Belarus
Landlocked Belarus is a republic in Eastern Europe and was a Soviet republic 1919–91. In 1997, it formed a close political and economic union with Russia. It is the last country that remains solidly in Russia’s orbit in the post-Soviet era. It fully supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, subsequently, is subject to severe international sanctions. Updated: October 28, 2022.
Belarus to receive a terminal in St. Petersburg port, access to 19 others
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Russia is to transfer the multifunctional marine transshipment complex Bronka, part of the Big Port...
Belarus wants faster creation of its own ports in Russia
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Hard pressed by western sanctions, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, demanded faster construction...
Belarus reports increased cargo containers export to China
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Belarus reports increased cargo containers export to China, according to Belta, the national news agency....
Sanctions force Belarus to use Russian inland waterways
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – Belarus and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on navigation along the inland waterways...
Ship insurers are cancelling war risk cover for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 28, 2022 – 12 of the 13 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs will no longer secure reinsurance for...
Belarus Railways officials in Moscow to discuss transport corridors
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope), November 23, 2022 – Belarus Railways officials are in Moscow to discuss East-West and North-South international transport...
Belarus signs trade contracts with Russian port-city of Astrakhan
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) October 28, 2022 – Belarus has signed trade contracts with Russian port-city of Astrakhan, says Belta, the Belarus...
Konecranes has suspended its businesses in Russia and Belarus
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 8, 2022 – Konecranes, a Finnish company specialising in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment,...
Maersk – Russia / Ukraine – Update 10
March 04th, 2022 – Update 10 As the crisis in Ukraine continues and governments impose new sanctions on Russia and its allies, A.P. Moller – Maersk is...
Belarus seeks Russian support for new Baltic Sea port
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 21, 2022 – With the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko held talks with...
2021 on the New Silk Road: integration of infrastructures, technologies and expertise
By the end of 2021 the volume of railway container transportation between Europe and China will make one million standard containers (TEU). Integration...
Belarus seeks port cooperation from Russia to maintain exports
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) September 14, 2021 – In an interview with the Belarus-1 TV channel, the Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko said...
UTLC ERA tests new corridor for goods delivery by express container trains from China to Europe
The new service will allow to diversify cargo flows and reduce the load on the border infrastructure – December 28, 2020 United Transport and Logistics...
Belarus eyeing seaport in Romania’s Constanta for export promotion
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 20, 2020 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Romania Andrei Grinkevich has visited...
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan chairs meeting of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin chaired a meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) via video conference – June 30, 2020 The...
Ukraine and Belarus take steps to realise restoration of river E-40
The project for restoration of the river E-40 has come to the stage of practical realization, Vladislav Krykliy – February 6, 2020 The project for...
EBRD to help Belarus upgrade key transport corridors
EBRD – December 3, 2019 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to furnish a loan of €259 million for upgrades of key...