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After increasing the size of the container
terminal by 19.3 ha, the port will in future be
able to function as a transhipment port for
larger container ships.
NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL
FOR ODESSA
Odessa, a city with one million inhabitants, is the most important Ukrainian
port on the Black Sea. The Black Sea has become more significant for global
container traffic in recent years and has seen a rapid rise in the number
of containers handled. Every year, new record handling figures are achieved
at the Odessa Container Terminal (OTC ).
Despite the confines of the site, the terminal operates with an efficiency equal to
that of modern facilities. Over the next three years the Ukrainian Ministry of
Transport is planning to set up a new container terminal with an initial capacity of
0.6 million TEU. The project at the strategically important port of Odessa is crucial
for this region. This is the most important port in the Ukraine for ocean-going
vessels and the reason why this area was settled in the first place.
According to the ministry, the new terminal, covering an area of approx. 19.3 ha,
will be integrated with the existing terminal as soon as it is finished.
At the moment, the ground level is being lowered and the excavation work for
the quay is being carried out. The next phase will see the construction of the
650 m long quay with a water depth of 14.5 m so that the terminal will in future
have optimum conditions for handling container ships with a capacity of
6000–9000 TEU. “That will solve the problem of congestion in the basin of the
container terminal,” according to a ministry spokesman. Able to handle the
largest container ships entering the Black Sea, the terminal capacity will be
increased to an annual capacity of 850 000 TEU. Afterwards, the terminal will be
expanded further to match demand. In the end, the terminal will be able to handle
more than 1.2 million TEU annually.
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