Port of Odessa (Ukraine) joins Ecoports

On February 6, 2014, administration of seaport Odessa (Ukraine) became the member of Ecoports within the structure of European Sea Ports Organization ESPO, says Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

Other Ukrainian ports, Yuzhny and Ilyichevsk, are working to obtain the EcoPort status.

In November 2013, Ukraine’s port industry was for the first time represented at GreenPort Congress 2013 (Antwerp, Belgium). At the Congress, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority announced the beginning of the procedure for joining the European Association of “Green Ports” - Ecoports – and the intent of Ukrainian ports to join ESPO.