German Minister of Foreign affairs visited the Port of Odesa

During the visit, German representatives got acquainted with the work of the Ukrainian sea corridor, which has been operating since August 2023.

This was reported by the USPA press service.

Thus, the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Johann Wadeful, together with the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Sybiha, visited the Odesa Sea Port. During the meeting, the Head of the State Enterprise “USPA” Oleksandr Semirga informed about the results of the port’s work, the challenges of wartime and the restoration of logistics routes.

“Since the launch of the Ukrainian sea corridor, almost 5 thousand vessels have been processed and over 130 million tons of cargo have been transshipped. More than 80 million of them are grain. The port infrastructure is constantly under enemy attacks – shelling occurs every week. But every employee of the industry understands the importance of their work and the role that Ukrainian ports play in supporting global food and logistics security,” Oleksandr Semyrha noted.

The ministers also inspected the building of the Odesa Marine Terminal, which was damaged as a result of a Russian missile strike in September 2023.

As Oleksandr Semyrha emphasized, the attacks are systemic in nature – since July 2023 alone, more than 80 attacks on port infrastructure facilities in the Odesa region have been recorded.

Earlier, USM reported that the USPA launched the DocPort system in the port of Pivdennyi.