Overall port throughput in Ukraine increased 2% to 135.17 metric tonnes (mt) in 2018 despite political issues affecting its Sea of Azov ports, Berdansk and Mariupol. Container tonnage grew 38.7% to 846,485 mt, or 10.934 TEU, of which 412,919 TEU accounted for imports and 400,829 TEU were exports. As for specific ports, Odessa accounted for 70.7% of container traffic, while 14.7% passed through Yuzhny and 14.4% passed through Chornomorsk.
Overall port throughput in Ukraine increased 2% to 135.17 metric tonnes (mt) in 2018 despite political issues affecting its Sea of Azov ports, Berdansk and Mariupol. Container tonnage grew 38.7% to 10.934 mt, or 846,485 TEU, of which 412,919 TEU accounted for imports and 400,829 TEU were exports. As for specific ports, Odessa accounted for 70.7% of container traffic, while 14.7% passed through Yuzhny and 14.4% passed through Chornomorsk.