The China's company is carrying out the dredging, helping Ukraine to transform the Soviet-built port into a modern maritime facility and write the new chapter in the history of Yuzhny.

Founded in 1978, Yuzhny is one of the three major ports in Ukraine. Last year, it became the busiest seaport of the country, having reloaded 39 million tons of commodities or 30 percent of Ukraine's total maritime cargo turnover.

The dredging is a key part of the Ukrainian government strategy to make Yuzhny an important transport hub on the crossroads of global trade and a link in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.