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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 seaports increase Jan-Oct cargo handling

In January-October this year, port operators in the seaports of Ukraine handled 132.05 million tons of cargo. This is 2.2 million tons more than in the same...

Ukraine considers possibility of cooperation with Italy in development of high-speed railway traffic

The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine...

Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company starts digitalization process

Today, PJSC Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company and Vodafone Ukraine signed a memorandum of cooperation in the digitalization of the enterprise – November...

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik to establish its own intermodal company in Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 5, 2020 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has established its own local intermodal company, Ukrainian...

United States looks forward to supporting Ukraine as it develops its Crimean Platform

Chargé d’Affaires of the United States of America Kristina Kvien, said this during her meeting with First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on...

Slovenia supports the initiative of launching the Crimean platform

It was discussed during the meeting of Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, with Tomaž Mencin, Slovenian Ambassador to Ukraine on...

The administration of the Pivdennyi Port will be headed by Oleksandr Basyuk

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 5, 2020 – By the order of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Basyuk was appointed the head...

For 10 months, the volume of freight traffic on the Dnieper amounted to 8.6 million tons.

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 5, 2020 – According to the results of January-October 2020 , freight traffic on the Dnieper river of Ukraine...

We are simplifying the procedure for registration of a ship call – Ukrainian minister

The Ministry of Infrastructure has significantly simplified the procedure and reduced the time for registration of the call. Now it can be issued around the...

Ukraine: Overhaul of locks on the Dnieper continues

Despite the corona crisis and changes to the state budget, according to which capital expenditures under the program “Ensuring the operational and safe...

Ukraine proceeds with PPP projects

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure continues to prepare new public-private partnership (PPP) projects in...

Euroterminal LLC to expand railway access to Odessa port

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – Euroterminal LLC has started construction of an access railway track to Odesa-Peresyp railway station...

CTO completes construction at the new container terminal in Odessa

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – CTO, part of Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced the completion of the...

NIBULON ranks first among Ukrainian shipyards

Having analyzed the working results of the Ukrainian shipyards in 2019, the Association of Shipbuilders of Ukraine (Ukrsudprom) has acknowledged NIBULON...

Chernomorsk port set for public-private future

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 20, 2020 – Chernomorsk seaport is the next state-owned infrastructure to become a public-private partnership (PPP)...

Ukraine and Turkey are ready to deepen strategic partnership

The dialogue between Ukraine and Turkey is developing dynamically, the countries are ready to deepen the strategic partnership and develop cooperation in all...

Drones keep an eye on Ukraine’s Olbia port

Olbia, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 – As part of a Green Port project, Olbia port is to utilise drones to monitor the port in order to generate...

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