Odesa

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Reference

Coordinates: 46.5, 30.75
Time zone: Europe/KyivUTC +02:00observes DST
Local currency: UAH— Hryvnia
Languages: uk, en
Nearest airport: ODSOdesa International Airport~10 km
Electricity: 230 V50 Hzplugs C, F(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: DfbWarm-summer humid continental
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1234-6--
seaport · rail terminal · road terminal · airport · inland clearance / multimodal

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Odessa Port VTS (USPA — Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority)

VHF: Ch 16 / 14 / 10
Phone: +380 48 729 3551
Web: www.uspa.gov.ua

P&I correspondents

· Clyde & Co London (Ukraine Black Sea — war risk coverage)
· Evris Legal Ukraine (domestic courts)
· Holman Fenwick Willan London (UNGA Ukraine coverage)

Port agents

· GAC Ukraine (operations resumed under UN Grain corridor framework)
· Inchcape Ukraine
· TransInvestService Odessa

ISPS security level (normal): 2

Active war zone risk — Ukraine Black Sea Grain Initiative (expired 2023); some commercial traffic resumed via Bosphorus-direct corridors; war risk premium obligatory; ISPS Level 2; merchant vessels must coordinate with USPA Odessa.

Helplines for seafarers in Ukraine

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

Maritime Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine
Europe · Office hours · en, uk, ru
📞 +380 48 728 2929 [email protected]www.mtwtu.org.ua
MTWTU (Maritime Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine)
Europe · Mon-Fri 9-17 EET · uk, ru, en
📞 +380 48 728 65 92 [email protected]mtwtu.org.ua
Maradmin (State Service of Maritime and Inland Water Transport, Ukraine)
Europe · Mon-Fri 9-18 EET · uk, ru
📞 +380 44 351 7351 maradmin.gov.ua
ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home

Other ports in Ukraine

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Port-state-control region: black sea MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (12)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (UA)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (UA)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (UAH)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (UAH)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (UA)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Europe/Kyiv)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Europe/Kyiv)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (UA)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1234-6--)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Europe/Kyiv)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (ODS)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (UA)retrieved 2026-05-07

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