Odessa
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.
Black Sea ports cruise working group meeting held
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – Managers of the leading Black Sea ports have held a virtual “meeting” to discuss the impact of...
Ukraine ports see 12% rise in April cargo handling
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – In the first four months of 2020, Ukrainian seaports handled around 55 million tons of cargo, up 12.6% on...
Ukrainian crossing points “Rava Ruska” and “Skadovsky seaport” will resume work
Crossing points “Rava Ruska” and “Skadovsky seaport” will resume their work – Vladislav Krykliy – May 6, 2020 On May 6, at...
Government takes steps to increase traffic at Skadovsk Sea Commercial Port
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 6, 2020 – Skadovsk Sea Commercial Port is to open a separate border crossing point for maritime traffic, a move by the...
Ukraine plans to corporatise USPA, the state ports authority
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – The Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy has held an online meeting with representatives of the...
Ukraine seeks to develop investment plans for ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – The Minister of Infrastructure, Vladislav Krykliy, has held an online meeting with state port...
Ukraine to proceed with port concessions despite Covid-19 issues
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure Vladislav Krykliy has said that the government is proceeding with port...
HHLA ports logistics group sees revenue increase over 7% in 2019
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 26, 2020 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has reported group revenue up by 7.1% to €1.38 billion ($1.51...
EU authorises the sale to Terminal Link shares of CMA CGM in port terminals
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 21, 2020 – The European Commission has approved the transaction whereby the French shipowning group CMA CGM...
Ukraine implements comprehensive preventive and anti-epidemic measures to prevent COVID-2019
Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) – March 16, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that a coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) is a...
Ukraine minister discusses projects with EIB and EBRD
Implementation of joint projects with the EBRD and the EIB should be accelerated, Vladislav Krykliy – March 5, 2020 On March 5, 2020, a meeting on the...
Ukraine ports increase cargo traffic in 2020
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28, 2020 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that as of February 26, stevedoring companies...
World Bank publishes Ukrainian port sector report
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The World Bank has completed and published its study of the prospects for improving the management of...
Ukraine supports digitization of GUAM transport corridor
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Ukraine will facilitate the digitization of the GUAM transport corridor, said Minister of...
Transport infrastructure cooperation between Ukraine and Lithuania continues to develop
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladislav Krykliy, has met with the Minister of Transport and...
Analysis – Impressive ports concession drive by Ukrainian government
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 20, 2020 – After the successful tendering of the Black Sea ports of Olbia (Olvia) and Kherson, the Ukrainian...
Analysis – Georgian and other deep sea ports around the Black Sea
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Georgia is the only Black Sea littoral state, which has no deep-water port. For more than three years it...