative could expire March 18
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative could expire March 18 if progress is not made. The deal will automatically...
Ukraine – European Commission – Romania: the development of shipping on the Danube
Ukraine – European Commission – Romania: the development of shipping on the Danube – a joint task to improve the export capacities of the Danube ports...
Kernel buys river terminal in Reni port, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Last month, agricultural concern Kernel acquired a grain terminal in the Reni inland port. The terminal has...
Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine, after a year due to Russian invasion of...
USAID: three new partnerships to support Ukrainian grain
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced three new partnerships to help Ukraine with the logistics challenges caused by Russia’s...
Italy plans transport corridor with Ukraine
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – The Italian government is set to propose the establishment of a transport corridor linking its North...
Ukraine holds discussion with Danube Commission
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – Ukrainian experts have met with the Danube Commission (DC), confirming that the Danube remains the only...
Ukrainian grain creates difficulties for Bulgarian farmers
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Grain silos in Bulgaria are overflowing with wheat but the traders don’t want to buy it because they...
The EU sanctions watchdog has an easy target – Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – The Netherlands is proposing the creation of a centralised European Union (EU) sanctions watchdog to...
Draft of vessels in Ukraine’s Danube ports significantly increase
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 20, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine has managed to increase the draft of vessels in the country’s section of the Danube...
New feeder container line between Ukraine’s Izmail port, Constanta
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 17, 2023 – The feeder container service between the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta and the Ukrainian Danube...
Ukraine sees fall in number of grain ships
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 15, 2023 – Last week, 25 ships exported 1.1 million tons of agricultural products to countries in Africa, Asia...