Articles
Trolls and blue marlins: how vessels transport unique cargo
USM tells how a 255-year-old mansion was transported on a barge, how ten tugboats hauled the world’s heaviest drilling platform, whether one vessel is capable of transporting an aircraft carrier, and how Ukrainian ports handle oversized cargo.
Cabotage or sabotage: the history of the locks on the Dnipro
The grain harvest in 2021 will be almost the largest in the entire history of Ukraine’s independence. More grains was collected only in 2019.
The Forgotten Port of Khorly: From Foundation and Prosperity to Modernity and Decline
The port (now a sea trade point) of Khorly is located on the shore of the Karkinitsky Gulf of the Black Sea in the Kherson region.
Black Sea straits: how vessels pass the Black Sea gates
The Black Sea Straits are the natural “gates” of the Black Sea, the only way to connect the Black Sea countries with the open sea and the world’s oceans.
Port “Ch”: unknown story
Most of the ports of Ukraine are the country’s trade gates, and some are also unique in that they are city-forming.
