In January-September Yalta Commercial Seaport handled 145.6 thou tons of cargo (-75 thou tons or -34% against year-on-year result), press center of Ukraine’s Ministry of Transport and Communications reports according to Yaltinskiye Vesti. Yalta port is one of four Ukrainian ports having decreased their cargo turnover within the reported period.
State enterprise Yalta Commercial Seaport (Yalta, Crimea) specializes in passenger transportation. It is one of three Ukrainian ports to accept cruise vessels. In 2005 the ports cargo turnover grew by 3.7% y-o-y to 281.5 thou tons. The port also handles coast trade cargo, mostly construction materials.