Azov Sea
The Azov Sea is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about 4 km) Strait of Kerch. The sea is bounded by Russia on the southeast and by Ukraine on the northwest. Ports on the Azov Sea include Berdyansk and Mariupol (both Ukraine) and Taganrog (Russia). Following the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Moscow has blockaded all Ukrainian seaports and occupied Berdyansk and Mariupol.
Russia seaports see container traffic down in January-July 2022
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – Russia seaports saw container traffic down in January-July 2022 by -19.6% to 2.62 million containers...
Russia exporting grain from occupied Ukrainian ports
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – Russia is also exporting grain under recent agreement to open Ukrainian ports to grain exports. Whilst the...
Russia’s port of Kavkaz keeps reporting lower cargo handling
Kavkaz, Russia (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – The Russian port of Kavkaz (Caucasus), strategically located in the Kerch Strait that connects Azov Sea with...
TogliattiAzot to build a transshipment complex in the port of Taman
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – TogliattiAzot (TOAZ) plans to build a transshipment complex in the port of Taman by 2026 with an investment of...
Ranking: Top three Russian grain shipment ports 2021-2022
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 26, 2022 – The Port of Novorossiysk Sea was Russia’s leading grain exporter in 2021/22. It handled 14.7 million...
Russia’s port of Azov increases grain handling capacity with a new berth
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – The project for the construction of a grain terminal with capacity of at least 1.5 million tonnes on berth No. 28...
Turkey and Russia continue talks about reopening Ukrainian ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 23, 2022 – A military delegation from Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense went to Moscow yesterday to discuss...
Donetsk People’s Republic says it will use Port of Mariupol to export grain
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2022 – Denis Pushilin, president of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), has commented that...
Russia says that the occupied ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol are operating normally
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 9, 2022 – The Russian government has said that the occupied ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol are operating normally and...
15% less cargo handled by the Russian port of Azov in first five months of 2022
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) June 2, 2022 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s Port of Azov in January-May of 2022 was 2.7 million tonnes, 15% lower than in the same...
Occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk to be reopened by Russia in June
Berdyansk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 30, 2022 – Preparations are under way for the reopening in June of Ukraine’s second largest port on the Azov Sea,...
Mariupol port is loading its first ship since Russian occupation of the city
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 30, 2022 – The first Russian cargo ship entered the now Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Mariupol on May 28. It...
Russia says it has removed all mines from occupied port of Mariupol, Ukraine
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) May 26, 2022 – The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported that it has completed the clearance of mines from around the...
Russian ports lose container cargo in January-April 2022
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) May 18, 2022 – Despite the sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion in Ukraine on February 24, cargo turnover of...
Russia’s Port of Kavkaz keeps losing cargo
Kavkaz, Russia (PortSEurope) May 13, 2022 – The Russian port of Kavkaz (Caucasus), strategically located in the Kerch Strait that connects Azov Sea with the...
Ukraine’s ports infrastructure damage estimated at billions of euros
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Ukraine estimates the losses inflicted on its port infrastructure by Russian shelling, bombardment and...
Russia plans dredging of the Volga-Don Canal
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – Russia is planning for a €1 billion dredging, locks modernisation and other improvements project to...