OREANDA-NEWS. December 24, 2009. Net profit of Ukraine seaports rise 2.32 times to about USD 135.4 million in January-November 2009

Ukraine’s commercial seaports increased in January-November 2009 the amount of net profit 2.32 times over the same period in 2008 - up to 1.83 billion hryvna (approximately USD 135.4 million). Ports revenues for recent eleven months increased by 49,7% - to 9.154 billion hryvna (USD 1.144 billion), Interfax-Ukraine agency reports citing the State Administration of Sea and River Transport of Ukraine.

Net profit of the state-run "Odessa Commercial Sea Port" for this period grew to 51,4% or 397.014 million hryvna, The amount of revenue - by 54%, to 1.546 billion hryvna.

Illichivsk seaport in January-November showed threefold net profit growth up to 283.569 million hryvna. Revenue - by 40,2%, to 1.471 billion hryvna.

Net profit of "Yuzhny” (Southern) seaport in the first 11 months rise 3.1 times - up to 555.679 million hryvna. Revenue - up 81.4% to 2.284 billion hryvna.

Mariupol commercial seaport over the same period expanded the volume of the net profits 2.32 times - up to 333.152 million hryvna, revenues - by 35,5%, to 1.283 billion hryvna.