Port of Odesa
The Port of Odesa or Odesa Sea Port (Ukrainian: Одеський морський торговельний порт, romanized: Odeskyi morskyi torhovelnyi port), located near Odesa, is the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin, with a total annual traffic capacity of 40 million tonnes (15 million tonnes dry bulk and 25 million tonnes liquid bulk), the only port of Ukraine capable of accepting Panamax class vessels. The port has an immediate access to railways allowing quick transfer of cargo from sea routes to ground transportation. Along with its younger satellite ports of Chornomorsk (1958) and Yuzhne (1973), the Port of Odesa is a major freight and passenger transportation hub of Ukraine.
| Port of Odesa | |
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Passenger terminal and Hotel Odesa | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Location | Odesa |
| Coordinates | 46°30′13″N 30°44′40″E |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1794 |
| Operated by | State Company Odesa Marine Trade Port, private operators |
| Owned by | Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority |
| Type of harbour | Natural/artificial |
| Size | 109 acres (44 ha) |
| No. of berths | 46 |
| No. of piers | 52 |
| Employees | 3,500 (2007) |
| General Manager | Ihor Tkachuk |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 50,000,000 tonnes |
| Annual container volume | 523,881 TEU's (2007) |
| Passenger traffic | 4,000,000 people |
| Website omtp | |
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