The Dragon Maritime knowledge base — practical guides and explainers on sea logistics through Ukraine’s active hub: Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pivdennyi. We write as practitioners who handle vessel calls and cargo ourselves: what a procedure involves, which documents to prepare, what drives timing and cost. No filler — tied to ports, berths and real cargo.
Guides and explainers
The section currently has five explainers. Next we will add a glossary of maritime terms.
Container shipping
Ports, feeders and transit times.
Container shipping
Which ports containers move through, the feeder model via Constanța and Port Said, TEU/FEU and what drives transit time and rate.
Customs clearance of cargo
How the procedure works in Ukraine.
Customs clearance
Stages, documents, customs value, duty and VAT, timing and sea import through the Odesa hub.
Marine cargo insurance
Cargo, hull, risks and clauses.
Marine cargo insurance
How cargo differs from hull cover, Clauses A/B/C, who insures under Incoterms (CIF/CIP), general average and the sum insured.
Ship chartering
Charter types and the freight rate.
Ship chartering
Voyage, time and bareboat charters, the charter party, laytime and demurrage, and what makes up the freight rate.
Customs clearance cost
Duty, VAT and port charges.
Customs clearance cost
The “duty → excise → VAT” formula with a worked example, EU preferences under EUR.1 and the port charges most budgets leave out.
Where to start
If you import or export cargo through Ukraine’s ports, start with the guide to customs clearance and the explainer on cargo insurance. To choose a port for your consignment, see the profiles in the Ports section, and the full list of services on the services page.
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