The Port of Odesa is the largest universal port in Ukraine’s operational maritime hub. It handles grain, metal, liquid bulk and containers, and takes vessels up to 270 metres long with a draft of up to 13.0 m. As of mid-2026, Odesa — together with Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi — carries the country’s entire seaborne export. Below is what a cargo owner should know about the port’s berths, depths and cargo flows, and which operations we handle there.
- 270 mmax vessel length
- 13.0 mdraft at berth
- 14 Mtdry cargo per year
- 24 Mtliquid bulk per year
Berths, depths and the vessels the Port of Odesa accepts
Odesa is seven harbours and several dozen berths for different cargo: container terminals, grain complexes, vegetable-oil transshipment, metal in bulk and general cargo. The working draft at the deep berths reaches 13.0 m, which lets the port take vessels up to 270 m long — typical handysize and panamax for grain and steel, plus feeder container ships.
For a cargo owner this means a simple thing: for a 50,000–60,000 t bulker or a feeder on the corridor, Odesa fits without reservations; for a deep-draft capesize it’s better to look toward Pivdennyi with depths up to 19 m. Which berth is free and for what draft is a matter of the specific date, and that is easier to settle through a ship agent who monitors the port.
What cargo moves through Odesa
The port’s profile is universal, and that is its strength. Five main flows pass through Odesa:
Grain & oilseeds
The corridor’s main export flow.
Grain & oilseeds
Transshipment of grain and oilseeds with phytosanitary control and cargo survey.
Containers
Feeder services to Mediterranean hubs.
Metal
Steel products in bulk and general cargo.
Metal
Steel products in bulk and as general cargo, with securing and separation in the hold.
Liquid bulk
Petroleum products and vegetable oils.
Liquid bulk
Petroleum products and vegetable oils via dedicated berths under special safety rules.
Project & heavy-lift
Oversized and heavy single units.
Project & heavy-lift
Oversized and heavy single units: stowage plan, lashing and permit approvals.
Each of these flows has its own documentary and operational specifics: grain needs phytosanitary control and survey, a container needs a correct bill of lading and customs declaration, liquids require special safety rules. We close that part through customs clearance and cargo insurance.
Services in the port of Odesa
We handle vessel calls and cargo in Odesa end to end. More on ship agency in this specific port — Ship agency in the port of Odesa. End-to-end logistics through the port is handled by freight forwarding through the Odesa hub. Clearance in the port is handled by a customs broker in Odesa.
Planning a call or shipment through the Port of Odesa?
We’ll match a berth to your draft and tonnage, handle the port call and cargo, and clear customs without idle time.