Black Sea
The Black Sea is a large inland sea situated at the southeastern extremity of Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west. Ports on the Black Sea include Burgas, Varna, Constanta, Odessa, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Poti, Batumi and Zonguldak. Following the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Moscow has blockaded all Ukrainian seaports.
Russian TEU turnover in H1’24 increase 14.6% to 2.6 mln
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Container turnover of Russian sea ports in the second quarter of 2024 increased by 11.8% compared to...
The new EU Black Sea Synergy report
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service have adopted the 4th...
Bulgaria and Georgia to resume railway ferry line across Black Sea
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – Bulgaria and Georgia will resume the railway ferry line between the two countries that was stopped two years...
Ukraine attacks Novorossiysk port with maritime drones
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Moscow claims that Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk continues operations following an Ukrainian...
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania start anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – With a six-month delay, NATO members Turkey (Türkiye), Bulgaria and Romania on July 1 sent their demining...
Naval mine destroyed near Turkey’s Zonguldak port
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – A Ukrainian-made sea mine has been detected 60 meters off the Turkish coast in the beach area of the...
Chornomorsk-Batumi ferry service to restart despite war
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – In a bold move, Ukraine and Georgia decided to resume on July 9 the ferry service between their Black Sea...
Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results, Oct 23-May 24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in millions...
Russian ports handled 373 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-May 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-May period decreased by 3.4% compared to the first five...
Russia’s Tuapse bulk terminal to be expanded
Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – Russia’s Black Sea Tuapse Bulk Terminal (TBT, part of National Transport Company – NTK) will be...
Transport links to Russia-occupied Crimea under siege
Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2024 – A ferry crossing and an oil terminal at the port of Kavkaz (Caucasus), on the Russian side of the Kerch...
Sanctioned Russian gas exported via ports as fertilisers
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Without buyers for its sanctioned and with declining value gas, Russia is trying to export it converted into...
Russia claims start of commissioning at Taman ammonia terminal
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) May 27, 2024 – Commissioning work has begun at the long-delayed TogliattiAzot terminal under construction for transshipment...
Bad news for jammed railway links to Russian ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – A breakthrough in traffic volumes towards Russia’s Far East and in the southern direction (Black Sea)...
Bulgarian navy again destroyed sea mine near Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – The Bulgarian navy destroyed with a controlled explosion yet another naval mine floating about 3 km from the...
Update: Why is there no Sochi-Trabzon ferry?
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Western sanctions isolated Russia is pushing for years to re-launch a cargo-passenger ferry from its Black Sea...
Second attempt to lease Sochi port, Russia
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The entire port infrastructure of Russia’s Black Sea cruise and yacht Port of Sochi will be made again...
New Black Sea ferry line Varna-Batumi
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 11, 2024 – The new ferry line between Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna and Georgia’s port of Batumi was...
Key ports face delays in container ships’ handling
Singapore (Ports Europe) May 8, 2024 – Key global ports experience delays of up to one week in the handling of container and other cargo ships, mostly...
Ukraine restores Black Sea container feeder service
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – The 1,118-TEU Pros Hope, a cellular container vessel chartered by the Ukrainian freight forwarder...