In January-June, 2015, port operators of seaport Yuzhny (Ukraine) handled 24,257,000 t of cargo (+10.3%, year-on-year), says Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.
Transshipment of export cargo totaled 18,423,600 t (+8.7%, year-on-year), import – 2,784,500 t (+ 95.9%), coastal trade cargo – 12,700 t (+411.2%)
The best results were demonstrated in transshipment of ore – 13,401,600 t (+19.5%, year-on-year) and grain – 4,098,200 t (+16.9%.)
Port of Yuzhny founded in 1978 is located on the northwest coast of the Black Sea, in the ice Small Adzhalyk (Grigorievsky) estuary, 30 km north-east of Odessa. The Port is accessible from sea through a 3km-long 14-m-deep canal, so pilotage service is required for inbound and outbound vessels. The main port stevedore is a state-owned enterprise Yuzhny Merchant Sea Port.