# Mariupol (UA MPW)

**UN/LOCODE:** UA MPW  
**Country:** Ukraine  
**Water Body:** Sea of Azov; Black Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 47.0833, 37.5667

Whether Mariupol is usable for a given shipment has a clear answer for Western forwarders today: it is not. Since the Russian occupation in 2022, cargo handling at this Sea of Azov port runs under Russian control and falls within sanctions, ruling out regular EU import and export traffic. Before the war it was Ukraine's leading coal and steel outlet, fed by the Azovstal and Illich metallurgical works. Reported throughput in 2024 was about 350,000 tonnes, mostly grain and rolled steel moving to Russian and occupied ports. There are no scheduled container lines, no customs clearance for EU consignees and no mainstream carrier calls. Shallow draught of roughly 6.4 m and the position behind the Kerch Strait further cap accessible vessel sizes; shippers serving Ukraine route instead via Danube and western ports such as Izmail, Reni or Constanța.

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