UkrFerry
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sea transport |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Odesa, Ukraine |
Key people | Oleksandr Kurlyand (President) |
| Products | Ferries, port services, passenger transportation, freight transportation, holidays, business travel |
| Revenue |  ₴1.899 million (2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 300[2] |
| Website | www.ukrferry.com |
UkrFerry Shipping Company (Ukrainian: СК Укрферрі) is a ferry operator at the Black Sea, with ferry services serving Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Georgia. The company's fleet consists of four ship type RORO and ROPAX generally with 34,000 DWT.
- Chornomorsk - Batumi: Greifswald
- Kerch - Poti: Heroes of Shipka, Heroes of Pleven, Heroes of Odesa, Heroes of Sevastopol
- Chornomorsk - Derince: Heroes of Shipka, Heroes of Pleven
- Chornomorsk - Varna: Heroes of Shipka, Heroes of Pleven, Heroes of Odesa, Heroes of Sevastopol
- Varna - Batumi: Heroes of Shipka, Heroes of Pleven, Heroes of Odesa, Heroes of Sevastopol
- Odesa - Istanbul:[3] Caledonia (route suspended since 2010)
- Chornomorsk - Haydarpaşa
Service suspension and resumption
Ferry services between Chornomorsk and Batumi were suspended in 2022 following the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] In June 2024, UkrFerry announced the resumption of this route, with the first departure from Chornomorsk scheduled for 9 July and arrival in Batumi on 12 July.[4]
The route avoids the Crimean Peninsula, which has been under Russian occupation since 2014, and operates through a corridor in the western Black Sea.[4] This corridor was established following the withdrawal of Russian naval forces from the area in 2023.[4]
