Blocked ships in Ukrainian ports during the war: The port of Kherson

The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews
and the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies

The Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies and BlackSeaNews wishes to bring to your attention a new series of articles about the fate of ships that were in Ukrainian ports on 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of many regions of Ukraine.

As of 24 February 2022, in the seaport of Kherson (the Dnipro river, Kherson city), in addition to port fleet vessels permanently based in the city, there were 9 merchant ships taking on Ukrainian export cargo and 5 merchant ships under repair at ship repair enterprises (see Table 1). All of them have remained in Kherson under blockade.

All the ships (except those that had arrived for repairs at the shipyard and the ship repair plant) had arrived for loading in the port of Kherson just 1-2 days before the full-blown war started on 24 February 2022.

The breakdown of ships by country of shipowner registration

  • Turkey – 7

  • Ukraine – 3

  • Malta – 1

  • Egypt – 1

  • Marshall Islands – 1

  • Montenegro – 1

Thus, out of 14 vessels in the Kherson seaport, 7 belong to shipowners of Turkey, 3 - Ukraine, companies from Malta, Montenegro, Egypt, and the Marshall Islands own one ship each.

Table 1. 

#

Name

IMO

DWT

Port of departure

Actual Time of Departure

Port of destination

Actual Time of Arrival

Flag

Shipowner

1

AMADORE
Bulk Carrier

8520824

12569

RO CND

CONSTANTA

ATD: 2022-02-21 17:55

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-23 22:14

Malta

Ship manager/Commercial manager NAVITRAMP FREIGHT AGENCY LTD Suite 2, International House, Triq in-Naxxar, San Gwann, SGN 9023, Malta.

Registered owner AMADORE MARITIME LTD Care of Navitramp Freight Agency Ltd , Suite 2, International House, Triq in-Naxxar, San Gwann, SGN 9023, Malta.

2

REK NOBLE
Bulk Carrier

9229879

20001

LY MISURATA ANCH

ATD: 2022-02-14 14:21

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-22 16:33

Panama

Ship manager/Commercial manager REKNAV MANAGEMENT CO LTD Plot 03/40, West Area of Damietta Port, Port, Damietta, 34517, Egypt.

Registered owner REKNAV NAVIGATION LTD Care of RekNav Management Co Ltd , Plot 03/40, West Area of Damietta Port, Port, Damietta, 34517, Egypt.

3

SEA LORD
General Cargo

8314885

17297

TR GEM

GEMLIK

ATD: 2022-01-31 15:50

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-21 08:04

Belize

Ship manager/Commercial manager BLOOMING SHIPHOLDING CO Majuro MH Marshall Islands.

Registered owner BLOOMING SHIPHOLDING CO Majuro MH Marshall Islands.

4

KURUOGLU-3
General Cargo

8512047

7634

RO CND

CONSTANTA

ATD: 2022-02-21 14:39

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-22 17:03

Turkey

Ship manager/Commercial manager KURUOGLU DENIZCILIK Ulu Zirh Is Hani, Ankara Caddesi 106/4, Kordonboyu Mah, Kartal, 34860 Istanbul, Turkey.

Registered owner KURUOGLU DENIZCILIK Ulu Zirh Is Hani, Ankara Caddesi 106/4, Kordonboyu Mah, Kartal, 34860 Istanbul, Turkey.

5

TUZLA
General Cargo

7920364

3943

TR SSX

SAMSUN

ATD: 2022-02-18 02:37

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-23 18:13

Vanuatu

Ship manager/Commercial manager CAYELI SHIPPING LTD Akay Sokak Barbaros Mah, Atasehir, 34746 Istanbul, Turkey.

Registered owner CAYELI SHIPPING LTD Akay Sokak Barbaros Mah, Atasehir, 34746 Istanbul, Turkey

6

FERAHNAZ
General Cargo

9071636

4750

TR GEM

GEMLIK

ATD: 2022-02-16 00:38

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-22 12:42

Vanuatu

Ship manager/Commercial manager CAKIROGLU DENIZ TASIMA LTD STI Kat 10, Ulya Engin Is Merkezi, Ataturk Caddesi 68/3, Merkez Mah, Eyup, 34742 Istanbul, Turkey.

Registered owner BLUEWAY SHIPPING INC Care of Cakiroglu Deniz Tasima Ltd Sti, Kat 10, Ulya Engin Is Merkezi, Ataturk Caddesi 68/3, Merkez Mah, Eyup, 34742 Istanbul, Turkey.

7

STEEL COUGAR
General Cargo

7942128

2466

BG BOJ

BURGAS

ATD: 2022-02-15 23:500

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-22 17:01

Panama

Ship manager/Commercial manager ONYX GEMI ISLETMECILIGI Kat 6, Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi 29, Kilicalipasa Mah, Beyoglu, 34433 Istanbul, Turkey.

Registered owner COUGAR MARITIME LTD-BZE Care of Onyx Gemi Isletmeciligi Denizcilik Hizmetleri Tic Ltd Sti, Kat 6, Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi 29, Kilicalipasa Mah, Beyoglu, 34433 Istanbul, Turkey.

8

RHINE RIVER
General Cargo

9368601

6354

MA CAS

CASABLANCA

ATD: 2022-02-05 22:01

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-02-19 15:26

Panama

Ship manager/Commercial manager RIVERS GROUP DENIZCILIK LTD Cenap Sahabettin Sokak 54/2, Kosuyolu Mah, Kadikoy, 34718 Istanbul, Turkey.

Registered owner RHINE RIVER SHIPPING CORP Care of Rivers Group Denizcilik Ltd Sti , Cenap Sahabettin Sokak 54/2, Kosuyolu Mah, Kadikoy, 34718 Istanbul, Turkey.

9

SLAVUTICH-15
General Cargo

8841541

3111

BG BOJ

BURGAS

ATD: 2022-01-18 22:00

UA ZUR

NOVA KAKHOVKA

ATD: 2022-01-25 15:00

Ukraine

Ship manager/Commercial manager DELTA SHIPPING AGENCY prospekt Admirala Lunina 8, Mariupol, Donetska oblast, Ukraine.

Registered owner DELTA SHIPPING AGENCY prospekt Admirala Lunina 8, Mariupol, Donetska oblast, Ukraine.

В ремонті

10

ALFA ORIONIS
General Cargo

8228036

3381

UA ZUR

NOVA KAKHOVKA

ATD: 2021-11-02 21:56

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2021-11-03 01:39

Comoros

Ship manager/Commercial manager TRIMORYA SHIPPING & TRADE CO Daire 6, Kat 3, Blok B, Orhan Saik Gokyay Caddesi 68, Bahcelievler Mah, Karsiyaka, 35600 Izmir, Turkey. Registered owner

ORION SHIPPING & TRADE LTD Care of Trimorya Shipping & Trade Co , Daire 6, Kat 3, Blok B, Orhan Saik Gokyay Caddesi 68, Bahcelievler Mah, Karsiyaka, 35600 Izmir, Turkey.

11

ABUBAKAR
General Cargo

7226093

3135

TR GUL

GULLUK

ATD: 2022-01-05 05:35 )

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-01-23 01:24

Moldova

Ship manager/Commercial manager TUAN DENIZCILIK VE MOTORLU Daire 6, Kat 1, Fahrettin Kerim Gokay Caddesi 166, Goztepe Mah, Kadikoy, 34730 Istanbul, Turkey.

Registered owner MAYA MARINE LTD Care of Tuan Denizcilik ve Motorlu Araclar Sanayi ve Dis Ticaret AS, Daire 6, Kat 1, Fahrettin Kerim Gokay Caddesi 166, Goztepe Mah, Kadikoy, 34730 Istanbul, Turkey.

12

SELIM
General Cargo

8728036

2893

TR BDM

BANDIRMA

ATD: 2021-12-30 01:16

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-01-04 09:53

Tanzania

Ship manager/Commercial manager SEA STAR-KHERSON Office 124, ul Krasnoflotskaya 101, Kherson, 73025, Ukraine.

Registered owner IMPULS LTD Care of Private Enterprise Sea Star , Office 124, ul Krasnoflotskaya 101, Kherson, 73025, Ukraine

13

SABRINA
General Cargo

9414735

10975

IT PNG

PORTO NOGARO

ATD: 2022-01-08 15:24

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2022-01-19 04:17

Liberia

Ship manager/Commercial manager EUROPE MARINE SHIPREPAIR DOO Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 44, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro.

Registered owner SABRINA MARINE LTD Care of Europe Marine Shiprepair doo , Bulevar Dzordza Vasingtona 44, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

14

BERILL
General Cargo

5037759

1600

UA ODS

ODESSA

ATD: 2021-12-27 15:48

UA KHE

KHERSON

ATA: 2021-12-28 12:35

Ukraine

Ship manager/Commercial manager SNABSUDOSERVISE LTD ul Poltavskaya 97, Kherson, 73000, Ukraine.

Registered owner SNABSUDOSERVISE LTD ul Poltavskaya 97, Kherson, 73000, Ukraine.


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This article has been prepared with the support of the European Union in Ukraine. The content of the article is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the position of the EU