Odessa sea port - a major trading port of international importance, situated in the north -west coast of the Black Sea, in south- western part of the Odessa Bay . It has one of Europe's largest passenger terminals . Recognized as the base cruise port in Ukraine.
The construction of the port began in 1794.By 1905 , the port is mainly acquired its current shape. In the Russian Empire was the second turnover. The highest turnover in the independent Ukraine was in 2003 - 12.4 million tons of dry cargo and tanker 21.1 .Includes Coastal , Quarantine , practical ( aka Watermelon ), Coal (aka War ), New , Oil , and other harbor.
Today, in the port of Odessa :.
In 2009 the port handled over 34 million tons of cargo .
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