# Sevastopol (UA SVP)

**UN/LOCODE:** UA SVP  
**Country:** Ukraine  
**Water Body:** Black Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 44.6167, 33.5333

Behind UN/LOCODE UA SVP lies Sevastopol, a Crimean Black Sea port that is not available for legitimate international freight. Ukraine officially closed the commercial port in July 2014 after Russia's annexation of Crimea, and it remains under EU and Ukrainian sanctions, with calls treated as violations and prosecuted. In 2025 Ukraine sanctioned 56 vessels that had entered occupied ports including Sevastopol, even as Russian authorities floated plans for a new container port — none of which makes legal traffic possible, and ships there routinely switch off their AIS transponders. Forwarders should avoid it: Odesa handles Ukraine's seaborne trade, while Constanța in Romania serves as a neutral Black Sea alternative.

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