According to preliminary data from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), Ukrainian ports handled 52.7 million tons of cargo in the first half of 2024. For comparison, they handled 31.3 million tons in the same period of 2023.
"Six months. Six ports. 52.7 million tons of cargo," the USPA said in a statement, the CFTS portal reports.
The above cargo volume includes 33.5 million tons of agricultural products and about 19 million tons of mining and metallurgical products.
In June, Ukrainian seaports handled 6.7 million tons of cargo, which is 30% more than they handled in the same period in 2023.
As previously reported, 55 million tons of cargo were exported from the ports of Odesa, Pivdennyi, and Chornomorsk through the Ukrainian maritime corridor during the first 10 months of the corridor's operation.
