ADDRESS
Mariupol Merchant Sea Port99, Admiral Lunin Ave., Mariupol, Donetsk Region, 87510, Ukraine.


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Director General | +380-629-408657 |
Assistant Director General | +380-629-408748 |
Vice Director General | +380-629-408650 |
Economics Director | +380-629-408655 |
Deputy Director on Exploitation | +380-629-408640 |
Chief Accountant | +380-629-408606 |
Chief Operator | +380-629-408662 |
Operator on Duty | +380-629-408690 |
Harbour Master | +380-629-408691 |
Port State Control (PSC) | +380-629-408728 |
Fire Inspector | +380-629-513107 |
Fire Department | +380-629-400101 |
Custom House | +380-629-407863 |
Border Post | +380-629-402919 |
Sanitary Quarantine Department | +380-629-407880 |
Phitosanitary Department | +380-629-407821 |
Veterinary Control Department | +380-629-407891 |
Railway Station Mariupol-Port | +380-629-547100 |
INTRODUCTION
Mariupol is a city in Donetsk region, a big industrial center of Ukraine. The creation of Mariupol Port was the natural continuation in the impetuous industrial development of Southern Russia in the second half of the 19-th century. September 2, 1889, when 18 train cars loaded with coal first arrived onto its quay, is considered to be the date when port Mariupol operations began. In terms of volume of allocations, during the period of 1867–1904, Mariupol port occupied the third place among all ports of Russia.
The port is currently one of the leading Ukrainian ports and the biggest and most developed port in the Sea of Azov. The port is called 'Sea Gates of Donbass' by rights.
On land the port is situated 180 km away from the big industrial Russian city of Rostov situated on the crossroads of many transport routes. Russian cargo comprises the great amount of cargo turnover of Mariupol Port. Via the Volgo-Don Canal, the Mariinsk system, and the Belomor-Baltic Canal, the port is connected to all regions of Russia drawn to the Volga River, and thus also goes out to the Caspian, Baltic and White Seas.
PORT REGULATIONS AND NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION
General Information
Mariupol port location: Latitude 47°03′N, Longitude 37°30′E.
Port is situated in the northwestern part of Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov, 14 miles away from the entry to the bay. Navigable period is all year round. However, for about 35 days a year on an average, ice pilotage is necessary for navigation. In winter easterly winds prevail and in summer westerly winds do. Fogs are observed on an average 44 days per year.
The Mariupol port's water area consists of inner and outer roads.
The inner road is bounded: on the north– by its Eastern pier; on the east– by the Northern, Southern and Eastern moles; on the south– by the Western mole; on the west– from the Western mole and up along the coast line northeastward to the Eastern pier.
The inner road consists of the outer port and Ugolnaya, Western and Khlebnaya harbours.
VTS provides for safe navigation round the clock, maintains control over all ships traffic throughout port's water area of 12 miles range and provides radar assistance to vessels in approach channels when reduced visibility and icy conditions prevail.
The nearest sea ports are Berdyansk, Taganrog, Yeisk and Kerch.
Entering Port
When bounding for Mariupol port, after entering the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait or after leaving ports of Sea of Azov, shipmasters should inform Mariupol port's Harbour Master and Chief Operator about the vessel's ETA to light buoy No. 1 of Ugolnaya Harbour's approach channel. ETA there should be reconfirmed again 4 hours prior to arrival.
After entering VHF reception zone the shipmaster must contact the Port Operator on Duty on working channel No. 20, in order to obtain information concerning anchorage, mooring place, loading/unloading operations, etc.
Leaving Mariupol Port
For going through outward formalities, a ship's administration submit the following documents to Ports State Control Inspection (SPCI):
- application for leave permission;
- crew list;
- sanitary quarantine permission for departure;
- certificate of firefighting inspection with permission for ship to leave the port;
- certificates of competency for officers;
- the customs permission to leave the port;
- all port services and dues payment confirmation.
Navigational Conditions
Mariupol port can accommodate ships with a length of up to 250 m and draft up to 8 m. The average depth of approaches to the port is 8.6 m. Navigation can take place 24 hrs a day in the approach channels of Ugolnaya Harbour and Port Azovstal.
There is two way traffic. In cases when wind speed exceeds 14 m/s or visibility is less than 2miles, one traffic is announced in the approach channels.
Vessels with draft of 7.5 m or more, proceeding in Ugolnaya Harbour channel, are considered to be restricted by draft and should exhibit the signals specified by Rule 28 of the IRPCS-72. When passing such ships in the channel, other ships shall keep as closely to the starboard side of the channel as circumstances allow.
A ship's speed in approach channels should not exceed 8 knots.
The place of mooring is allocated by the Port Operator on Duty. Tug assistance by berthing operations is compulsory. When wind speed exceeds 14 m/s and more, mooring operations in the port are prohibited for transport vessels.
Pilotage
SE Delta-Pilot provides pilotage for ships 24 hrs a day in Mariupol port's waters and approach channels.
Pilotage is compulsory for all transport ships, exception is made only for: small fishing vessels, sports vessels and – in each separate case with Harbour Master's permission – vessels regularly calling at the port.
Orders for pilotage should be submitted along with the ship's information when approaching the port. Before leaving the port a pilot must be ordered at least 2 hours prior to full readiness of the ship for departure.
The Pilot is picked up and afterwards disembarked at buoy nos.1, 2 (Latitude 46°53′8′′N; Longitude 37°27′5′′E).
Tug Assistance
The shipmaster must order tugs no later than 40 minutes prior to entering the port, 30 minutes prior to unmooring or shifting. Such orders should be submitted to the Mariupol port's Operator.
Anchorage
Mariupol port's outer road water area, which lies eastward of Ugolnaya Harbour channel, is used for anchorage of ships and consists of three areas.
Anchorage area no. 458 is enclosed by the lines connecting the following points:
- 46°57′94′′N 37°29′22′′E,
- 46°59′78′′N 37°23′80′′E,
- 46°59′82′′N 37°33′50′′E,
- 46°58′43′′N 37°34′50′′E.
The area is for anchorage of sea – river type and oceangoing vessels of max. 5 m draft.
Area no. 457 is enclosed by the lines connecting the following points:
- 46°54′18′′N 37°28′05′′E,
- 46°57′73′′N 37°29′18′′E,
- 46°57′60′′N 37°31′55′′E,
- 46°54′18′′N 37°30′50′′E.
This area is suitable for anchoring see going ships with draft exceeding 5 m.
The area enclosed by the outer edges of the Southern and Eastern moles together with the line connecting the dike and Southern mole extremity, is used for temporary anchorage of small ships.
Sea–river going vessels and other vessels with draft not exceeding 3.5 m that are awaiting entry to either Mariupol Merchant Sea Port, port Azovstal or Mariupol Fishery Sea port, via the outer harbour (the old Gate), can lay at anchor east of port Azovstal's approach channel, to the right and left of the recommended route No. 32.
Due to the restricted maneuvering possibilities of the inner road and relatively unsafe mooring devices on the moles, any ship lying at anchor in the outer port or moored by stern to the moles is obliged, at first demand, to leave the inner road and relocate in the outer road.
Policy on Staying in Mariupol Port
Ships are admitted into the port and moored to berths for cargo operations only. If, under certain circumstances and at the request of the shipmaster or shipowner, a ship is taken into port before cargo operations are to begin or stays in the port after they are completed, all expenses incurred for ship's shifting must be paid by the shipowner (see: Navigational Conditions). Oil carrying ships are put to the northern mole in the outer port.
Bunkering
Ships can only be supplied with technical and potable water.
SPECIALIZATION
Mariupol port provides handling of all kinds of cargo: bulk, drybulk, general, heavylifts, oversize cargo, containers, as well as liquid cargo using the technological scheme board – board.
PORT FACILITIES
Territory of Mariupol port covers 74.4 ha. The overall length of berths is 4.2 km.

Heavy lift and oversize cargoes are handled by two floating cranes of 100 and 150 t l/c respectively and by three floating cranes of 16 t l/c each.
Mariupol port is able to handle petroleum products on the scheme board – board providing for ecological safety of these operations.
Unloading/loading of frozen cargoes, dangerous cargoes of corresponding classes and bulk fertilizers is carried out by direct scheme.
There is the motor depot in the port to carry out long distance and foreign road carriages.
There is the unit for thorough cleaning of ship's oily waters that makes it possible to treat up to 300 cu. m of waters daily providing designated level of cleaning.
Cargo | Wagons (units/day) |
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Coal, coke | 196 |
Building materials, cement, clay | 161 |
Metals, rolled metal products | 360 |
Sulpfur | 36 |
Industrial | 7 |
Specialization | Berth | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
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Bulk cargoes | 1 | 262,00 | 9,50 |
Grain, packages/boxes | 2 | 180,00 | 8,50 |
Grain, rolled ferrous metal | 3 | 145,60 | 8,50 |
Rolled ferrous metal | 4 | 220,00 | 9,75 |
Sulphur (DV), coal (DV), rolled ferrous metal | 5 | 212,30 | 9,50 |
Minerral fertilizers (DV), grain (DV), rolled ferrous metal (DV) | 6 | 223,30 | 9,50 |
Clay, general cargo, rolled ferrous metal | 7 | 262,70 | 9,75 |
Clay | 8 | 222,15 | 8,00 |
Clay | 9 | 199,80 | 9,75 |
Rolled ferrous metal | 10 | 208,30 | 9,75 |
Coal, coke, rolled ferrous metal | 11 | 164,00 | 9,75 |
Coal | 12 | 165,00 | 9,75 |
Coal, sulphur (DV) | 13 | 210,00 | 9,75 |
Coal | 14 | 265,50 | 8,35 |
Rolled ferrous metal, coal | 15 | 151,00 | 8,00 |
Rolled ferrous metal | 16 | 200,00 | 9,75 |
Rolled ferrous metal, containers | 17 | 200,00 | 9,75 |
Rolled ferrous metal, coal | 18 | 202,30 | 9,75 |
DV – Direct Variant.
Specialization | Berth | Length (m) |
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The equipment oversized and heavy | AB 1 | 107,49 |
The equipment oversized and heavy | AB 1 | 30,60 |
The equipment oversized and heavy | AB 1 | 35,90 |
The equipment oversized and heavy | AB 1 | 48,00 |
Name, type | Quantity | Lifting capacity (t.) | Outreach (m.) |
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Ganz, gantry | 5 | 5/6 | 30 |
Sokol, gantry | 21 | 16/20/32 | 32 |
Albatros, gantry | 11 | 10/20 | 32 |
Mariupolets, gantry | 1 | 15/23 | 35 |
Kirovets, gantry | 1 | 16/20 | 30 |
Kondor, gantry | 11 | 32/40 | 32/25 |
Mark-25, gantry | 3 | 32/16 | 25 |
Mark-45, gantry | 2 | 40/32 | 45 |
Mark-40, gantry | 2 | 32/40 | 34 |
Mark-40, gantry | 5 | 50/32 | 34 |
Azovets, gantry | 1 | 16/20/32 | 36/28/18 |
Ship-to-shore crane | 2 | 30,5/40 | 12,5/36 |
Mounted cranes | 1 | 32 | 5,5/15,6 |
Name, built year, type | Dimensions | Main data |
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Icebreaking fleet (total 9) | ||
'Kapitan Belousov', 1954, icebreaker | Length - 78,72 m Breadth - 19,40 m Draft - 7,00 m |
Gross tonnage - 3333 t Nett tonnage - 999 t Main engine - Diesel 6 x 1472 kW |
'Portovik', 1989, tug | Length - 33,10 m Breadth - 9,00 m Draft - 4,32 m |
Gross tonnage 270 t Nett tonnage - 81 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 927 kW |
'Kapitan Gisich', 1970, tug | Length - 30,80 m Breadth - 9,00 m Draft - 4,35 m |
Gross tonnage - 296 t Nett tonnage 88 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 849 kW |
'Alamak', 1993, tug | Length - 27,64 m Breadth - 8,24 m Draft - 3,60 m |
Gross tonnage - 182 t Nett tonnage 54 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 590 kW |
'Nikolay Ivanchenko', 1970, tug | Length - 27,70 m Breadth - 8,30 m Draft - 3,87 m |
Gross tonnage 198 t Nett tonnage 59 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 441 kW |
'Nikita Bespaly, 1981, tug | Length - 27,00 m Breadth - 8,30 m Draft - 3,87 m |
Gross tonnage - 198 t Nett tonnage - 59 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 441 kW |
'A. Yakovenko', 1989, tug | Length - 21,71 m Breadth - 9,00 m Draft - 3,25 m |
Gross tonnage - 165 t Nett tonnage - 49 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 300 kW |
'Yeniseets, 1953, tug | Length - 13,50 m Breadth - 3,70 m Draft - 1,45 m |
Gross tonnage - 27 t Nett tonnage - 6 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 110 kW |
'Murmanets', 1957, tug | Length - 13,50 m Breadth - 3,70 m Draft - 1,58 m |
Gross tonnage - 35 t Nett tonnage 11 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 110 kW |
Garbage and Oil collectors (total 4) | ||
m/v 'Sborshik-387', 1986, oil collector | Length - 33,21 m Breadth - 7,58 m Draft - 3,17 m |
Gross tonnage 235 t Nett tonnage - 120 t Main engine - Diesel 1 X 166 kW |
m/v 'Sborshik-335', 1980, oil collector | Length 27,50 m Breadth - 7,58 m Draft 3,10 m |
Gross tonnage 194 t Nett tonnage 86 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 165 kW |
m/v 'NMS-69', 2007, elimination of pollution and oil spills | Length - 18,00 m Breadth 4,50 m Draft 1,66 m |
Gross tonnage - 36 t Nett tonnage - 11 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 99 kW |
m/v 'NMS-67', 1999, elimination of pollution and oil spills | Length 18,00 m Breadth 4,50 m Draft 1,60 m |
Gross tonnage - 36 t Nett tonnage - 11 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 99 kW |
Bunkering (total 1) | ||
m/v 'Sborshik-306', 1976, oil-tanker | Length 27,50 m Breadth 7,58 m Draft 3,10 m |
Gross tonnage 193t Nett tonnage 82 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 165 kW |
Floating Cranes (total 6) | ||
'Neptun-4', 1993, floating crane | Length - 46,65 m Breadth 21,00 m Draft 2,56 m |
Gross tonnage - 1350 t Nett tonnage 405 t Main engine - Diesel 3 x 500 кВt Load capacity 150 t |
'PK 59', 1964, floating crane | Length - 39,97 m Breadth - 19,00 m Draft - 1,52 m |
Gross tonnage - 632 t Nett tonnage - 189 t Main engine - Diesel 2 x 118 кВt Load capacity 100 t |
Evgeniy Petrov', 1983, floating crane | Length - 32,74 m Breadth - 15,60 m Draft - 1,90 m |
Gross tonnage 486 t Nett tonnage - 145 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 530 кВt Load capacity 16 t |
'PK 534', 1983, floating crane | Length 31,20 m Breadth 15,70 m Draft 1,50 m |
Gross tonnage - 361 t Nett tonnage - 108 t Load capacity 16 t |
'PK 24', 1972, floating crane | Length - 30,72 m Breadth 15,60 m Draft 1,90 m |
Gross tonnage - 433 t Nett tonnage 129 t Load capacity 16 t |
'PK 179', 1985, floating crane | Length 30,72 m Breadth 15,60 m Draft 1,90 m |
Gross tonnage - 433 t Nett tonnage 129 t Load capacity 16 t |
Passenger Ships (total 5) | ||
'Savona', 1989, passenger | Length - 33,07 m Breadth - 6,90 m Draft 2,50 m |
Gross tonnage - 205 t Nett tonnage - 62 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 740 kW, 2 x 110 kW |
'Neptun', 1990, passenger | Length - 20,78 m Breadth - 6,00 m Draft - 1,90 m |
Gross tonnage - 106 t Nett tonnage - 31 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 232 kW |
'Buran', 1987, passenger | Length - 20,78 m Breadth - 6,00 m Draft 1,80 m |
Gross tonnage - 106 t Nett tonnage - 31 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 221 kW |
'RK-56', 1974, passenger | Length - 18,91 m Breadth - 5,12 m Draft - 1,50 m |
Gross tonnage - 58 t Nett tonnage - 23 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 110 kW |
'Bailiner', 2003, crew boat | Length - 6,48 m Breadth - 2,49 m Draft 0,89 m |
Gross tonnage - 0,9 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 164 kW |
Specialized vessels(total 6) | ||
'Vodolaz-3059', 1991, diving boat | Length 19,96 m Breadth 3,80 m Draft 1,50 m |
Gross tonnage - 34 t Nett tonnage - 10 t Main engine - Diesel 1 x 110 kW |
'Vodoley-2', 1981, self-propelled water barge | Length - 36,72 m Breadth - 11,00 m Draft - 2,84 m |
Gross tonnage - 499 t Nett tonnage - 236 t |
'Vasily Borshenko', 1981, not self-propelled barge | Length - 97,65 m Breadth - 20,00 m Draft - 7,51 m |
Gross tonnage - 5774 t Nett tonnage - 4152 t |
'PM 466', 1969, floating workshop | Length - 43,0 m Breadth - 9,0 m Draft - 2,8 m |
Gross tonnage - 588 t Nett tonnage - 176 t |
PRP-52M no. 3, 1987, floating berth | Length - 95,4 m Breadth - 8,2 m Draft - 0,46 m |
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PRP-52M no. 4, 1988, floating berth | Length - 95,4 m Breadth - 8,2 m Draft - 0,46 m |
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Cargo, technological scheme | Kind of Operation (loading / discharging) | Rate (t./ship/day) |
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Frozen cargo on pallets (direct scheme) | discharging | 400 |
Sunflower seeds and other light cargo (direct scheme) | loading | 1100 |
Barley, wheat (direct scheme) | loading | 1500 |
Equipment | discharging | 400 |
Oversize and heavy lifts (by floating crane) | discharging | 350 |
Equipment, blocks | loading | 400 |
Chemicals, fertilizers in bigbags and on pallets | loading | 800 |
Various boxes and packages | discharging | 500 |
Containers ISO (on specialized ships) | discharging | 250 |
Containers ISO (on multipurpose ships) | discharging | 150 |
Steel plates | loading | 2000 |
Rolled metal in coils, non-ferrous metals | loading | 1200 |
Rolled metal in bales | loading | 3000 |
Slabs | loading | 4500 |
Small diameter pipes in bales | discharging | 1000 |
Small diameter pipes, loose | discharging | 800 |
Steel in coils up to 9 t in package | loading | 3000 |
Steel in coils over 9 t in package | loading | 3500 |
Bulk cast iron | loading | 3000 |
Coal (by crane) | loading | 7000 |
Coal via coal handling terminal (summer/winter) | loading | 8000 / 6000 |
Bulk coke (direct scheme) | loading | 1600 |
Sulphur, fertilizers (ship – floating crane – ship) | loading | 3000 |
Sulphur (wagon – crane – ship) | loading | 3800 |
Fertilizers (direct scheme) | loading | 2000 |
Clinker, bauxites,zink and copper concentrate,bulk ores (on a warehouse/direct scheme) | discharging | 2500 / 1100 |
Ore import (on a warehouse/direct scheme) | discharging | 2500 / 1100 |
Clay (in the summer/winter) | loading | 5000 / 4000 |
SPECIALIZED TERMINALS OF MARIUPOL PORT
Specialized Coal Handling Terminal
Terminal is situated on the berth No. 14 (263 m long, 9.25 m deep).
Terminal turnover is 5 million t of coal a year.
Terminal is equipped with 2 railway truck tippers, conveyor lines, 6 reclaimers, 2 stackers, 3 coal loading devices and defrosters for wagons.
Container Terminal of Mariupol Port
The container terminal is situated on berth no. 17 (le ngth 200 m, depths 9.75 m). The terminal area totals 34,000 sq. m.
Terminal provides highspeed handling and delivery of 20- and 40-foot containers 'from door to door'. Its capacity has reached 50,000 TEU a year.
There are 3 container loaders on the berth.
The mounted container crane handles cargo from railway wagons and motor transport.
Storage Facilities
Sheltered warehouses cover 14,100 sq. m; the open storage area – 263,700 sq. m.

Additional Services
Clients can place orders to have cargo packed, certified and sorted out.
Machinery
Mariupol port has at its disposal:
- gantry cranes and loaders of 45 t l/c – 67 units;
- ship-to-shore cranes of 40 t l/c – 3 units;
- caterpillar cranes of 12.5–50 t l/c – 8 units;
- rail mounted crane of 12.5 t l/c;
- floating cranes of 16–150 t l/c – 5 units;
- trestle cranes – 2 units.
- lift trucks: Toyota: lifting capacity from 1.5 to 10 t, TSM: lifting capacity 1.5 t, Linde: l/c from 1.6 to 10 t, Katerpillar l/c from 4 to 16 t, Mitsubishi: l/c 10 t, Valmet: l/c from 25 t, Sisu, Kalmar: l/c from 16 to 32 t, SMB: l/c from 25 to 42 t; bucket loader: Bobket, Volvo with bucket capacity from 0.8 to 3 cu. m;
- port tractors: Kalmar, Terberg, Sisu.
The port also has roll-trailers, bulldozers, tractors, excavators, diesel locomotives, etc.