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[[Image:Kiev River Port 2007.JPG|right|thumb|Passenger terminal of the [[Kiev River Port]].]]
[[Image:Moskva Karpati.jpg|right|thumb|Leasure riverboat in [[Kiev]].]]
{{convert|4400|km|0|abbr=on}} navigable waterways on 7 rivers, most of them are on [[Danube]], [[Dnieper]] and [[Pripyat River|Pripyat]] rivers. All Ukraine's rivers freeze over in winter (usually December through March), limiting navigation. However, river [[icebreaker]]s are available on the riverDnieper, at least in vicinity of [[Kiev]].<ref>[http://www.segodnya.ua/news/14338802.html Ледоколы выйдут в акваторию Киевского моря уже в марте]</ref>
 
===Danube===
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* [[Vylkove]]
 
=====Dnieper=====
Dnieper within Ukraine is a regulated system of [[reservoir (water)|reservoir]]s separated by [[dam]]s with [[shiplock]]s. The river is navigable through all its Ukrainian length.
 
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* [[Zaporizhzhia]]
 
=====Pripyat=====
Notable riverport [[Chernobyl]] is now abandoned due to the [[Chernobyl disaster]], but the waterway retains its importance as part of the [[Dnieper]]&ndash;[[Baltic Sea]] route.
 
=====Southern Bug=====
Plans are announced to revitalize commercial freight navigation on the [[Southern Bug]] as part of the increasing [[grain]] export from Ukraine.<ref>[http://delo.ua/business/nibulon-zalozhil-osnovu-sobst-158527/ «НИБУЛОН» заложил основу собственного флота]{{uk icon}}</ref>
 
==Merchant marine==