Port of Berdiansk

Port of Berdiansk
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Native name	Бердянський морський порт
Location
Country	Ukraine
Location	Berdiansk
Coordinates	46°45′02″N 36°46′45″E
Details
Opened	1835
Owned by	Ministry of Infrastructure (Ukraine) Temporarily occupied by RF[1][2]
Land area	168,160 м²
Size	274,816 м²
No. of berths	10
No. of piers	10
Head of the seaport	Taras Mykolayovych Verniba (Bohdan Babets, soon to be replaced by Nikolai Ilyin)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	4.45 million tons (2015)[3]
Water density	1008
Salinity of water	11.9
Radio Channels	call sign "Berdyansk-Radio-1" 2, 24, 73, 93
Website www.bmtport.com.ua uspa.gov.ua

The Port of Berdiansk is a seaport in the city of Berdiansk, Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.[4] It is the only port in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast and one of Ukraine's two Azov ports (along with Mariupol).

According to the Law "On Seaports of Ukraine," the functions of the seaport administration are performed by the Berdiansk branch of the state enterprise of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and it's guarded by Berdyansk Border Detachment.

Since 27 February 2022, Berdiansk has been under Russian occupation.

Russian landing ship Saratov destroyed near Berdyansk port.

See also

• 2022 Berdiansk port attack

References

1. "Ukrainians claim to have destroyed large Russian warship in Berdyansk". cnn.com. March 25, 2022.
2. "Aerospace & Defense - Editors' Pick - One Of Russia's Biggest Cruisers Knocked Out Near Odessa". forbes.com. Apr 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
3. "Грузооборот портов Азовского бассейна Украины в январе- мае сократился на 34,1% до 3,7 млн тонн". morvesti.ru. 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
4. "Flames and smoke rise at Berdyansk Port as Ukraine says Russian ship 'destroyed'". miamiherald.com. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.