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)
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...
Ukrainian Danube Shipping signed agreement with the World Bank’s IFC
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – State-controlled Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a...
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...
Huge floating crane transferred from Odessa to Izmail
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Forced to reorientate cargo flow from the blocked by Russia Black Sea ports to the Danube River ports, the...
EU ports closed for vessels transferring ship-to-ship Russian oil
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – European Union (EU) governments have agreed to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion...
The Port of Gdańsk is ready for grain
Although grain handling had already increased significantly in all Polish seaports last year, which is directly related to the blockade of Ukrainian ports on...
Companies interested in Chornomorsk port development, Ukraine
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – At the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Communities...
Port of Valencia to support reconstruction of Ukrainian ports
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – Oleksandr Nosenko, delegate in Valencia of the Odesa Region (Ukraine) and Serhii Bychkov, mayor of the...
Occupied Ukraine’s Sevastopol port with a multifunctional cargo terminal
Sevastopol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – The city council of Sevastopol, a Ukrainian port in Crimea occupied by Russia since 2014, and Russian...
Ukrainian Danube ports develop fast and beat cargo records
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Ukrainian Danube River port of Reni was visited by the representative of the Directorate General for Mobility...
Kakhovka HPP disaster not threatening navigation in Danube region, ports of Odessa
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – In the morning of June 6, Russia allegedly blew up a major dam in the Russian-occupied part of southern...
Port of Alexandroupolis welcomes stream of ambassadors
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – In the last four weeks, Port Authority of Alexandroupolis has welcomed a stream of ambassadors from...
Ukraine reduces starting price for Belgorod-Dniestrovsky sea port auction
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – The State Property Fund has halved the opening price at the latest privatization auction for the...
Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway connection to Reni Port
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...
Risk of drone attacks will end LPG export via Russia’s Taman port
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Very high risk of air and sea drone attacks are forcing Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman to suspend the export...
InformAll BG: Flexitank containers to be used by Ukraine’s vegetable oil producers
Odesa, Ukraine (InformAll/Ports Europe) June 4, 2023 – Ukrainian InformAll BG, a cargo analytical and consulting bureau based in Odessa, suggests a way to...
Ukrainian missiles hit Russian-occupied Azov Sea port of Berdyansk
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 3, 2023 – The Ukrainian military has attacked, most likely with British-made Storm Shadow missiles, the...