40k–60k t
Monthly throughput (FIS est.)
Ukraine FIS, occupied ports
3
~8,000t
Max cargo per vessel
3
Vessels Jan 2026
First direct customs clearance
3–4
Military patrol boats (planned)
Border Guard class, spring 2026
1+
Temryuk re-registration route
Documented from Mar 18, 2026
1
Documented Cargo Flows, Vessel Numbers and Tonnage
All cargo flows documented from Q1 2025 through March 2026.
THROUGHPUT NOTE · Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service estimates roughly
40,000–60,000 tonnes of stolen resources move through the occupied ports each month.
3 Reuters vessel-tracking recorded 18 cargo vessels departing Mariupol and Berdiansk over a five-month period, most bound for Turkish ports.
4 Documented per-vessel loads are consistent with up to approximately 8,000 tonnes per vessel.
1 The Coal Harbour dredging tender (May–October 2026) is designed to increase vessel capacity beyond this ceiling.
The Temryuk Re-Registration Mechanism
The March 18 shipment is one documented example of this routing. One vessel, cargo unspecified in tonnage.
1
Dual-track capacity note: The November 2025 direct customs post enables clearance without Temryuk — for cargo that can be openly declared (coking coal to Turkey, wheat to Egypt). The Temryuk route handles cargo whose occupied-territory origin must be concealed. These are complementary mechanisms, not alternatives. Post-dredging (from Q4 2026), both tracks will have higher vessel capacity.