Port of Mariupol
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The Port of Mariupol is in Mariupol, Ukraine. It exports and imports coal, although its traffic flows have been significantly reduced by the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Location
The port is situated in the northwestern part of Taganrog Bay of the Azov Sea.
Coal terminal
Mariupol is Ukraine’s primary trading port in the Sea of Azov. It was traditionally a major export port for coal and steel since Soviet times.[1] Coal is transshipped at a specialized complex that was commissioned in 1972. Coal capacity is five million tonnes per year.[2] According to data from the port, in the first two quarters of 2014 the port exported 1.2 million tonnes of coal.[3]
The port also imports coal from Australia[4] and South Africa.[5]
The war between Russia and Ukraine significantly impacted traffic flows at the Port of Mariupol. Before the conflict, up to 50% of the port's cargo was Russian.[6] After the conflict, the port was cut off from many of its main shippers in the north of Donbass, including Alchevsk Iron & Steel plant, Yenakiieve Iron & Steel Works, Makiivka Branch Yenakiieve Iron & Steel Works, as well as several coal mines. As a result, in 2015-2016 the main cargo flow was the products of local metallurgical plants: Ilyich Iron & Steel Works and Azovstal Iron & Steel Works, as well as raw materials supplied to them.[7] The port continued to shift its focus away from coal and metal-related cargo toward food, grain, oils, clay and project cargo.[8]
In 2018, Russia completed construction of a bridge across the Kerch Strait, connecting Russia to Crimea via road. The Kerch Strait connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea, allowing ships from the Port of Mariupol to reach international waters. The construction of the bridge limited the size of ships that could reach the Port of Mariupol, leading to a significant decline in traffic: The port lost 33% of its fleet and up to 140,000 tons of export metal products per month due to the construction of the Kerch Bridge.[9] The Ilyich Iron & Steel Works, one of the port's few remaining shipping partners, began to ship cast iron not from the berths of the Mariupol Sea Commercial Port, but through one of the Black Sea ports.[10] Russian ships have also intentionally delayed ships moving through the Kerch Strait to ports on the Sea of Azov, including Port of Mariupol. In some instances, ships have been delayed by up to six days by Russian authorities.[11]
In 2012, the port of Mariupol processed 14 million tonnes of cargo and 3.3 million tonnes of coal.[12] In 2020, the port handled 7 million tonnes of cargo, making the port the fifth busiest in Ukraine.[13] In 2021, the port's cargo was 6.47 million tonnes.[14]
Russia occupied Mariupol and the port in 2022. In A Russian marine-class vessel has entered the port of temporarily occupied Mariupol for the first time in October 2023.[15]
Project Details
- Owner: State Enterprise Mariupol Sea Port
- Parent: Government of Ukraine
- Location: Mariupol, Ukraine
- Annual Coal Capacity (Tonnes): 5 million
- Status: Mothballed
- Sources of coal: Russia (exports); Australia and South Africa (imports)
Resources
References
- ↑ "About Us," Mariupol Sea Port Authority, accessed April 2015
- ↑ "BULK FREIGHT: SOME PROSPECTS FOR THE BLACK AND AZOV SEAS PORTS," Economics & Economy, Vol. 1, No. 2 (March, 2014), p.166
- ↑ "Ukraine crisis: Port of Mariupol threatened," IHS Maritime, accessed April 2015
- ↑ "Mariupol port handles 36,000 tonnes of coal from Australia for steel mills," Kyiv Post, Nov. 25, 2014
- ↑ "News insight: Attack on Mariupol is severely hampering Ukrainian trade of coal and other supplies," IHS Maritime 360, 29 January 2015
- ↑ Маріупольський морський торговельний порт, Wikipedia (Ukrainian), Accessed Nov. 4, 2021
- ↑ Маріупольський морський торговельний порт має гарні перспективи щодо нарощування перевалки зернових вантажів - Ігор Барський, APK Inform, July 14, 2021
- ↑ Замість вугілля - глина і зерно: Маріупольський порт змінює акцент у вантажообігу, Mariupol, Aug. 26, 2021
- ↑ [https://www.epravda.com.ua/news/2019/03/14/646079/ Маріупольський порт втратив третину вантажів через Керченський міст], Economic Truth, Mar. 14, 2019
- ↑ Чому порти Азовського моря втрачають великі судна, Hromadske, Dec. 12, 2017
- ↑ Азовські порти України: поки працюють, але загроза блокування – велика, Ukrinform, May 13, 2021
- ↑ "BULK FREIGHT: SOME PROSPECTS FOR THE BLACK AND AZOV SEAS PORTS," Economics & Economy, Vol. 1, No. 2 (March, 2014), p.166
- ↑ 145,89 млн т.— грузооборот ТОП-5 портов Украины за 2020 г., Administration of the Sea Ports of Ukraine, Jan. 1, 2021
- ↑ "Перевалка грузов в портах 2021: Топ-5 трендов". cfts.org.ua. 2022.
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