Ukraine's Black Sea ports close to commercial shipping after the invasion

Ukraine's Black Sea ports close to commercial shipping after the invasion. The disruption ran from 2022-02-24 (24 February 2022) to 2022-08-01 (1 August 2022), 159 days, affecting Odessa, Chornomorsk, Pivdennyi, Mariupol. Mariupol averaged 0.1 calls per day during the event window against an expected 1.4 (-1.3). Pivdennyi averaged 0.1 calls per day during the event window against an expected 3.2 (-97.9%). Chornomorsk averaged 0.1 calls per day during the event window against an expected 3.1 (-97.8%). Odessa averaged 0.1 calls per day during the event window against an expected 2.5 (-2.4).

Key facts

Started
2022-02-24 (24 February 2022)
Ended
2022-08-01 (1 August 2022)
Status
ended
Severity
4 Severe
Scope
regional
Chokepoints
None
Lanes
None
Countries
Ukraine
Confidence
medium: The resumption dates and the corridor movements are confirmed by United Nations sources, while the start of the closure rests on trade press reporting from 2022-02-24 and 2022-02-25 rather than a Ukrainian government document.
First reported
2022-02-24 (24 February 2022)
  • Severity basis: Simultaneous stoppage of the principal ports of one country; every Ukrainian Black Sea and Azov Sea port was closed to commercial traffic from 2022-02-24.

What happened

From 2022-02-24 (24 February 2022) commercial shipping stopped at Ukraine's Black Sea and Azov Sea ports after Russia's invasion, and merchant ships and their crews were left in port. The International Maritime Organization Council met in extraordinary session on 2022-03-10 and 2022-03-11 and agreed to encourage a blue safe maritime corridor so that ships and seafarers could leave the area. Grain exports restarted under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, signed in Istanbul on 2022-07-22, with the first outbound vessel leaving Odesa on 2022-08-01 (1 August 2022). The United Nations said it was the first cargo ship to leave a Ukrainian Black Sea port since 2022-02-26. Movements at Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi followed in August 2022. Mariupol, under Russian control, did not reopen to commercial traffic.

Measured effect

Port calls, Odessa

Baseline (expected)
2.5 calls per day
Observed
0.2 calls per day
Change
-2.4 (percent omitted, baseline too small)
Standardised score
-1.4
Event window
2022-02-24 to 2022-06-23 (120 days)
Baseline window
2021-12-23 to 2022-02-16 (46 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-19 (19 September 2026), data revision 1:ae9583ba77d8
Port calls, OdessaPort calls, Odessa, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-02-09 to 7 calls per day on 2021-12-29, with a mean of 1.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 2 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.024682021-12-162022-04-302022-09-12
Port calls, Odessa, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-02-09 to 7 calls per day on 2021-12-29, with a mean of 1.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 2 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Odessa (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2021-12-161
2021-12-173
2021-12-181
2021-12-193
2021-12-206
2021-12-213
2021-12-226
2021-12-233
2021-12-241
2021-12-255
2021-12-261
2021-12-273
2021-12-283
2021-12-297
2021-12-306
2021-12-313
2022-01-014
2022-01-023
2022-01-034
2022-01-044
2022-01-054
2022-01-063
2022-01-071
2022-01-082
2022-01-092
2022-01-102
2022-01-111
2022-01-123
2022-01-131
2022-01-141
2022-01-154
2022-01-162
2022-01-175
2022-01-182
2022-01-194
2022-01-204
2022-01-216
2022-01-222
2022-01-234
2022-01-242
2022-01-252
2022-01-263
2022-01-273
2022-01-283
2022-01-292
2022-01-301
2022-01-313
2022-02-012
2022-02-024
2022-02-034
2022-02-043
2022-02-053
2022-02-061
2022-02-072
2022-02-084
2022-02-090
2022-02-107
2022-02-116
2022-02-123
2022-02-133
2022-02-141
2022-02-153
2022-02-162
2022-02-172
2022-02-183
2022-02-194
2022-02-201
2022-02-212
2022-02-224
2022-02-234
2022-02-240
2022-02-250
2022-02-260
2022-02-270
2022-02-280
2022-03-011
2022-03-020
2022-03-030
2022-03-040
2022-03-050
2022-03-060
2022-03-070
2022-03-081
2022-03-090
2022-03-100
2022-03-110
2022-03-120
2022-03-130
2022-03-141
2022-03-150
2022-03-160
2022-03-170
2022-03-180
2022-03-190
2022-03-200
2022-03-210
2022-03-222
2022-03-230
2022-03-241
2022-03-250
2022-03-260
2022-03-270
2022-03-280
2022-03-290
2022-03-300
2022-03-310
2022-04-010
2022-04-020
2022-04-030
2022-04-040
2022-04-050
2022-04-060
2022-04-070
2022-04-080
2022-04-090
2022-04-100
2022-04-110
2022-04-120
2022-04-130
2022-04-140
2022-04-150
2022-04-160
2022-04-170
2022-04-180
2022-04-192
2022-04-200
2022-04-210
2022-04-220
2022-04-230
2022-04-240
2022-04-250
2022-04-260
2022-04-270
2022-04-280
2022-04-290
2022-04-300
2022-05-010
2022-05-020
2022-05-030
2022-05-040
2022-05-050
2022-05-060
2022-05-070
2022-05-080
2022-05-090
2022-05-100
2022-05-110
2022-05-120
2022-05-130
2022-05-140
2022-05-150
2022-05-160
2022-05-172
2022-05-180
2022-05-190
2022-05-200
2022-05-210
2022-05-220
2022-05-232
2022-05-240
2022-05-250
2022-05-260
2022-05-270
2022-05-280
2022-05-290
2022-05-300
2022-05-312
2022-06-010
2022-06-020
2022-06-030
2022-06-040
2022-06-050
2022-06-060
2022-06-070
2022-06-080
2022-06-092
2022-06-100
2022-06-110
2022-06-120
2022-06-131
2022-06-141
2022-06-150
2022-06-160
2022-06-170
2022-06-180
2022-06-190
2022-06-200
2022-06-210
2022-06-220
2022-06-230
2022-06-240
2022-06-250
2022-06-260
2022-06-270
2022-06-280
2022-06-290
2022-06-300
2022-07-010
2022-07-020
2022-07-030
2022-07-040
2022-07-050
2022-07-060
2022-07-070
2022-07-080
2022-07-090
2022-07-100
2022-07-110
2022-07-120
2022-07-130
2022-07-140
2022-07-150
2022-07-160
2022-07-170
2022-07-180
2022-07-190
2022-07-200
2022-07-210
2022-07-220
2022-07-230
2022-07-240
2022-07-250
2022-07-260
2022-07-270
2022-07-280
2022-07-290
2022-07-301
2022-07-310
2022-08-010
2022-08-020
2022-08-030
2022-08-040
2022-08-050
2022-08-060
2022-08-070
2022-08-080
2022-08-090
2022-08-100
2022-08-110
2022-08-120
2022-08-130
2022-08-142
2022-08-150
2022-08-160
2022-08-170
2022-08-180
2022-08-192
2022-08-201
2022-08-210
2022-08-220
2022-08-231
2022-08-242
2022-08-252
2022-08-262
2022-08-271
2022-08-282
2022-08-292
2022-08-300
2022-08-314
2022-09-010
2022-09-022
2022-09-030
2022-09-041
2022-09-052
2022-09-063
2022-09-071
2022-09-081
2022-09-095
2022-09-100
2022-09-111
2022-09-122

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Port calls, Chornomorsk

Baseline (expected)
3.1 calls per day
Observed
0.1 calls per day
Change
-3.0 (-97.8%)
Standardised score
-1.7
Event window
2022-02-24 to 2022-06-23 (120 days)
Baseline window
2021-12-23 to 2022-02-16 (46 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-19 (19 September 2026), data revision 1:d5123dcf0361
Port calls, ChornomorskPort calls, Chornomorsk, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-01-15 to 8 calls per day on 2022-09-12, with a mean of 1.1 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 8 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.024682021-12-162022-04-302022-09-12
Port calls, Chornomorsk, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-01-15 to 8 calls per day on 2022-09-12, with a mean of 1.1 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 8 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Chornomorsk (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2021-12-164
2021-12-173
2021-12-184
2021-12-191
2021-12-203
2021-12-213
2021-12-225
2021-12-234
2021-12-245
2021-12-255
2021-12-263
2021-12-272
2021-12-282
2021-12-296
2021-12-303
2021-12-314
2022-01-012
2022-01-024
2022-01-032
2022-01-044
2022-01-051
2022-01-064
2022-01-072
2022-01-083
2022-01-091
2022-01-103
2022-01-111
2022-01-122
2022-01-137
2022-01-143
2022-01-150
2022-01-165
2022-01-175
2022-01-182
2022-01-195
2022-01-205
2022-01-213
2022-01-222
2022-01-235
2022-01-243
2022-01-252
2022-01-262
2022-01-274
2022-01-282
2022-01-295
2022-01-303
2022-01-316
2022-02-013
2022-02-024
2022-02-034
2022-02-043
2022-02-051
2022-02-064
2022-02-074
2022-02-084
2022-02-092
2022-02-104
2022-02-112
2022-02-124
2022-02-133
2022-02-145
2022-02-154
2022-02-164
2022-02-175
2022-02-182
2022-02-195
2022-02-204
2022-02-211
2022-02-225
2022-02-231
2022-02-241
2022-02-250
2022-02-260
2022-02-270
2022-02-280
2022-03-010
2022-03-020
2022-03-030
2022-03-041
2022-03-050
2022-03-060
2022-03-070
2022-03-080
2022-03-090
2022-03-100
2022-03-110
2022-03-120
2022-03-130
2022-03-142
2022-03-150
2022-03-160
2022-03-170
2022-03-180
2022-03-190
2022-03-200
2022-03-210
2022-03-220
2022-03-230
2022-03-240
2022-03-250
2022-03-260
2022-03-270
2022-03-280
2022-03-290
2022-03-300
2022-03-310
2022-04-011
2022-04-020
2022-04-030
2022-04-040
2022-04-050
2022-04-060
2022-04-070
2022-04-080
2022-04-090
2022-04-100
2022-04-110
2022-04-120
2022-04-130
2022-04-140
2022-04-150
2022-04-160
2022-04-170
2022-04-180
2022-04-190
2022-04-201
2022-04-210
2022-04-220
2022-04-230
2022-04-240
2022-04-250
2022-04-260
2022-04-270
2022-04-280
2022-04-290
2022-04-300
2022-05-010
2022-05-020
2022-05-030
2022-05-040
2022-05-050
2022-05-060
2022-05-070
2022-05-080
2022-05-090
2022-05-100
2022-05-110
2022-05-120
2022-05-130
2022-05-140
2022-05-150
2022-05-160
2022-05-170
2022-05-180
2022-05-190
2022-05-200
2022-05-210
2022-05-220
2022-05-230
2022-05-241
2022-05-250
2022-05-260
2022-05-270
2022-05-280
2022-05-290
2022-05-300
2022-05-310
2022-06-010
2022-06-020
2022-06-030
2022-06-040
2022-06-050
2022-06-060
2022-06-070
2022-06-080
2022-06-090
2022-06-100
2022-06-110
2022-06-120
2022-06-130
2022-06-141
2022-06-150
2022-06-160
2022-06-170
2022-06-180
2022-06-190
2022-06-200
2022-06-210
2022-06-220
2022-06-230
2022-06-240
2022-06-250
2022-06-260
2022-06-270
2022-06-280
2022-06-290
2022-06-300
2022-07-010
2022-07-020
2022-07-030
2022-07-040
2022-07-050
2022-07-060
2022-07-070
2022-07-080
2022-07-090
2022-07-100
2022-07-110
2022-07-120
2022-07-130
2022-07-140
2022-07-150
2022-07-160
2022-07-170
2022-07-180
2022-07-190
2022-07-200
2022-07-211
2022-07-221
2022-07-230
2022-07-240
2022-07-250
2022-07-260
2022-07-270
2022-07-281
2022-07-290
2022-07-300
2022-07-311
2022-08-010
2022-08-020
2022-08-030
2022-08-041
2022-08-052
2022-08-061
2022-08-071
2022-08-080
2022-08-091
2022-08-101
2022-08-110
2022-08-121
2022-08-131
2022-08-140
2022-08-152
2022-08-160
2022-08-173
2022-08-181
2022-08-193
2022-08-201
2022-08-212
2022-08-221
2022-08-231
2022-08-241
2022-08-252
2022-08-261
2022-08-272
2022-08-283
2022-08-292
2022-08-303
2022-08-311
2022-09-010
2022-09-022
2022-09-030
2022-09-043
2022-09-051
2022-09-065
2022-09-072
2022-09-083
2022-09-091
2022-09-100
2022-09-111
2022-09-128

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Port calls, Pivdennyi

Baseline (expected)
3.2 calls per day
Observed
0.1 calls per day
Change
-3.2 (-97.9%)
Standardised score
-1.8
Event window
2022-02-24 to 2022-06-23 (120 days)
Baseline window
2021-12-23 to 2022-02-16 (46 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-19 (19 September 2026), data revision 1:9e06512385fb
Port calls, PivdennyiPort calls, Pivdennyi, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-01-07 to 6 calls per day on 2021-12-16, with a mean of 1.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 4 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.02462021-12-162022-04-302022-09-12
Port calls, Pivdennyi, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-01-07 to 6 calls per day on 2021-12-16, with a mean of 1.0 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 4 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Pivdennyi (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2021-12-166
2021-12-174
2021-12-185
2021-12-191
2021-12-206
2021-12-212
2021-12-224
2021-12-234
2021-12-244
2021-12-254
2021-12-263
2021-12-272
2021-12-283
2021-12-294
2021-12-304
2021-12-313
2022-01-012
2022-01-023
2022-01-032
2022-01-041
2022-01-054
2022-01-065
2022-01-070
2022-01-085
2022-01-092
2022-01-104
2022-01-113
2022-01-125
2022-01-131
2022-01-141
2022-01-152
2022-01-163
2022-01-173
2022-01-184
2022-01-196
2022-01-203
2022-01-213
2022-01-222
2022-01-235
2022-01-241
2022-01-253
2022-01-264
2022-01-275
2022-01-283
2022-01-294
2022-01-304
2022-01-313
2022-02-013
2022-02-022
2022-02-034
2022-02-042
2022-02-055
2022-02-063
2022-02-074
2022-02-082
2022-02-091
2022-02-105
2022-02-115
2022-02-121
2022-02-132
2022-02-144
2022-02-154
2022-02-163
2022-02-173
2022-02-181
2022-02-193
2022-02-202
2022-02-214
2022-02-224
2022-02-235
2022-02-241
2022-02-250
2022-02-260
2022-02-270
2022-02-280
2022-03-010
2022-03-022
2022-03-030
2022-03-040
2022-03-050
2022-03-060
2022-03-070
2022-03-081
2022-03-090
2022-03-100
2022-03-110
2022-03-120
2022-03-130
2022-03-140
2022-03-150
2022-03-160
2022-03-170
2022-03-180
2022-03-190
2022-03-200
2022-03-210
2022-03-220
2022-03-230
2022-03-240
2022-03-250
2022-03-260
2022-03-270
2022-03-280
2022-03-290
2022-03-300
2022-03-310
2022-04-010
2022-04-020
2022-04-030
2022-04-040
2022-04-050
2022-04-060
2022-04-070
2022-04-080
2022-04-090
2022-04-100
2022-04-110
2022-04-120
2022-04-130
2022-04-140
2022-04-150
2022-04-160
2022-04-170
2022-04-180
2022-04-190
2022-04-200
2022-04-210
2022-04-220
2022-04-230
2022-04-240
2022-04-250
2022-04-260
2022-04-270
2022-04-280
2022-04-290
2022-04-300
2022-05-010
2022-05-020
2022-05-030
2022-05-040
2022-05-050
2022-05-061
2022-05-070
2022-05-080
2022-05-090
2022-05-100
2022-05-110
2022-05-121
2022-05-130
2022-05-140
2022-05-150
2022-05-160
2022-05-170
2022-05-180
2022-05-190
2022-05-200
2022-05-210
2022-05-220
2022-05-231
2022-05-240
2022-05-250
2022-05-260
2022-05-270
2022-05-280
2022-05-290
2022-05-300
2022-05-311
2022-06-010
2022-06-020
2022-06-030
2022-06-040
2022-06-050
2022-06-060
2022-06-070
2022-06-080
2022-06-090
2022-06-100
2022-06-110
2022-06-120
2022-06-130
2022-06-140
2022-06-150
2022-06-160
2022-06-170
2022-06-180
2022-06-190
2022-06-200
2022-06-210
2022-06-220
2022-06-230
2022-06-240
2022-06-250
2022-06-260
2022-06-270
2022-06-280
2022-06-290
2022-06-300
2022-07-010
2022-07-020
2022-07-030
2022-07-040
2022-07-050
2022-07-060
2022-07-070
2022-07-080
2022-07-090
2022-07-100
2022-07-110
2022-07-120
2022-07-130
2022-07-140
2022-07-150
2022-07-160
2022-07-170
2022-07-180
2022-07-190
2022-07-200
2022-07-210
2022-07-220
2022-07-230
2022-07-240
2022-07-250
2022-07-260
2022-07-270
2022-07-280
2022-07-290
2022-07-300
2022-07-310
2022-08-011
2022-08-020
2022-08-030
2022-08-040
2022-08-050
2022-08-060
2022-08-070
2022-08-080
2022-08-091
2022-08-100
2022-08-110
2022-08-121
2022-08-130
2022-08-140
2022-08-150
2022-08-160
2022-08-170
2022-08-180
2022-08-190
2022-08-201
2022-08-210
2022-08-221
2022-08-231
2022-08-241
2022-08-251
2022-08-261
2022-08-272
2022-08-282
2022-08-292
2022-08-301
2022-08-310
2022-09-014
2022-09-020
2022-09-031
2022-09-043
2022-09-051
2022-09-063
2022-09-073
2022-09-080
2022-09-092
2022-09-100
2022-09-111
2022-09-124

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Port calls, Mariupol

Baseline (expected)
1.4 calls per day
Observed
0.1 calls per day
Change
-1.3 (percent omitted, baseline too small)
Standardised score
-0.9
Event window
2022-02-24 to 2022-06-23 (120 days)
Baseline window
2021-12-23 to 2022-02-16 (46 valid days)
Method
wfm-effect-1.0
Computed
2026-09-19 (19 September 2026), data revision 1:d41d3ef041b9
Port calls, MariupolPort calls, Mariupol, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2021-12-17 to 6 calls per day on 2022-02-07, with a mean of 0.4 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 0 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.02462021-12-162022-04-302022-09-12
Port calls, Mariupol, 2021-12-16 (16 December 2021) to 2022-09-12 (12 September 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2021-12-17 to 6 calls per day on 2022-02-07, with a mean of 0.4 calls per day. The latest value, for 2022-09-12, was 0 calls per day. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Mariupol (calls per day).
Datecalls per day
2021-12-161
2021-12-170
2021-12-180
2021-12-192
2021-12-204
2021-12-210
2021-12-221
2021-12-232
2021-12-242
2021-12-250
2021-12-260
2021-12-272
2021-12-280
2021-12-295
2021-12-303
2021-12-310
2022-01-011
2022-01-021
2022-01-031
2022-01-042
2022-01-050
2022-01-060
2022-01-070
2022-01-083
2022-01-090
2022-01-103
2022-01-112
2022-01-121
2022-01-130
2022-01-140
2022-01-150
2022-01-161
2022-01-173
2022-01-180
2022-01-190
2022-01-205
2022-01-213
2022-01-221
2022-01-231
2022-01-242
2022-01-252
2022-01-263
2022-01-272
2022-01-280
2022-01-291
2022-01-302
2022-01-311
2022-02-012
2022-02-022
2022-02-030
2022-02-043
2022-02-051
2022-02-060
2022-02-076
2022-02-082
2022-02-090
2022-02-101
2022-02-112
2022-02-124
2022-02-131
2022-02-143
2022-02-151
2022-02-162
2022-02-172
2022-02-183
2022-02-190
2022-02-201
2022-02-216
2022-02-221
2022-02-230
2022-02-240
2022-02-250
2022-02-260
2022-02-270
2022-02-280
2022-03-012
2022-03-022
2022-03-030
2022-03-040
2022-03-051
2022-03-060
2022-03-070
2022-03-080
2022-03-090
2022-03-100
2022-03-110
2022-03-120
2022-03-130
2022-03-141
2022-03-150
2022-03-160
2022-03-170
2022-03-180
2022-03-190
2022-03-201
2022-03-212
2022-03-220
2022-03-230
2022-03-240
2022-03-251
2022-03-260
2022-03-270
2022-03-280
2022-03-290
2022-03-301
2022-03-310
2022-04-010
2022-04-020
2022-04-030
2022-04-040
2022-04-050
2022-04-060
2022-04-070
2022-04-080
2022-04-090
2022-04-100
2022-04-110
2022-04-120
2022-04-130
2022-04-140
2022-04-150
2022-04-160
2022-04-170
2022-04-180
2022-04-190
2022-04-200
2022-04-210
2022-04-220
2022-04-230
2022-04-240
2022-04-250
2022-04-260
2022-04-270
2022-04-280
2022-04-290
2022-04-300
2022-05-010
2022-05-020
2022-05-030
2022-05-040
2022-05-050
2022-05-060
2022-05-070
2022-05-080
2022-05-090
2022-05-100
2022-05-110
2022-05-120
2022-05-130
2022-05-140
2022-05-150
2022-05-160
2022-05-170
2022-05-180
2022-05-190
2022-05-200
2022-05-210
2022-05-220
2022-05-230
2022-05-240
2022-05-250
2022-05-260
2022-05-270
2022-05-280
2022-05-290
2022-05-300
2022-05-310
2022-06-010
2022-06-020
2022-06-030
2022-06-040
2022-06-050
2022-06-060
2022-06-071
2022-06-080
2022-06-090
2022-06-100
2022-06-110
2022-06-120
2022-06-130
2022-06-140
2022-06-150
2022-06-160
2022-06-170
2022-06-180
2022-06-190
2022-06-200
2022-06-210
2022-06-220
2022-06-230
2022-06-240
2022-06-250
2022-06-260
2022-06-270
2022-06-280
2022-06-290
2022-06-300
2022-07-010
2022-07-020
2022-07-030
2022-07-040
2022-07-050
2022-07-060
2022-07-070
2022-07-080
2022-07-090
2022-07-100
2022-07-110
2022-07-120
2022-07-130
2022-07-140
2022-07-150
2022-07-160
2022-07-170
2022-07-180
2022-07-190
2022-07-200
2022-07-210
2022-07-220
2022-07-230
2022-07-240
2022-07-250
2022-07-260
2022-07-270
2022-07-280
2022-07-290
2022-07-300
2022-07-310
2022-08-010
2022-08-020
2022-08-030
2022-08-040
2022-08-050
2022-08-060
2022-08-070
2022-08-080
2022-08-090
2022-08-100
2022-08-110
2022-08-120
2022-08-130
2022-08-140
2022-08-150
2022-08-160
2022-08-170
2022-08-180
2022-08-190
2022-08-200
2022-08-210
2022-08-220
2022-08-230
2022-08-240
2022-08-250
2022-08-260
2022-08-270
2022-08-280
2022-08-290
2022-08-300
2022-08-310
2022-09-010
2022-09-020
2022-09-030
2022-09-040
2022-09-050
2022-09-060
2022-09-070
2022-09-080
2022-09-090
2022-09-100
2022-09-110
2022-09-120

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Replay

Replay: Port calls, OdessaPort calls, Odessa, 2021-12-26 (26 December 2021) to 2022-08-01 (1 August 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-02-09 to 7 calls per day on 2021-12-29. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.024682021-12-262022-08-01
Port calls, Odessa, 2021-12-26 (26 December 2021) to 2022-08-01 (1 August 2022): values ranged from 0 calls per day on 2022-02-09 to 7 calls per day on 2021-12-29. The shaded band marks the event window, 2022-02-24 to 2022-08-01.

Source: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org), International Monetary Fund, using UN Global Platform AIS data. Statistics derived by World Freight Monitor. Terms. Retrieved 2026-11-10 (10 November 2026).

Port calls, Odessa (calls per day), daily values shown in the replay.
Datecalls per day
2021-12-261
2021-12-273
2021-12-283
2021-12-297
2021-12-306
2021-12-313
2022-01-014
2022-01-023
2022-01-034
2022-01-044
2022-01-054
2022-01-063
2022-01-071
2022-01-082
2022-01-092
2022-01-102
2022-01-111
2022-01-123
2022-01-131
2022-01-141
2022-01-154
2022-01-162
2022-01-175
2022-01-182
2022-01-194
2022-01-204
2022-01-216
2022-01-222
2022-01-234
2022-01-242
2022-01-252
2022-01-263
2022-01-273
2022-01-283
2022-01-292
2022-01-301
2022-01-313
2022-02-012
2022-02-024
2022-02-034
2022-02-043
2022-02-053
2022-02-061
2022-02-072
2022-02-084
2022-02-090
2022-02-107
2022-02-116
2022-02-123
2022-02-133
2022-02-141
2022-02-153
2022-02-162
2022-02-172
2022-02-183
2022-02-194
2022-02-201
2022-02-212
2022-02-224
2022-02-234
2022-02-240
2022-02-250
2022-02-260
2022-02-270
2022-02-280
2022-03-011
2022-03-020
2022-03-030
2022-03-040
2022-03-050
2022-03-060
2022-03-070
2022-03-081
2022-03-090
2022-03-100
2022-03-110
2022-03-120
2022-03-130
2022-03-141
2022-03-150
2022-03-160
2022-03-170
2022-03-180
2022-03-190
2022-03-200
2022-03-210
2022-03-222
2022-03-230
2022-03-241
2022-03-250
2022-03-260
2022-03-270
2022-03-280
2022-03-290
2022-03-300
2022-03-310
2022-04-010
2022-04-020
2022-04-030
2022-04-040
2022-04-050
2022-04-060
2022-04-070
2022-04-080
2022-04-090
2022-04-100
2022-04-110
2022-04-120
2022-04-130
2022-04-140
2022-04-150
2022-04-160
2022-04-170
2022-04-180
2022-04-192
2022-04-200
2022-04-210
2022-04-220
2022-04-230
2022-04-240
2022-04-250
2022-04-260
2022-04-270
2022-04-280
2022-04-290
2022-04-300
2022-05-010
2022-05-020
2022-05-030
2022-05-040
2022-05-050
2022-05-060
2022-05-070
2022-05-080
2022-05-090
2022-05-100
2022-05-110
2022-05-120
2022-05-130
2022-05-140
2022-05-150
2022-05-160
2022-05-172
2022-05-180
2022-05-190
2022-05-200
2022-05-210
2022-05-220
2022-05-232
2022-05-240
2022-05-250
2022-05-260
2022-05-270
2022-05-280
2022-05-290
2022-05-300
2022-05-312
2022-06-010
2022-06-020
2022-06-030
2022-06-040
2022-06-050
2022-06-060
2022-06-070
2022-06-080
2022-06-092
2022-06-100
2022-06-110
2022-06-120
2022-06-131
2022-06-141
2022-06-150
2022-06-160
2022-06-170
2022-06-180
2022-06-190
2022-06-200
2022-06-210
2022-06-220
2022-06-230
2022-06-240
2022-06-250
2022-06-260
2022-06-270
2022-06-280
2022-06-290
2022-06-300
2022-07-010
2022-07-020
2022-07-030
2022-07-040
2022-07-050
2022-07-060
2022-07-070
2022-07-080
2022-07-090
2022-07-100
2022-07-110
2022-07-120
2022-07-130
2022-07-140
2022-07-150
2022-07-160
2022-07-170
2022-07-180
2022-07-190
2022-07-200
2022-07-210
2022-07-220
2022-07-230
2022-07-240
2022-07-250
2022-07-260
2022-07-270
2022-07-280
2022-07-290
2022-07-301
2022-07-310
2022-08-010

This is a measured change in public data during the event window, compared with a baseline before it. It shows timing, not cause. We describe an event as causing a change only when an official source says so.

Timeline

  1. Commercial shipping halts at Ukrainian ports as Russia invades. The Azov Sea closes to commercial traffic, and carriers stop calling at Ukrainian ports. [s1] [s2]
  2. The International Maritime Organization Council, in extraordinary session, says ships should be allowed to sail from Ukrainian ports without threat of attack and backs a blue safe maritime corridor for seafarers. [s3]
  3. The first vessel under the Black Sea Grain Initiative leaves Odesa with 26,527 tonnes of corn for Lebanon. The United Nations says it is the first cargo ship out of a Ukrainian Black Sea port since 2022-02-26. [s4]
  4. The Joint Coordination Centre reports authorised movements for vessels bound for Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi, extending the corridor beyond Odesa. [s5]

Cause

Ukrainian authorities suspended commercial shipping at the country's ports after Russia's invasion on 2022-02-24, and Russia closed the Azov Sea to commercial vessels, as reported by Lloyd's List and Ship Technology. Attributed by: Ukrainian authorities as reported by Lloyd's List and Ship Technology. [s1] [s2]

Resolution

2022-08-01 (1 August 2022): Exports resumed through a corridor agreed under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, with the first departure from Odesa on 2022-08-01 and later movements at Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi. Mariupol stayed closed to commercial traffic. [s4] [s5]

Corrections

No corrections to this record as of 2026-09-16 (16 September 2026).

Sources

  1. [s1] Lloyd's List, Sea of Asov closed to shipping as Russia invades Ukraine, published 2022-02-24 (24 February 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)
  2. [s2] Ship Technology, Ukrainian ports pause commercial shipping amid Russian invasion, published 2022-02-25 (25 February 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (press)
  3. [s3] International Maritime Organization, Council, 35th Extraordinary Session (C ES 35), published 2022-03-11 (11 March 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)
  4. [s4] UN News, Ukraine: Guterres welcomes departure of first grain ship, to help ease food crisis, published 2022-08-01 (1 August 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)
  5. [s5] United Nations in Türkiye, Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Centre Operational update, published 2022-08-09 (9 August 2022), accessed 2026-09-15. Archived copy. (official)

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BibTeX

@misc{wfm_port_closures_ukraine_black_sea_2022,
  author = {{World Freight Monitor}},
  title = {Ukraine's Black Sea ports close to commercial shipping after the invasion},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last updated 2026-09-16},
  url = {https://worldfreightmonitor.com/events/2022/port-closures-ukraine-black-sea-2022/}
}