ports

The Ukrainian seaports administration and the State Ecological Inspection of Ukraine has signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Cargo turnover in the seaports of Ukraine for six months has reached 66.1 million tons of cargo, which is 13.2 million tons (or 16.7%) less than in the same period last year.

SE “Odesa Commercial Sea Port” had not only returned the old tariffs for towing services, but also raised them. USM tells what tariffs the state stevedore will roll out from July 15 and how this will affect the port fleet.

Freight rates are breaking all records: at the end of June, six-digit numbers were requested for container vessels with a capacity of 2.8 thousand to 5 thousand TEU. USM figured out what caused the rise in freight rates, why they will not drop in the near future, and what consumers can expect.

The Ministry of Infrastructure plans to spend part of the funds that will be received from the port concessions on upgrading the port infrastructure.

The Kherson authorities are considering the possibility of involving port operators to the restoration of the city’s roads, along which trucks move to the grain terminals.

USM spoke with Maksym Lapay, Head of the Odesa branch of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, about the career, the port and plans for the future.

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.

Today, more than 300 container vessels stand by at the approaches to ports around the world. The reason is in the supply chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, in particular in southern China. USM has spoke with the Ukrainian representatives of ZIM, CMA CGM and Maersk to find out how this will affect our country.

USM spoke with Raivis Veckagans, in the past – acting Head of the State Enterprise “Administration of the Sea Ports of Ukraine”, and for the last year and a half – the managing partner of its own RV Transport Consulting.