{{short description|Ukrainian sea transport company}} {{refimprove|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox company | name = Судноплавна компанія UkrFerry | logo = | type = Private | company_slogan = | foundation = 1995 | location = Odesa, Ukraine | key_people = Oleksandr Kurlyand (President) | num_employees = 300<ref name=raiders>[http://hvylya.org/analytics/economics/rejdery-topjat-ukrferri.html Рейдеры топят Ukrferry (Raiders are drowning Ukrferry)]. hvylya.org. February 13, 2012</ref> | industry = Sea transport | products = Ferries, port services, passenger transportation, freight transportation, holidays, business travel | vehicles = | revenue = 12px ₴1.899 million (2011)<ref name=revenue>[http://www.ukrrudprom.ua/news/CHistaya_pribil_Ukrferri__19_mln_griven.html Чистая прибыль “Укрферри” — 1,9 млн. гривен (The pure revenue of UkrFerry is 1.9 mln hryvnia)]. Interfax-Ukraine. March 26, 2012</ref> | homepage = [http://www.ukrferry.com/index.php www.ukrferry.com] }}
'''UkrFerry''' Shipping Company ({{langx|uk|СК Укрферрі}}) 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:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ferryroutes.com/operator/ukrferry/|title=Ukrferry routes|website=ferryroutes.com|access-date=6 September 2025}}</ref> ''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.<ref name="reuters1"/> 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.<ref name="reuters1">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-resumes-ferry-services-georgias-black-sea-port-batumi-2024-06-19/|title=Ukraine resumes ferry services to Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi|date=19 June 2024|website=Reuters|access-date=6 September 2025}}</ref>
The route avoids the Crimean Peninsula, which has been under Russian occupation since 2014, and operates through a corridor in the western Black Sea.<ref name="reuters1"/> This corridor was established following the withdrawal of Russian naval forces from the area in 2023.<ref name="reuters1"/>
==Fleet== thumb|Vilnius Seaways thumb|Kaunas Seaways [[File:Greifswald in Batumi.jpg|thumb|Ukrferri Greifswald in Batumi]]
===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. {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |+ |- ! scope="col" width="140pt"| Name<ref>[http://www.maritimebusinessnews.com.ua/news/transport/2008/08/22/933.html До конца лета украинские паромы сделают 5 рейсов из Ильичевска в Поти ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225653/http://www.maritimebusinessnews.com.ua/news/transport/2008/08/22/933.html |date=2013-12-02 }}. August 22, 2008</ref> ! scope="col" width="90pt"| Built ! scope="col" width="90pt"| Tonnage ! scope="col" width="90pt"| Passengers ! scope="col" width="300pt" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |- | {{flagicon|DEN}} Vilnius Seaways<ref>[http://www.blackseanews.net/en/read/67093 World's largest ferry Vilnius Seaways takes Illichivsk-Poti route]. July 9, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.ukrainebusiness.com.ua/news/9990.html World's largest ferry Vilnius Seaways takes Illichivsk-Poti route] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223745/http://www.ukrainebusiness.com.ua/news/9990.html |date=2013-12-02 }}. July 9, 2013</ref> || 1987, East Germany || 22,341 || 132 || The world's largest car-rail passenger ferry according to the Guinness World Records. |- | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kaunas Seaways || 1989, East Germany || 25,606 || 250 || |- | {{flagicon|UKR}} Greifswald || 1988, East Germany || 24,084 || 150 || |- |- |- |}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.ukrferry.com/index.php UkrFerry] - Official site * [http://www.caledonia.com.ua/index.asp Caledonia] - Official site of the UkrFerry Caledonia * {{Official website|http://guam-organization.org/node|GUAM official website}} * [https://maritime-zone.com/crewing/97296-ukrferry-shipmanagement UkrFerry] - Company Profile on Maritime Zone {{Shipping companies of Ukraine}}
Category:Ferry companies of Ukraine Category:Companies based in Odesa Category:Ferries
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