Besides being a large automobile, air and rail center, Odessa is the largest sea port in Ukraine and is used to store and ship grain, sugar, coal, oil products, metals, jute, timber and machine products. The port is also the base for Ukraine’s navy and fishing fleet. The city’s industrial base includes ship building, oil refining, machine tooling, metal working, food processing, wood-working, agriculture and chemical processing. Large health-resort center, possesses a number of beaches, convalescent homes and centers arranging for the protection of the health of people.