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 declared six Russian Black Sea ports zones of “military threat”
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – On August 4, Ukraine, invaded by Russia in February 2022, declared the internal and external waters...
Ukrainian naval drones hit Russian Navy ship in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Ukrainian naval drones (unmanned boats) attacked a Russian naval base near Russia’s largest port...
Russia again attacks Ukrainian Danube ports exporting grain
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – Russia attacked Ukraine’s Danube River grain port of Izmail in the early hours of August 2 with drones....
Three grain ships brake through Russian Black Sea blockade
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – In a show of defiance and with complete disregard for Russian threats, three merchant ships have broken...
Ukraine to export grain via Croatian ports
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – Ukraine and Croatia have agreed to investigate using Croatia’s Danube river ports to export grain...
Russia bombards Ukrainian inland Danube river port of Reni
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – In a development in the Russian war against Ukraine, Russia has attacked the inland river port of Reni. Three...
Kernel confirms grain infrastructure damage in Chornomorsk port
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – The grain trader Kernal has confirmed that on the night of July 19, a Russian missile attack damaged...
Grain pressure set to grow on Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – Last Monday, Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain agreement. In the next few days, it followed this...
Russia attacks grain infrastructure at Ukrainian seaports
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 20, 2023 – On Monday July 17, Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal, an agreement for Ukrainian to export...
Third day of bombardment of Ukrainian ports by Russia
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 20, 2023 – Russian missiles and drone strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Mykolaiv and Odesa continued for a third day...
Ukrainian ports of Odesa and Mikolaiv bombarded
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – Brutally retaliating for the drone attack on the Kerch Bridge, Russia bombarded the Ukrainian Black Sea port...
Ukrainian Railways moves into the EU
Warsaw, Poland (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – The newly established Ukrainian Railways Cargo Poland, a subsidiary of the state-owned Ukrainian Railways...
Russian, Ukrainian war: Kerch bridge attacked, grain deal halted
Kerch, Crimea (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – All traffic was stopped on the Russian-built Crimean Bridge after a night attack believed to be carried out with...
EBRD lends €23 million to Moldovan Railways, Ukraine benefits
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend €23 million to Moldovan Railways...
Update: Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway to Reni Port with EU funding
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...
Russia forces Ukraine to look to Danube ports for grain exports
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – Russia continues to make Black Sea grain exports nearly impossible, so Kiev (Kyiv) must consider its inland...
Romania seeks to support local grain producers in Constanta port
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The local authorities are looking at ways to support local farmers and grain producers in the port of...