| Port of Chornomorsk | |
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 Interactive map of Port of Chornomorsk | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Location | Chornomorsk, Odesa region |
| Coordinates | 46°19′44″N 30°39′34″E / 46.32889°N 30.65944°E / 46.32889; 30.65944 |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Owned by | Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority |
| Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
| Chief | Vyacheslav Voloshyn |
| Statistics | |
| Website Official website | |
The Port of Chornomorsk, or Sea Port of Chornomorsk (Ukrainian: Морський порт Чорноморськ, romanized: Morskyi port Chornomorsk), is a port in the city of Chornomorsk, Ukraine. It is located on the north-western shore of Black Sea at Sukhyi Estuary, to the south-west from Odesa.
The Port of Chornomorsk is a universal seaport. Across the estuary in the village of Burlacha Balka is located the Illichivsk Fishing Seaport and the Illichivsk ferry, while further inland is located the ship maintenance factory.
History
The area around the port began to be developed at the end of the 18th century by German colonists and settlers from the Russian Empire, who established small farmsteads near the Sukhyi Estuary (which became known as Bugovy Farms).[1] These were renamed Ilyichevsky Farm in 1927, and finally, in the late 1940s, construction began on Shipyard No. 490 within the estuary.[1] The development of the actual port began in 1956 on the initiative of the Black Sea Shipping Company (BLASCO), and in October 1957 BLASCO formally issued an order to construct a new seaport and dredging work began.[1] In 1958 the cranes were commissioned, and the first vessel, the Ukraine, entered the port on August 1958.[1] In January 1961 the port was granted the status of an independent commercial seaport of the first category, and then the highest category in 1967.[1] Throughout the 1970s, an automated control system, a ferry line, an interport base, and a specialized ro-ro complex was commissioned.[1] Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, further modernization continued as a new container terminal was commissioned in 1995.[1]
The city Chornomorsk, where the port is located, used to be named Illichivsk; due to decommunization laws, Chornomorsk gained its current name in February 2016.[2][3][4][5][6] Major dredging work was carried out between 2018 and 2020, which increased the depths of the port's water area to 14.6 meters for Panamax vessles.[1] During 2024, the port was fined 2 million hryvnias by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for "abuse of its dominant position in the market", which was made under Article 50 of the Law of Ukraine.[7]
In 2025, Ukraine announced a 40-year concession plant for the port, which covers its container and terminals, which the Ministry of Development delegation stated was in order to modernize and expand the existing terminals.[8] The First and Container Terminals of the port, however, will remain under state ownership.[9] The lease project was prepared with the help of the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[8] The project is expected to have a hnadling capacity of up to 760,000 TEU and more than 5 million tons of cargo annually.[8] The first meetings for the commission on the decision of determining the investor of the port were held in September, and led by Deputy Minister of Community Development, Andriy Kashuba.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Port "Ch": unknown story". Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Poroshenko signed the laws about decomunization". Ukrainian Pravda (in Ukrainian). May 15, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Poroshenko signs laws on denouncing Communist, Nazi regimes". Interfax-Ukraine. May 16, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Shevchenko, Vitaly (April 14, 2015). "Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols". BBC News. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Decommunisation continues: Rada renames several towns and villages". UNIAN. February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Rada de-communized Artemivsk as well as over hundred cities and villages". Ukrainian Pravda (in Ukrainian). February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ "АМКУ оштрафував Чорноморський порт на 2 мільйони гривень". 24 Канал (in Ukrainian). 29 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Ukraine Plans to Lease Out the Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk". The Maritime Executive. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Ukraine launches largest port investment project: Details and prospects". RBC-Ukraine. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Concession of Chornomorsk port attracts interest of over 40 intl port operators and investors - Ministry of Development". Interfax-Ukraine. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
External links
- Official website
- Ukrmorrichflot State Administration website
