Odesa Ports See 659 Ship Calls in Q1 2025 Amid russian Attacks

The number of ship calls to three ports of Odesa region in the first quarter of 2025 reached 659 vessels, which indicates an increase in activity in the region.

This was reported by AgroReview with reference to Andrii Klymenko, Head of the Monitoring Group of the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies.

In particular, in January - 204, in February - 213, in March - 242. Andriy Klymenko noted that during this period, the Russian armed forces carried out at least 35 missile and drone attacks on the ports of Greater Odesa, as well as on the energy and industrial infrastructure of Odesa region. These attacks occurred on average once every three days. Estimates indicate that the number of drones involved in the attacks ranges from five to more than twenty drones in one attack, bringing the total to between 150 and 200 drones since the beginning of the year.

At the same time, in February, the volume of grain transfers at the borders with Poland, Romania, and Hungary decreased. At the same time, the border with Slovakia saw an increase in grain transfers.

The port of Izmail saw a 33.33% increase in unloading, from 39 to 52 railcars per day. Every day, 53-56 freight trains were brought to the Odesa hub. However, Ukrzaliznytsia has the technical capability to increase deliveries after the Voznesenskiy bridge is opened.

Meanwhile, after a long break, the Turkish company Medkon Lines has resumed container transportation on the Istanbul-Gebze-Odesa route. The first container ship has already arrived at the port of Odesa since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Meanwhile, a modern grain transshipment terminal was opened in the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa region. It has already started its work. The idea for the construction came about at the beginning of the war when the company saw prospects in grain transshipment. The new terminal has a loading capacity of up to 8 thousand tons per day. It is capable of handling vessels with a deadweight of up to 30,000 tons, and the simultaneous grain storage capacity is 33,000 tons.

Кирило Бойко