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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.

Ukraine prepares three Black Sea ports and ships for grain export

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 25, 2022 – Ukraine is preparing the three Black Sea ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny for the resumption of work and...

Russian missiles hit Odessa port hours after it signed an agreement for safe grain export

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2022 – The Russian navy has fired four cruise missiles at Ukraine’s largest port of Odessa. This occurred just hours...

Ukraine and Moldova will restart the Berezine-Basarabeasca railway connection

ChiÈ™inău, Moldova (PortSEurope) June 25, 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional...

Russia says that the occupied ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol are operating normally

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Russian government has said that the occupied ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol are operating normally and...

Comment by Ukraine government regarding the blockade of Ukrainian seaports by Russia

After attacking Ukraine, Russia has blocked Ukrainian seaports. The Russian army has mined areas of the sea, and is constantly trying to break through the...

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik reports strong first quarter

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 13, 2022 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik has reported a strong first quarter with increased TEU throughput and...

European Council President Charles Michel, makes surprise visit to Odessa

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 9, 2022 – European Council President Charles Michel made a surprise visit to Odessa on Monday and talked about the...

Europe Day statement by President Charles Michel in Odesa, Ukraine

Today Europe Day is celebrated in Brussels, in Strasbourg and across the European Union. It marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman Declaration, in 1950,...

Ukraine’s ports infrastructure damage estimated at billions of euros

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Ukraine estimates the losses inflicted on its port infrastructure by Russian shelling, bombardment and...

Ukraine loses €155 million per day due to blocked ports

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 25, 2022 – Ukraine loses €155 million per day due to blocked ports, according to Ukrainian media. All the...

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi to become a transport and logistics centre for ports of Reni, Izmail and Ust-Dunaysk

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – Until the re-opening of the Black Sea for shipping Ukraine’s Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi...

Ukrainian port of Olvia hit by missiles; fighting continues in Mariupol despite Russian claim for full control of the port

Olvia, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 12, 2022 – The Ukrainian Black Sea port of Olvia, near Mykolaiv, was hit by missiles on April 10, a second bombardment...

Poor railway infrastructure hampers Constanța efforts to replace war blocked Ukrainian ports

ConstanÈ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) April 11, 2022 – Romania’s largest Black Sea port of Constanta, which is also the nearest port to war-torn...

Update: Ukrainian ports, no new mines spotted in the Black Sea

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 10, 2022 – The Ukrainian Black Sea port of Kherson is still controlled by Russian occupying army, while in the last two...

Russia continues attacks against Ukrainian ports; no naval mines spotted in the Black Sea

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – Russian missiles strikes again hit Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odessa and Mykolaiv/Nikolaev (on the large...

Russian missiles strikes fuel storage facilities near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 3, 2022 – Russian missiles strikes have destroyed fuel storage facilities near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa....

Five Ukrainian Black Sea ports still partly operational – Ministry of Infrastructure

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – Five Ukrainian Black Sea ports are still partly operation 30 days after the Russian invasion and despite the...

No mines in the Black Sea; Odessa shelled by Russian Navy; Mariupol doesn’t surrender despite weeks of bombardment

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – A claim by Russia’s Federal Security Service – FSB (formerly KGB) that mines placed by Ukraine’s Navy at...

Ukraine & Russia trade accusations of laying mines in the Black Sea, creating problems for Constanta, Varna, Burgas, Istanbul

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 20, 2022 – Four weeks after the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, Russia’s Federal Security Service – FSB...

Ukraine’s Azov Sea coast is under Russian control but Mariupol still resists massive attacks

Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 19, 2022 – Russian forces have established full control over the entire Ukrainian Azov Sea coast, 23 days after...

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