UkrFerry Shipping Company () 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.
Routes 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: 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. 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.
The route avoids the Crimean Peninsula, which has been under Russian occupation since 2014, and operates through a corridor in the western Black Sea. This corridor was established following the withdrawal of Russian naval forces from the area in 2023.
Fleet
Current ships Two out of three ships are owned by the Danish DFDS. All ships built at the Mathias-Thesen Werft in Wismar as EGF-321 class ferries. + NameДо конца лета украинские паромы сделают 5 рейсов из Ильичевска в Поти . August 22, 2008 Built Tonnage Passengers Notes Vilnius SeawaysWorld's largest ferry Vilnius Seaways takes Illichivsk-Poti route. July 9, 2013World's largest ferry Vilnius Seaways takes Illichivsk-Poti route . July 9, 2013 1987, East Germany 22,341 132 The world's largest car-rail passenger ferry according to the Guinness World Records. Kaunas Seaways 1989, East Germany 25,606 250 Greifswald 1988, East Germany 24,084 150
References
External links UkrFerry - Official site Caledonia - Official site of the UkrFerry Caledonia
UkrFerry - Company Profile on Maritime Zone