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 and China sign an agreement on cooperation in infrastructure construction
On June 30, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov and Minister of Commerce of China Wang Wentao signed an intergovernmental agreement. It...
Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Kristina Kvien visits Mariupol and Berdyansk, underscores U.S. commitment to Ukraine
Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien traveled to Mariupol and Berdyansk June 25 to visit a Maritime Border Guard station supported by the Department of...
Cargill becomes majority shareholder of its joint venture Neptune at Port Pivdennyi on the Black Sea
Kyiv, Ukraine (July 16, 2021) – Cargill has finalized its commitment to become the majority (51%) shareholder of its joint venture Neptune. The deep...
Hapag-Lloyd opening new office in Ukraine
Today Hapag-Lloyd opens a new office in Odessa, Ukraine. The country, located on the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, is the second...
Governments establish Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Business Council
The Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Business Council has been established to further expand economic and investment ties between Azerbaijan and Ukraine, as well as...
Ukraine meets with EBRD
On June 25, a meeting was held with the participation of the Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov and representatives of the European Bank for...
Ukraine and European Business Association discuss river and sea infrastructure
The first meeting between Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Vaskov and representatives of the Logistics Committee of the European Business Association...
The first freight train from Guangzhou, China, is headed for Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 14, 2021 – A cargo train has left the Chinese port of Guangzhou heading to Odessa in Ukraine carrying 50 containers....
Closing of the Maersk service to port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine
News – Maersk Line – June 2021 Herewith we inform you about coming changes in our Ocean services to Ukraine. Maersk Line will stop calls to port of...
Yuzhny Sea Commercial Port and Metinvest sign cargo contract
Yuzhny, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – A contract has been signed between Yuzhny Sea Commercial Port and Metinvest, under which the mining and...
Port of Mariupol affected by Russia-Ukraine cold war in the Azov Sea
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, is almost ready for the opening of a new modern grain complex on...
A regular meeting of the Working Group on Freight Transportation was held in Odessa
On May 26, 2021, a regular meeting of the Working Group on Freight Transportation was held in Odessa as part of the development of the National Transport...
Oleksandr Kubrakov takes over as head of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – Oleksandr Kubrakov has started his new role as head of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine....
Ukraine seeks U.S. investment in local infrastructure projects
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, took part in the online conference...
In January-April 2021 freight traffic on the Dnieper increased by 1.2 million tons
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – The River Information Service of Ukraine (RIS) has reported that in the first 4 months of 2021, cargo traffic...
Ukrainian minister visits Batumi Sea Port
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2021 – First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Dmitry Abramovich, has visited the Georgian Black Sea...
USA statement – Russia’s intention to restrict navigation in parts of the Black Sea
Press StatementNed Price, U.S. Department SpokespersonApril 19, 2021 The United States expresses its deep concern over Russia’s plans to block foreign naval...