Ukraine - 2.1 Port Assessment

Port and Waterways

Ukraine has 18 sea trade ports and 12 sea terminals on the coasts of the Black and Azov seas. All Ukrainian Sea ports are state-owned. 9 major ports of Ukraine are currently occupied by Russia (including all ports on the Azov Sea and ports in the Crimea):

Mariupol
Berdyansk
Genichesk
Skadovsk
Yevpatoriya
Sevastopol
Yalta
Feodosia
Kerch

The largest Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea coast – Chornomorsk, Odesa, Pivdennyi – are operational, but partly damaged. Ports along the Dnipro River – Kherson, Mykolaiv – are blocked by the Russian army and navy. As of September 2023, only a few vessels managed to penetrate the blockade.

Other partially operational ports are located along the Danube River: Izmail, Reni, Ust-Dunaisk. These ports – like all other Ukrainian ports – were attacked by Russian forces since the start of the war and sustained some damage. While they remain operational, these ports have only a fraction of the capacity of the larger ports in Ukraine and cannot compensate for the loss or blockade of other ports.

Pre-war capacity

The overall berthing space available across the 18 major seaports in Ukraine was more than 38 km, consisting of about 11 km for bulk and dry-bulk cargo; about 15 km for all types of general cargo; 4.5 km for passenger operations; 1.5 km for liquid cargo; and 4 km for auxiliary functions. These 18 ports were equipped with over 600 gantry cranes, approximately 1,500 forklift trucks of various types, and over 400 other units of port machinery. The ports have more than 500,000 m² of covered warehousing and more than 2.5 million m² of open storage/yard space.

The busiest of these sea trade ports were – and still are – Chornomorsk, Odesa and Pivdennyi: about 60% of all goods turnover is managed through these main ports, offering the best sea approach ways and accommodating large vessels with draft ranging from 11.5 m to about 14 m.

The major container terminals were – and still are – Odessa and Chornomorsk ports.

There are other types of ports located in the largest Ukrainian rivers of Dnepr and Pivdennyi, namely Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Olivia ports that used to operate for bulk and general cargo.

On the coast of the Crimean Peninsula, the ports of Sevastopol, Yalta, Feodosiysky, and Kerch are located. These ports were intended for the service and transportation needs of Crimea.

On the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, Berdyansk and Mariupol Sea Trade Ports are located, with proximity to the most industrially developed regions of Ukraine – Donbas and Prydniprovya. The ports were mainly used for the export of metal and other production of these regions.

Ukraine has also 3 sea trade ports in the lower reaches of Dunai – Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaysky, serving mainly the needs of countries along the Dunabe.

Ukraine has 10 river ports, the majority of which are privately owned. There are several rivers suitable for navigation in Ukraine, such as Dnipro, Dunai, Southern Bug, and Dniester.

The main river of Ukraine and the main internal waterway is Dnipro, which runs in the middle of the country from North to South and provides access to the largest seaports of Ukraine. Due to the draw- bridges on the Dnipro River, there are limitations for river navigation: in Dnipro city and Kremenchuk, the height of fairway arches is 8.5 and 9.6 m respectively. The height of the fairway arches of the Kherson bridge is 17.2 meters. The allowed draft of vessels on Dnipro is 3.65m and limited to 3m in the upper part of the river. The draft of the Kyiv reservoir is limited to 2.65m.

Most recent events

On 06 June 2023, the Kakhovka dam was destroyed, making river transport downstream from Zaporizhzhia impossible. This stretch of the Dnipro River was the busiest in terms of vessel traffic. Restoration of river traffic there is expected to take years.

Ports Daily Loading / Discharging Capacity

No	Port	Port specialization	Capacity (MT, in thousands)	Comments
1	Berdnyansk	Light vehicles, fruits, sugar, metal	3 to 5	Occupied
2	Mariupol	Grain, metal, coal, construction materials, oil, other equipment, food and containers	3 to 10 container vessels, dry-cargo for coal	Destroyed and occupied
3	Kerch	Metal, glass, equipment, cotton, livestock, light vehicles, foodstuff, coal and containers	3 to 8 10 for metals	Occupied
4	Odesa	Metal, construction materials, equipment, grain, sugar, woods, food stuff, coal, chemicals and containers	5 to 55 (draft up to 12.5 m)	Partly damaged but operational
5	Chornomorsk	Grain, light vehicles, equipment, food stuff, cotton and containers	5 to 50	Partly damaged but operational
6	Pivdennyi	Liquid, chemicals, construction materials, coal	up to 65	Partly damaged but operational
7	Mykolaiv	Grain, cement, woods, oil products, metal and containers	up to 30	Blocked and damaged
8	Kherson	Grain, cement, woods, oil products, metal and containers	up to 20	Blocked and damaged
9	Bilhorod- Dnistrovsk	Metal, cotton, grain, food stuff, woods, sand, single units and containers	up to 5	Blocked and damaged
10	Feodosia	Metal, construction materials, oil products, woods, frozen goods, coal, and containers	2.7 to 10	Occupied
11	Izmail	Grain, coal, construction materials, food stuff, woods and containers	up to 5	Damaged
12	Reni	Oil products, single units	N/A	Damaged
13	Olvia	Metal, general cargo and containers	up to 10	Blocked and damaged
14	Yevpatoria	Mineral-construction materials	5	Occupied
15	Sevastopol	Mineral-construction, woods, oil products, metal, general cargo and containers	2 to 40 liquid 15 dry-cargo 10	Occupied
16	Dniproburzhsky	Syrup, acid goods, metal, cement, spare parts	N/A	Blocked and damaged
17	Dnipro	Grain, metal, light vehicles, construction materials and containers	3 to 5 (draft 3.5 m)	Blocked
18	Zaporizhzhia	Metal, chemicals	1 to 5	Blocked

Contact list:

Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine: http://mtu.gov.ua
SE Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority: http://www.uspa.gov.ua/en/
SE Ukrainian River Ports Authority: http://www.arport.com.ua/
Ukrrichflot: Freight River Transportation: http://ukrrichflot.ua/en/

Ukraine - 2.1.1 Port of Odessa

Port Overview

The port is situated on the NW shore of the Black Sea, in the SW part of Odesa Bay. It has year-round navigation; ice-breaker assistance is occasionally required in severe winters. Prevailing winds from the North direction; those from the NNE and NNW being the strongest
Port protected on the East side by various moles and on the North side by the jetties of the Oil Harbour.

The port area consists of several harbours and comprises 54 berths with depths ranging from 7 m to 11.5 m. The extent of a berthing line: over 9,000 m. Maximal vessel dimensions: length - to 330 m, width – to 40 m, draught - to 13.0 m. A wide variety of cargoes is handled. There are berths for passenger vessels on Voyennyy Mole which are capable of accommodating six ocean-going liners simultaneously and are served by a modern and spacious passenger terminal. Facilities for handling LASH vessels at the reconstructed Karantinnyy Mole.

During the war, the port was actively used for grain transportation (‘Grain Initiative’), but Russia left the initiative, blocked the port on 17 July 2023, and conducted multiple missile attacks on the port infrastructure. The extent of the damage is not disclosed, but direct attacks took place between July and October 2023).

Port statistics below reflect the pre-war situation.

Port website: Port of Odessa Website

Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database Website

Port Location and Contacts
Country	Ukraine
Province or District	NW shore of the Black Sea SW part of Odessa Bay
Town or City (closest location) with distance (km)	Name: n/a km: n/a
Port's Complete Name	Port of Odessa
Latitude	46.48333
Longitude	30.75
Managing Company or Port Authority	Port of Odessa Authority
Management Contact Person	Chief of Administration: Miaskovskyi Oleksiy Mykhailovych (048) 729 47 00 ; (048) 729-35-00 ; (048) 722-13-13
Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations (before the war)	Airport Name: Odessa International Airport located 11 km south-west of Odessa Sea Port. Airlines: Ukrainian International Airline, Air Moldova, Belavia, Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Ellinair, FlyDubai, Georgian Airways, LOT – “Polish Airlines”, Onur Air, UTair International destinations: Warsaw, Vienna, Dubai, Kishinev, Minsk, Istanbul, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Sharm-el-Sheikh Official website of Odessa International Airport

Port Picture

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Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For information on Ukraine Port contact details, please see the following:

Ukraine Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Port of Odessa Authority, Mytna Square 1, Odessa 65004, Tel: (0482) 226631, Telex: 412677
BSSC SU, Officials: Chief of Administration: O.M. Miaskovskyi, Chief Accountant: K.V. Grytsyuk.
Port call sign UDE. Odessa Radio: 500, 454 & 2182 kHz (calling); 500, 447 & 2182 kHz(working).
Odessa Radio 1, Port Control: VHF Channel 16,156.8 MHz Odessa Radio 17
Harbor Master: VHF Channel 9, 156.45 MHz Odessa Radio 8, Movements control: VHF Channel 67, 156.375 MHz

Odesa Port Daily Loading/Discharging Capacity

Cargo	Capacity (t)
Liquid
Crude oil	10000
Black petroleum products	13300
Diesel fuel	3300
Bulk
Grain	2000
Sugar	2000
Ground oil-cake/bran	900
Fertilizers in Bulk	3000 / 5000
Ore	1500 / 2000
Coal	1500 / 2000
General
Equipment in boxes	450
General cargo	450
Metal constructions	700
Cotton in bales	500
Pipes of large diameter	800
Paper, cardboard, cellulose	800 / 1000
Timber packaged	450 - 500
Containers (units)	900

Port Handling Equipment

Numerous electric portal cranes of up to 45t cap; floating cranes up to 100t cap and various other cargo handling equipment.

Largest Vessel: 116283 dwt, 266.5 m long

Port main terminals/facilities

Terminal	Terminal Details	Pier No	Berth Details
"Olimpex coupe terminal"	fertilizers, scrap & steel cargoes	03 04	berth line=230m/draft=11,70m berth line=270m/draft=11,50m
"Metalsukraine terminal"	steels, grains & general cargoes	07 08	berth line=350m/draft=11,50m berth line=280m/draft=09,50m
"Novolog terminal"	steels & general cargoes	10 11 12 13	berth line=200m/draft=11,50m berth line=180m/draft=11,50m berth line=200m/draft=11,60m berth line=200m/draft=11,70m
"Interterminal"	steels, grains, scrap & general cargoes	12	berth line=270m/draft=09,90m
"Passenger terminal"	cruise & ferry ships only	15,16,17,18,19	n/a
"Petrex terminal"	steels,grains, baged & general cargo	21 22 23	berth line=150m/draft=08,80m berth line=150m/draft=09,00m berth line=240m/draft=09,20m
"IronImpex terminal	steels,scrap, grains & general cargo	25 26	berth line=200m/draft=10,00m berth line=200m/draft=10,00m
"Brooklyn-Kyev terminal"	operates with steels, grains, sugar & general cargoes	Silo pier No.30 Silo pier No.31 32 33	berth line=200m/draft=09,80m berth line=200m/draft=09,80m berth line=170m/draft=11,20m (max ship LOA=200m) berth line=170m/draft=11,50m (max ship LOA=200m)

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

The port is not fully functioning, so the rates are not applicable.

Container and Ro/Ro Facilities

Container terminal equipped with highly mechanised and powerful container handling equipment.
Ro/Ro vessels can be accommodated at the port. Ore and Bulk Cargo Facilities:
Grain terminal at Berth No 7, two pneumatic unloaders each operating up to 300t/h.
Sugar terminal, highly mechanised facility where sugar can be transferred directly from vessels to railway wagons.
Other bulk cargoes handled include bauxite and mineral building materials.

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

The Oil Harbour is situated at N part of the port and is protected by a mole.
There are five oil berths and the channel to the berths is 1600m long,125m wide and has a least depth of 13.6m.
A new tanker berth has come into operation for large tankers and reports state that the channel has been dragged to accommodate the larger vessels at the terminal.

Ship repairs

Odessa Shiprepair Yard, Tel: (0482) 238262, Fax:(0482)235233, Telex: 232267.

Floating docks with lifting cap of 6000t, 15000t and 27000t to accommodate vessels up to 200 m loa and 300m beam. Port hospital and medical centre.

Cargo Handling

The companies of non-state pattern of ownership rendering cargo handling services:

Company branch "HPC-UKRAINE" of «HPC Hamburg Consalting GmbH Port»;

Metalsukraine Corp.Ltd.» LLC;

"Novolog" LLC;

"Novotech-Terminal" LLC;

"Brooklyn-Kiev" LLC;

"UNSC" LLC;

"Olympex Coupe International" LLC;

Subsidiery Enterprise «Prista-Oil Ukraine»;

Odessa Port Industrial-Transshipment Complex» LLC;

Brooklyn-Kiev Port LLC;

Private Joint Stock Company with Foreign Investments "Sintez-Oil".

Service of the port’s facilities:

embarkation-disembarkation at the passenger terminal;

rendering of services to freight and passenger vessels with own fleet;

shipyard services;

supplying with water at berths and at anchorage;

stuffing and unstuffing of containers;

taking off sewage, garbage etc.;

granting of the passenger terminal exhibition hall for exhibitions, concerts and other events;

Main Storage Terminal

Single and multi-floor warehouses and concrete open storage areas are available. There is also a cold store.

Port of Odessa Entry Procedures for Foreign Visitors

Foreign delegations, groups and individuals that are going to enter the territory of the Port of Odessa and have a meeting with the Port Authority need to submit the following documents:

Official letter addressed to the General Manager of Odesa Seaport Authority sent to e-mail welcome@port.odessa.ua, monitor@port.odessa.ua or fax 00 38 048 729 36 01, no later than 14 (fourteen) working days before the planned visit.

The letter should contain the following data on each member of the delegation: first name, family name, date of birth, citizenship, sex, name of the company, and position in the company.

Besides, the letter should cover:

Date and time of the visit

Purpose of the visit

Issues planned to discuss

Facilities and terminals planned to visit

Copies of passports (ID cards) of each member of the delegation should be provided as well.
In case of absence of the above documents and/or in case of violence of the deadline, the visit will not take place.
For any additional questions, please contact:
Tel. +38 048 729 49 00
Fax +38 048 729 36 01
E-mail: monitor@port.odessa.ua

Port Security

Port name: Odessa, Ukraine

Status: Port Open

UN Locator code: UAODS

N 46*2 9`27.6 E30*4 5`30.3

Port Security Level: 1 (one)

In the port, a system of maritime security measures has been implemented under the requirements of Chapter XI-2 "Special measures to enhance maritime security" of Safety of life at sea (SOLAS 74) and International ship and port facility security code (ISPS Code). System of maritime security measures includes duly certified systems of the conventional port facilities as follows:

	Port facilities
UAODS-0001	Brooklin-Kiev
UAODS-0002	Metalsukraine
UAODS-0003	Novolog
UAODS-0004	Olimpex-Coupe
UAODS-0005	Novotech-terminal
UAODS-0006	Ukrainian National Stevedore company
UAODS-0007	Container terminal
UAODS-0008	Oil terminal
UAODS-0009	Odesa port cold storage
UAODS-0010	Passenger terminal

UAODS-0011 Specialized terminal - port auxiliary fleet

UAODS-0050	Brooklyn-Kiev-Port
UAODS-0051	Prista Oil-Ukraine
UAODS-0052	Ship repair terminal
UAODS-0057	Porto-SAN

For more information, please visit International Maritime Organization - Global Integrated Shipping Information System (http://gisis.imo.org/Public/Default.aspx) section Maritime Security.

Port system of maritime security measures are provided by Maritime Security Service. Maritime Security Service consists of duly authorized officers who are part of Port Facility Security Group and Seaport Security Detachment which provides the whole range of measures to ensure the checkpoint and keeping security regimes.

Ukraine - 2.1.2 Port of Ilichevsk (Chornomorsk)

Port Overview

Situated on the NW shore of the Black Sea, approximately 25km SW from Odesa City. The port is open all year round. Icebreaker assistance is occasionally required in severe winters.

Leading Lights of the Sukhoy Liman should be followed when proceeding to port. A traffic separation scheme is in operation for the vessels approaching from the SE, and is indicated on the charts.

There is a traffic roundabout where the onward route to Odessa branches NNW. The approach channel is 1200 m long, 140 m wide, and 13.5 meters deep. Speed is limited to 6 knots. The draught of inbound vessels must not exceed 11.5 meters.

Largest Vessel: Max permissible length is 280 m, max d 11.8 m.

During the war the port Chornomorsk was one of the key participants of the grain initiative that enabled sea grain export from Ukraine. However, starting from 17 July 2023, the initiative was terminated by Russia and the port became de facto blocked with no vessels arriving or departing. In July 2023 the port was attacked by multiple Russian rockets. On 19 July 2023 over 60 thousand tons of grain was destroyed in the port because of the Russian rocket attack. The degree of port infrastructure destruction is not disclosed.

Port website: Port of Chornomorsk Website

Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database Website

Port Location and Contacts
Country	Ukraine
Province or District	NW shore of the Black Sea
Town or City (Closest location) with Distance (km)	Name: Odessa City km: 25km
Port's Complete Name	Port Chornomorsk
Latitude	46.19
Longitude	30.41
Managing Company or Port Authority	Sea Commercial Port of Chornomorsk
Management Contact Person	Tel: +380(482)7389277
Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations	Airport Name: n/a Airlines: n/a

Port Picture

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Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Sea Commercial Port of Chornomorsk, Odessa region 270901, Chornomorsk, Pratsi 6, Tel +38(048) 7389200, +38(048) 7389121. Head of the port: Vyacheslav Voloshyn

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

During the war the rates and handling charges are not disclosed.

Berthing Specifications

Port area comprises three basins. There are 28 commercial berths located in the Outer Basin with various depth alongside up to 14m.

Mooring buoys also lie in the Outer Basin and new berths for LASH vessels have recently come into operation.

There is a fish quay situated on the NE side of the port complex with highly mechanised storage facilities. Rail connections to all berth available.

Port terminals & piers:

Entering and existing draft of the port 11,80m and on approaching channel 13,40m.

Terminal Number	Pier	Berth
Terminal No.1	1	berth line=306m/draft=12,60m
Terminal No.1	2	berth line=300m/draft=09,50m
Terminal No.1	3	berth line=200m/draft=09,30m
Terminal No.1	4	berth line=120m/draft=09,80m
Terminal No.1	5	berth line=155m/draft=12,00m
Terminal No.1	6	berth line=181m/draft=12,00m
Terminal No.2	7	berth line=220m/draft=09,20m
Terminal No.2	8	berth line=180m/draft=08,90m
Terminal No.2	9	berth line=200m/draft=09,60m
Terminal No.2	10	berth line=221m/draft=09,60m
Terminal No.2	11	berth line=200m/draft=09,70m
Terminal No.2	12	berth line=200m/draft=10,00m
Terminal No.2	14	berth line=175m/draft=10,00m
Terminal No.2	15	berth line=175m/draft=10,40m
Terminal No.2	16	berth line=200m/draft=10,30m
Terminal No.2	17	berth line=200m/draft=10,50m
Terminal No.3	18	berth line=160m/draft=07,50m
Terminal No.3	19	berth line=220m/draft=08,60m
Terminal No.3	20	berth line=200m/draft=08,00m
Terminal No.3	21	berth line=200m/draft=08,00m
Terminal No.3	22	berth line=200m/draft=08,20m
Terminal No.3	23	berth line=200m/draft=08,20m
Terminal No.3	24	berth line= 90m/draft=05,40m
Terminal No.3	25	berth line=150m/draft=05,00m
Terminal No.3	26	berth line=210m/draft=07,60m
Terminal No.3	27	berth line=210m/draft=07,60m
Terminal No.3	28	berth line=270m/draft=08,70m

Port Handling Equipment

The port has 90 units of portal cranes with 5-40ts capacity
12 units of container re-loaders with 35-45ts capacity
4 units of bridge re-loaders with 10-20ts capacity 22 units of jib cranes with 5-50ts capacity;
4 units of floating cranes with 5-100-300ts capacity and one unit of floating grain re-loader with 400ts/hour capacity.
The port offers specialized facilities for handling lifts (max 300ts UW).
All piers are equipped with railway tracks, some with up to 10 on-shore lines, enabling to operate with up to 500 railcars per day.

The total container throughput capacity of the port amounts to 1.15M TEU. The storage facilities enable to keep simultaneously up to 26,000 TEU, 18,000 stuffed and 8,000 empty ones among them. Storage capacity of the refrigerator area amounts to 606 plugs. Containers are loaded and unloaded from vessels by means of container ship-to-shore cranes. Container carriages inwards the port and their pickup for consignees are performed by road and railway transport. Container handling is carried out at 5 berths.

Terminal Information

Approach

Leading Lights of the Sukhoy Liman should be followed when proceeding to port. A traffic separation scheme is in operation for the vessels approaching from the SE, and is indicated on the charts.

There is a traffic roundabout on the onward route to Odessa branches NNW.The approach channel is 1200 m long, width 140 m and the depth is 13.5 mtrs' speed is limited to 6 knots. The draught of inbound vessels must not exceed 11.5 meters.

Anchorages

Anchorage can be obtained in the outer roads SE of the port entrance, at distance of about 2 miles offshore, in a depth of 20 m; holding ground mud and clay. There is a separate anchorage area for vessels of up to 5000 grt. The outer roads are exposed to winds blowing from the NE to SW through S.

Pilotage

Pilot boards at the outer roads in the vicinity of the mid-channel light buoy. In the event of bad weather, the place of embarkation may be changed. Navigation is permitted at any time of the day or night. All vessel movements in the port limits are regulated from the port control station, from where traffic control lights are exhibited from a mast 52 m in height.

Grain Handling Terminal

The terminal specialized in handling of export-import grain cargoes is situated in the area of berths Numbers 16, 17, close to the station carriage rolling stock Chornomorsk – port that is used for accumulation of wagons before supplying them to the terminal that provides the required productivity of discharging. Length of each berth totals 200 m, the depths amount to 11.5 m. 38 silo towers with the capacity of 5,000 t each, provide for simultaneous storage of 190,000 t of grain. Four stations for wagons discharging and two ships loader units having capacity of 700 t and 900 t per hour, provide for discharging of 250 wagons and shipment of 20,000 t of grain a day. Grain cargo transported to the port by trucks is discharged on special trestles of two trucks unloading stations. Two vessels of Panamax type with displacement of up to 70,000 t each can be handled simultaneously at the terminal. The throughput capacity of the complex amounts to 4 million t. per year.

Specialized Complex for Storage and Handling of Liquid Vegetable Oil

The complex specialized in storage and handling of liquid vegetable oils is located on the upper plateau at the rear of berths Nos. 8-11; oil pipeline is fed out onto berth No. 11. The complex is equipped with electronic system of control, storage and pump-over. The reservoir park enables to store simultaneously 90,000 tons of cargo.

Vegetable oils are supplied from the tank battery to the berths by technological pipelines connecting five pump stations. There are 6 separate technological pipelines at the complex serving for loading oils of various sorts. They carry out loading of up to 12,000 t of cargo aboard a ship (it depends on vessel type), as well as discharging of 88 railway tanks and 50 road tankers per day. The complex is equipped with wage and platform truck scales located in immediate proximity to the discharge jetties. The throughput capacity of the complex amounts to 1.5 million t of vegetable oils per year.

Container Capacities

Today Chornomorsk port possesses the leading positions among Ukrainian ports involved in container handling.

This is a multipurpose logistics complex rendering the full range of services related to containerized cargoes like:

Handling and storage of containers; Operations on containers stuffing; Storage of cargo in the warehouses that have their status of ongoing customs control zone Technical maintenance of customs clearance; Round-the-clock release of containers from the port; Dispatching control of trucks traffic on the territory of the port and on approach roads; Information exchange between all participants of transport process and control bodies.

Ukraine - 2.1.3 Port of Yuzhny (Pivdennyi)

Port Overview

Pivdennyi Sea Port is located in Ajalyskiy Liman (estuary) in the NW part of the Black Sea, 30 km to the east of Odesa. There is an approach channel of 2 miles in length and 15 m in depth leading from the sea to the port

Dredged channel is 2.4 km long, 118 m wide. Leading light beacons mark the centre line and light buoys mark the edges of the channel.

A new laser beacon has been installed to guide vessels through the fairway. Minimum depth 13.5 m. The maximum speed allowed in the entrance channel is 6 knots, and in the port confines 4 knots.

Development

Long term plans for this rapidly expanding port involve the construction of more specialised berths to handle cargoes of grain and oil, further container facilities and a ship-repair yard.

The port has been participating in the Grain Initiative, but like other Ukrainian ports of the Black Sea, it has been blocked by the Russian navy in 2023 and its operations stopped.

Port website: Port of Pivdennyi Website

Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database Website

Port Location and Contact
Country	Ukraine
Province or District	NW coast of Black Sea, on the shore of the Ajalyskiy Liman (estuary)
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port	Name: NE of Odessa km: 25
Port's Complete Name	Port Pivdennyi
Latitude	46.6
Longitude	31.01667
Managing Company or Port Authority	Sea Commercial Port Pivdennyiy
Management Contact Person	Oleksandr Oliynyk, Head of Administration +380 48 750 71 63
Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures	Airport Name n/a Airlines: n/a

Port Picture

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Description and Contacts of Key Companies

Sea Commercial Port of Pivdennyiy, Grigoryevka 1, Kominternovskiy SubRegion, Odessa Region, Tel: +380 (48) 750 71 63 Officials: General Manager: Oleksandr Oliynyk.

Radio Frequency Information:

Pivdennyiy Radio, calling and working VHF Channel 16. Pivdennyiy Radio 5, Port Controller: VHF Channel 74, 156.725 mHz. Pivdennyiy Radio 2, Harbour Master: VHF Channel 11, 156.550 mHz. Pivdennyiy Radio 1, Movements control: VHF Channel 69,156.475 mHz.

Berthing Specifications

Largest Vessel: 70000 dwt, 240.3 m loa.

General Cargo Handling Berths

Ore and Bulk Cargo Facilities:

Coal and iron ore wharf is equipped with 11 gantry cranes and can accommodate vessels up to or over 100000 dw.

A second wharf has recently been constructed with open storage area of 400000t capty.

Two berths, total length of 500 m, handle cargoes of bulk or packed carbamide and are equipped with specialised high-capacity loading/discharge facilities.

Five reloaders are available.

Two specialised berths to handle phosphorite and sulphur, accommodating vessels up to 50000 dwt.

Each berth is equipped with two ship unloaders with a capacity of 800 t/h and there are three storage sheds each holding 70000 t.

The dischargers supply quayside conveyor belts feeding distribution stations, from where the phosphorite is sent either to wagon loading stations or to the storage sheds.

Port Handling Equipment

The port is managed by the Government Enterprise “Pivdennyiy Commercial Seaport”

Machinery

automobile cranes Kato, Tadano, etc. – 9 units;

Storage Facilities

There are 185,500 m2 of open storage areas in the port. The area of sheltered warehouse comprises 2,000 m2.

Anchorages:

Anchorage can be obtained in the outer roads in depths ranging between 14 m to 22 m.

Pilotage

Compulsory. Masters of the vessels should order a pilot from Ilyichevsk through the Inflot Shipping Agency 48 hours before expected arrival and confirm 6h prior to ETA.

Pilot boards 1 mile Nof the light buoy marking the traffic separation point, 11.5 miles ESE of the port of Ilyichevsk. Liquefied gas carriers have priority in all port movements.

Gas and chemical carriers have to follow a pilot boat when proceeding to the berths, and also when leaving the port.

Towage

Compulsory for berthing and un-berthing. The number and size of tugs required is determined by the pilot and depends on weather conditions, tonnage and type of the vessel.

Gas carriers enter and leave the port preceded by a fire-fighting tug. When leaving the port arrangements for tug escort must be made 24 h prior to sailing.

Container Facilities

Container berthing area with a depth alongside of 6.5 m. Ro/ro vessels can be accommodated.

Terminal Information

The port entrance is protected by two moles, east and west, 540 m long and 400 m long respectively.

The port comprises three main complexes, one area for coal and ore, one area for gas and chemical products and the third handling other bulk and general cargo.

Various specialised berths with depths alongside up to 14 m. Vessels up to 13 m d can be accommodated. Rail connections.

A special deepwater pontoon mooring area for vessels up to 100000 dwt has been erected in the inner roadstead, where transshipment to smaller vessels can take place.

Cargoes such as grain can be lightened.

Tanker Terminals

Facilities for all kind of chemical and liquid bulk cargoes are available. There are large storage tanks.

Liquefied Gas Terminals: The gas terminal comprises berthing facilities at the end of a pier on a pile foundation capable of accommodating gas carriers up to 55000 dwt and a max permissible draught of 12 m.

Cargoes of superphosphoric acid are imported and liquefied ammonia is exported.

automobile graders – 1 units. tractors – 9 units; excavators – 6 units; roll trailers – 35/70 t – 36 units; port tractors (Terberg, Sisu, Kalmar) – 14 units; bulldozers – 5 units; 34 bucket trucks: WA200U1 – 2.2 m3; UNC – 3/0.5/0.4 m3; LIEBHERR L 574472 (2.4 m3); 43 forklift trucks: Kalmar up to 25 t l/c; Mitsubishi of 10 t l/c; Toyota of 10/7/4/1.5 t l/c; Linde of 25 t l/c; Sisu of 12/18 t l/c;