IN its efforts to restore shipping operation in the nation, reports from Ukraine say that the first dedicated containership arrived in the Black Sea after an absence since the invasion in February 2022.
Earlier in April, the first container service was restored using a feeder vessel in the Black Sea, to Fort Lauderdale's The Maritime Executive.
The Pros Hope (14,000 dwt) arrived in Chornomorsk on April 21. The vessel is registered in Panama and is managed by a German agency. She arrived from China, but it is unclear what her destination will be after Ukraine.
She is still a smaller vessel, 1,120 TEU capacity, but they are noting she is a dedicated containership. Built in 2005 in Romania, she is 485 feet (148 meters) in length.
At the beginning of April, a Turkish freight forwarder started container service from Chornomorsk as a feeder operation to Romania with a 5,800-dwt vessel T Mare. She is a general cargo ship that was outfitted to carry approximately 380 TEU. A similar ship, the T Moon was also recently added for the feeder service to both Romania and Turkey.
Ukraine had been working to restore the container service reporting in March that its terminals were prepared to receive ships. They plan to phase five terminals in the ports back into operation to increase container service.
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Earlier in April, the first container service was restored using a feeder vessel in the Black Sea, to Fort Lauderdale's The Maritime Executive.
The Pros Hope (14,000 dwt) arrived in Chornomorsk on April 21. The vessel is registered in Panama and is managed by a German agency. She arrived from China, but it is unclear what her destination will be after Ukraine.
She is still a smaller vessel, 1,120 TEU capacity, but they are noting she is a dedicated containership. Built in 2005 in Romania, she is 485 feet (148 meters) in length.
At the beginning of April, a Turkish freight forwarder started container service from Chornomorsk as a feeder operation to Romania with a 5,800-dwt vessel T Mare. She is a general cargo ship that was outfitted to carry approximately 380 TEU. A similar ship, the T Moon was also recently added for the feeder service to both Romania and Turkey.
Ukraine had been working to restore the container service reporting in March that its terminals were prepared to receive ships. They plan to phase five terminals in the ports back into operation to increase container service.
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