Cargo handled by Ukraine’s 13 seaports jumped by 18.4%, topping 160 million tons for the first time in the history of independent Ukraine. The top four ports, all on the Black Sea, were: Pivdennii (Yuzhne) – 54 million tons (+26%); Mykolaiv – 33.4 million tons (+14.5%); Chornomorsk – 26 million tons (+21.4%); and Odesa – 25.3 million tons (+16.8%).