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The Port of Odessa is the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea. Along with its younger satellite ports of Chornomorsk and Yuzhny, Odessa is a major freight and passenger transportation hub in Ukraine. Since the end of February 2022, the port has been closed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

EBRD, EIB to invest €50 million in development of Dnieper River as transport artery

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 23, 2017 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) intend to...

USPA will update the dredging and ecological security fleet of Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – On June 21, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) together with the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine...

Ukraine’s USPA to fleet renewal plans to shipbuilders

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The Ukraine Sea Ports Authority (USPA) plans to carry out a conference on the development of the...

KPMG to audit USPA

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has chosen KPMG to audit its financial statements for the period from...

USPA and World Bank to update Ports Development Strategy

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) jointly with the World Bank experts will update the Ports Development...

Ukraine reports cargo handling statistics for January-May 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – In January-May 2017 cargo handling volumes in Ukrainian seaports were 55.609 million tons, up 4.5% on the...

USPA and Odessa National Maritime University have signed a cooperation agreement

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 8, 2017 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and Odessa National Maritime University (ONMU) have signed a...

Ukrainian ports handle 16.3 million tonnes of grain in May

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Ukrainian ports handled 16.3 million tonnes of grain in May 2017, the president of Ukraine Sea Ports Authority...

Ukrainian ports’ container traffic declines 2.4% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – In the first four months of 2017, Ukrainian ports saw their container traffic decline by 2.4% on the year to...

Ukrainian water transport sector’s passenger traffic declines in Jan-April 2017

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 23, 2017 – The total number of passengers handled in Ukraine’s water transport sector fell by 3.3% on the year in...

Ukraine’s USPA, German government to cooperate in construction of Odessa breakwater

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and the German Ministry of Transport have signed protocols for the...

Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, Maersk to update container services at Odessa port in May

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Odessa port is planning a significant expansion of its activities. The Odessa container terminal (OCT), which is...

Ukraine, Belarus to set up river port hub

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Ukraine and Belarus intend to jointly create a river port hub to include the Dnieper in a trans-European...

Ukraine announces new port fees calculation

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan announced the presentation of a new methodology for...

Ukraine to expand grain transshipment capacity by 2020

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2017 – The total grain transshipment capacity of Ukrainian ports can be increased by 29.6 million tonnes by 2020 if all...

IBRD representatives visit Odessa port

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – A delegation of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) visited the port of Odessa...

USPA to return funding spent for purchase of dredger in four years

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 23, 2017 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) expects to return the funding spent on the purchase of a ship for...

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