Analysis
Analysis comprises longer articles which look at a particular issue in-depth. They look at the various angles relevant to a particular port news story, including any aspects of politics, business and social relevance. These often have a multi-national aspects.
What is the relationship between inland waterways and seaports?
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, we have heard more about inland waterways...
What is the relationship between seaports and subsea cables?
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – In recent months, Ports Europe has covered developments in subsea cables and increased telecommunications....
Tender for new Albanian port in Porto Romano
Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – In March, Albania will announce an international tender for the construction of a new commercial port to...
World Bank, HR Wallingford step into shrinking Caspian problem
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Alarmed by the shrinking waters of the Caspian, Kazakhstan invited the World Bank (WB) to conduct a...
25.5% of Astrakhan port given to Russia’s military behemoth Rostec
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Russia continues to reorient its economy towards a war footing. The latest move is to transfer a...
Astrakhan is a centre of Russia’s Caspian logistics
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions, Russia is trying to find alternative transport routes towards...
North-South corridor obstacles according to Russia
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) January 18, 2024 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) project aims to reduce the time and cost of cargo...
Update: Russia’s Northern Sea Route only for Russia
(Adds comments from Konstantin Grinevich after paragraph 3) St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe), December 1, 2023 – The Northern Sea Route (NSR,...
Russia’s Northern Sea Route – only for Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe), December 1, 2023 – The Northern Sea Route (NSR, SevMorPut) is unlikely to compete with the southern route through...
Russia as a black hole for containers from China
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The huge trade imbalance between Russia and China has led to the next unique Russian phenomenon –...
China’s increasing influence on the Northern Sea Route
Hellerup, Denmark (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – As Russia attempts to find ways to alleviate the impact of Western sanctions, and find alternative...
Rosatom takes over FESCO to create a shipping corridor along Northern Sea Route
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Desperate times for Russia lead to desperate measures. Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russian...
Captagon drug via ports of Beirut, Latakia and Tripoli
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – The Syrian regime and Lebanese Hezbollah have adeptly woven the production, promotion, and smuggling of...
Anaklia port project: Azerbaijan as a dark horse?
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Azerbaijan has appeared as a dark horse in the years-long saga of the construction of Georgia’s first...
Ukrainian Black Sea corridor works – Russia helpless
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – More than 15 ships have completed journeys to and from the three major Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea...
Update: “Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” to add Volos port to his Greek portfolio
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) with an offer for 51 million euro has been selected as the preferred...
Could China be given Anaklia port project?
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – The long-delayed Georgia Anaklia deep sea port project in the Black Sea seems about to be served on a...