OREANDA-NEWS. On June 02, 2008 the Odesa Sea Trade Port (South Ukraine) has become a member of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, reported the Official website www.kmu.gov.ua.

The decision was taken during the 32nd General Assembly of the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports (MedCruise) in the Italian city of Trieste. Over hundred representatives of maritime cruise ports and cruise companies that are members of MedCruise participated in the assembly.

The participants in the assembly showed interest in the presentation of the Odesa port and expressed desire to take part in the Black Sea Cruise 2008 conference in Odesa on September 24-25.

The state-owned enterprise Odesa Sea Trade Port is located in the southwestern part of the Odesa Bay on an artificially created area of 109.5 hectares. The enterprise annually reprocesses over 14 million tons of dry cargo and 24 million tons of bulk cargo. The annual turnover of goods is 30 million tons.