Cargo turnover at Ukraine’s seaports in 2025 decreased by 15.9% compared to 2024, to 81.7 million tonnes, according to Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba.
According to his post on Telegram, agricultural products formed the basis of cargo turnover – 44.2 million tonnes, which is 26.3% less than in 2024.
‘At the same time, container traffic increased significantly: 215,748 TEU compared to 129,902 a year ago,’ noted the Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery.
According to his data, ports fulfilled more than 95% of the transshipment plan – 82.2 million tonnes of cargo.
It is noted that last year Ukrainian products were exported to 55 countries around the world.
‘These results are evidence that the port industry remains a pillar of the economy even during constant military threats,’ Kuleba stressed.
At the end of December 2025, he reported that the total volume of cargo that passed through Ukraine’s water logistics during the year had decreased to 76.1 million tonnes. In 2025, more than 8.2 million tonnes of cargo were transshipped through the Danube ports of Izmail, Reni and Ust-Dunaysk, compared to 17.3 million tonnes in 2024.
In an interview with Forbes Ukraine, Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development Andriy Kashuba noted that Russia damaged 20 merchant ships in October-December 2025 (as of 24 December), which is 2.5 times more than in the same period in 2024.
In October-December 2025, there were 35 attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure, which is twice as many as in the same period a year ago.
