service took 17 hours in both directions. The Bulgarians built break of gauge apparatus at Varna which made it possible to change bogies of 24 freight cars in one hour thirty minutes. Industries Chornomorsk's economy is largely oriented to the sea. The biggest employer is the Port of Chornomorsk. The headquarters and manufacturing facilities of "Antarctica" (Ukraine's largest fishing company) are located in the city, and other major maritime shipping companies have also chosen to open their offices there. The city also has a freight railway station. The port is on one of the freight routes of China's proposed Eurasian Land Bridge (part of the "New Silk Road"), which would see an eastern link to China via ferry to Georgia, Azerbaijan and across the Caspian Sea, and a western link by train to western Europe. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Chornomorsk is twinned with: Narva, Estonia Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey Maardu, Estonia Qaradağ raion, Baku, Azerbaijan Tczew, Poland Poti, Georgia References External links Cities in Odesa Oblast Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Port cities and towns in Ukraine Port cities of the Black Sea City name changes in Ukraine Former Soviet toponymy in Ukraine Cities in Odesa Raion