A cargo ship is moored in the Pivdennyi seaport in Odesa Oblast on Feb. 26, 2020. Over the first six months of 2020, this port has increased its cargo turnover by 60% compared to the same period last year, to 10.6 million tons.
Ukrainian seaports are the main gates for the country’s exports and imports.
Last year, these gates seemed open and inviting, as the ports hit a historic record of 160 million tons in cargo turnover in 2019.