Welcome to Odessa region
General description of Odessa region. Territory, Location, Economy Odessa region occupies the territory of north-western Black Sea coastline. Odessa region is the largest in Ukraine by it s area 33,3 ths. sq. km. The population of the region counts 2,4 million people and consists of 133 nationalities Kyiv Ukraine Russia The total length of sea coastline exceeds 300km. Free access to Black Sea-Azov basin and to large river routs of the Danube and the Dniester gives good advantages to Odessa region in the development of transport infrastructure Romania Odessa
Odessa Odessa is administrative centre of the region. It is one of the largest cities of Ukraine, important transport, industrial, scientific, cultural and resort center with the population more than 1 million people. Duke de Richelieu LAOCOON
Culture There are 9 theatres in Odessa Region among which Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theatre that is known all over the world, 872 libraries, 15 museums and Philharmonic Society. Odessa National Opera and Ballet Theatre Odessa Ukrainian Music and Dramatic theatre Every year 1 mln. tourists visit Odessa
Odessa region in transport system of Europe Baltic Sea Klaipeda Gdansk Helsinki Riga Saint Petersburg Moscow Russia Corridor # 7 Corridor # 9 Corridor Baltic Black Sea Corridor Black Sea economic corporation Corridor TRACECA Gomel Volgograd Astrakhan Warsaw Ukraine Kyiv Donetsk Frankfurt Kovel Rostov on Don illichivsk Yuzhniy Bucharest Reni Odessa Black Sea Potty Tbilisi Caspian Sea Turkmen-Bashi Baku Dimitrovgrad Istanbul Yerevan Alexandropoulos Ankara
Integration of Ukrainian DWNC Danube- Black Sea to inland waterway of Eurasia
Basic technical data for Deep Water Navigable Channel (DWNC) Danube-Black Sea Total channel length 162,5км. DWNC route through nature river beds: Reni Port Izmail Chatal length - 44,1 km. Izmail Chatal Vilkovo Port length 98 km. Vilkovo Port Black Sea length -17 km. Artificial part of DWNC route: Artificial sea access duct (cut) through sea bar in the region of Horn Bystriy, length 3,4 km. Vessels navigation: Round the clock two-sided and controlled as distinct from vessels navigation through Romanian channels one-sided and only day time
Satellite photo of artificial Romanian dam, built for redistribution of water flow between Kiliya and Tulcha Girlo in the region of Izmail Chatal Romanian Tulchya branch Danube water flow direction Ukrainian Kyliya branch
Maritime industrial complex 75 % of the whole state industrial potential situated in Odessa region and consists of 7 ports: Port of Odessa Port of Yuzhniy Port of Illichivsk Port of Reni Port of Izmail Port of Ust-Dunay Port of Belgorod- Dnestrovsk and also dockyards and shipbuilding plants Odessa Seaport harbor The total volume of freight cargoes passed through Odessa regional ports in 2006 made 82.6 mln. tons
Seaport of Odessa Odessa seaport is one of the biggest ports of the Black Sea basin. Its berths allows to take freight ships with tonnage up to 100 thousand tons. Port also takes cruise ships with length up to 272m. Technical capability of the port allows to process more then 14 million tons of dry cargo and 24 million tons of oil products per year. 30 million tons of cargo are overloaded by Seaport of Odessa in 2006.
Seaport of Illichivsk Sea port of Illichivsk specializes in container transfer. Private Enterprise Ukrtransconteiner realizes invest project in Seaport of Illichivsk that provides improvement of container terminal with purpose of capacity increasing The project s realization program is provided till 2015. The total value of investments is 500 mln. USD More then 50 mln. USD have been already invested in the project. The opening of the first turn of the new Ukrainian container terminal, that meets the European standards, will take place in November 2007.
Seaport of Yuzhniy Seaport of Yuzhniy specializes in overloading of bulk cargo and chemistry industry products. Annual value of cargo transfer in port is 12.5 million tons. The biggest cargo-transfer terminal in Ukraine situated in seaport of Yuzhniy in 40 kilometers from industrial part of Odessa Harbor of seaport Yuzhniy The main kinds: Mechanized covered warehouses, united with belt system 11 kilometers of belt lines Deep berths Non-freezing harbor
Industrial potential Companies of petrochemical and machine building industries, repair and assembly of machines, metallurgy and metal working, chemical and petroleum chemical sectors, food, light, and other industries are available in the territory of the region
Odessa Ammonia (Priportoviy( Priportoviy) ) plant The enterprise is one of the biggest ammonium plants in Ukraine The stuff consists of 3.8 thousands workers The plant has the biggest ammonia terminal in Ukraine with annual capacity of 4.7 mln. tons and the biggest in Europe storage facilities of 120 ths. Tons. Odessa Ammonia handles near 50% exports of ammonia and 20 % of urea on the national level
Agricultural complex 2,6 thousand square kilometers are farming area of the region. It makes 78% of whole land supply. In 2006 in Odessa region were raised: Wheat 2808 thousand tons Vegetables 569,4 thousand tons Sunflower 367,5 thousand tons Potato 297,5 thousand tons Sugar beet 239,8 thousand tons Grape 197,4 thousand tons Fruits and berries 81 thousand tons
Institute of wine-growing and wine-making named after Tairov Odessa region historically is a wine-making region. More then 50% of Ukrainian grape is raised in Odessa region. Institute of wine-growing and wine making named after Tairov includes: Centre of cloning and selection Three experimental farming Research station of winegrowing
Scientific and educational complex More than 20 higher educational institutions are situated in Odessa Region Odessa National University named after Mechnikov Odessa National Maritime Academy The branch sector of science of the region includes about 80 research establishments of different levels
Tourism and recreation The coast of the region counts 170 kilometers of sand beaches 6 estuaries with natural therapeutic muds. Among them famous Kuyalnik with its therapeutic muds, that are not worse then Dead sea ones Two navigable rivers, more than 150 hotels, near 70 children sanative centers, more than 500 holiday camps, motels and tourist bases
Tourism and recreation
Investments made in Odessa region in 1999-2006 (in % of basic 1999 year) In % 500 400 300 200 100,0% 100 110,6% 128,6% 158,6% 197,4% 283,2% 326,6% 391,9% 443,2% 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Forecast
Export of goods to the main trade partners of Odessa region Mashinary 8,2% Metall, metall stuff 16,6% Transport devices Other 2,1% 5,9% Oil refining industry and chemical industry 40% Food industry and agriculture 27,2%
Import of goods from the main trade partners of Odessa region Other 32% Oil refining industry and energy 10,2% Food industry and agriculture 17,2% Transport devices 11,8% Mashinary 19,6% Consumer goods 9,2%
Odessa region is an active member of 6 interregional organizations: Assembly of European Regions (AER) Assembly of European regions was established in 1985. It consists of 255 regions from 30 states. Odessa region became the first Ukrainian member region of AER in 1992 Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) AEBR was established in 1971. About 90 regions and regional institutions are its members. Odessa Region as the member of Euroregion Lower Danube became the member of AEBR in 2001 Euroregion Lower Danube Euroregion Lower Danube was created in 1998. Today Odessa region (Ukraine), Cahul and Kantemir (the Republic of Moldova), Galate, Braila and Tulcea counties (Romania) form a part of it
Odessa region is an active member of 6 interregional organizations: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe was created in 1973.154 regions from 26 European countries are its members. Odessa Region became the member of this organisation in 2004 Assembly of European Wine-Producing Regions (AEWR) Assembly of European Wine-Producing Regions was created in 1988. AEWR comprises 65 member regions from 14 countries. Odessa Region became its member in 2004 Working Community of the Danube Countries (WCDC) The Working Community of the Danube Countries was created in 1990. Its members are 39 regions from 9 countries. Odessa Region became the member of WCDC in 1994
Odessa Regional State Administration General Department of Foreign Economic Activity and European Integration 4, Shevchenko avenue Odessa UA-65032 Ukraine www.euroinvest.odessa.ua E-mail: vn_econ@odessa.gov.ua Tel. +38 048 718-95 95-33