# Yalta (UA YAL)

**UN/LOCODE:** UA YAL  
**Country:** Ukraine  
**Water Body:** Black Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 44.4833, 34.1667

Since 2014, when cruise liners stopped calling, Yalta in occupied Crimea has effectively dropped out of commercial shipping. It is primarily a passenger port with a small terminal for bulk and general cargo, but the Yalta Merchant Sea Port sits under EU and US sanctions — it appears on the SDN list — and industry reporting puts its utilisation below ten per cent. For forwarders, it is not a usable freight option. Legitimate Black Sea traffic should route through Ukrainian-controlled ports such as Odesa.

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/yalta-port-ua-yal](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/yalta-port-ua-yal)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/yalta-port-ua-yal/llm-summary?lang=en*