Black Sea Shipping Company

Black Sea Shipping Company (Russian: Черноморское морское пароходство, Ukrainian: Чорноморське морське пароплавство) is a Ukrainian shipping company based in Kyiv.

Black Sea Shipping Company
Company typeState company
IndustryMaritime transport
Founded1833
Headquarters,
Ukraine
Number of employees
29
Websiteblasco.com.ua

The company was established during the Imperial Russian rule in 1833. Following the World War I and reorganization of the former empire as a Soviet state, company was owned by the Soviet government. During Soviet rule, the company held the title of world's largest shipping company for several years and was instrumental in important foreign trade and international aid initiatives of the Soviet government.

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