Port of Odessa
The port of Odessa ( Ukrainian:. Одеський морський торговельний порт / English ' Port of Odessa ' or ' Odessa Marine Trade Port' ( OMTP ) ) is considered the largest Ukrainian seaport and one of the largest ports on the Black Sea.
It has an annual capacity of about 40 million tons of bulk cargo and 25 million tons of liquid bulk (bulk liquids ). The port has connected to the railway network. For OMTP also includes the Port of Illichivsk (1958 ) and was opened in 1973 south port of Odessa. The passenger terminal was used by about 4 million passengers in 2007.
Location
The port is located on the western shore of the Bay of Odessa.
Approximately in the middle of the port facilities, the shipyard " Ukraina ". In the northern part there are large terminals for oil and gas; in the south is a small oil terminal in the middle of a container terminal.
Terminals
Passenger terminal
At this terminal five major transportation route at the same time. The length of the piers is taken together 1,370 m. The water depth at the piers is 9.5 to 11.5 meters; berthing ships can be up to 300 m long.
At the terminal, there are parking spaces that are guarded around the clock. The complex has next to bars a multi-purpose hall for concerts and exhibitions, an anchor Museum, a museum with an exhibition of the Black Sea Fleet Ukraine, a marina for yachts, a dive center, the St. Nicholas Church, a four -star hotel, restaurants and more.
Terminal Freight
The terminal was inaugurated on 13 May 2005.
Container Terminal
Since 2001, the HPC Ukraina, a subsidiary of HHLA Container Terminal operates Odessa (CTO ). Container throughput in 2012 was just over 329,000 TEUs ( 2011: 311,000 TEUs).
Terminal for oil and gas
This terminal is the largest in Ukraine; it is often called ' OMTP Oil District '. He has six berths. Nearby are large tanks, for example, of " Eksimnaftoprodukt " ( the import and export organization of the former Soviet Union), " Odesnaftoprodukt ", " Synthes Oil" ( a partner company of Eksimnaftoprodukt ) and a complex of " Ukrloadsystem " ( is there liquefied gas stored). At the terminal tanker can create with a capacity of 1,000 to 100,000 tons. The piers and storage tanks are connected to pipelines; the tanks have sidings and devices with which the tank car can be loaded and unloaded.
Two of the piers of the terminal ( # 4 and # 7) are specifically designed for natural gas (propane, butane); Tanks near summarize 6000 m3. Up to 700,000 tonnes of LNG (liquefied natural gas) can be handled per year.
The total oil and gas terminal has an annual capacity of 25.5 million tonnes, including 700,000 tonnes of pressurized gas.
The port has a facility for cleaning / treatment of ballast water.
Shipyard Ukraina
The shipyard was founded in 1793 on the initiative of the Admiralty of the former Russian Black Sea Fleet (Odessa in 1794 invested at the direction of Catherine the Great in 1789 conquered fortress ).
The yard has an area of 75 524 square meters; it is suitable for ships of up to 30,000 tons displacement. The piers are a total of 1,230 m in length; 570 m of which are for ' ship maintenance '. The water depth in front of the piers is up to 7.1 m. Six gantry cranes can each carry 10 to 30 tons; Another self-propelled crane can lift 100 tons.