Ust-Danube Seaport Sold for $7.3 Million
The Ust-Danube seaport in the Odessa region of Ukraine has been sold for UAH 201 million. The new owners are a company called “Elyksyr Ukraine”. The auction for the port…
Odessa Port Achieves Record Container Traffic in February 2022
Odessa, Ukraine – The Port of Odessa, one of Ukraine’s busiest ports, achieved a record high in container traffic in February 2022, according to port authorities. During the month, the…
Fairplay to cease publication
Fairplay magazine and Fairplay.ihs.com will cease publication in the last quarter of 2018, following a reorganisation of business information provider IHS Markit’s maritime media unit.
Sea transport of Turkmenistan
Problems with the delivery of numerous cargoes necessary for all these works prompted the country's leadership to pay increased attention to the transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan.
Development of the Odessa port in the Khadzhibey estuary
The importance of the Odessa port agglomeration in the transport system of Ukraine determines the urgent need to solve problems that impede the dynamic and free development of port infrastructure.
Beginning of regular sea voyages to Constantinople
Regular voyages of steam frigates to Constantinople continued until the start of the war with Turkey in 1853. Then these steamers became part of the Black Sea Fleet.
Railway ferry in the Kerch Strait
The first of many different projects for the development of rail-ferry communication across the Kerch Strait seems to be implemented as early as this summer.
Fire tragedy at sea
At the 2nd Odessa Christian cemetery there is a memorial with a tombstone inscription "To the sailors and passengers of the m/v Pobeda, who tragically died on September 1, 1948."
“Princess Elena” is faithful to Bystroe Distributary
The vessel “Princess Elena” regularly sails along the Deepwater Navigation Course (DNC) Danube — Black Sea. The passenger ship operates charter flights on the route Giurgiulesti — Istanbul — Giurgiulesti.…