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.
Ports and logistics scoping study in CAREC countries
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 24, 2021 – A scoping study analyses seaports and multimodal corridors serving Central Asia Regional Economic...
Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Port to boost its competitiveness with a PPP – EBRD and IFC assist
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation...
North Macedonia issues grant agreements for consulting services for Corridor VIII
The Government of North Macedonia signed the Grant Agreement for consulting services, as well as the Agreement for Supervising Engineer for the upcoming...
Top Russian ports – a review
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – There are 67 seaports in Russia located on 12 seas, from the Black and Baltic to the Pacific and...
Three of Europe’s poorest countries struggle to open pan-European corridor VIII connecting Adriatic and Black Seas
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – After years of neglect and inactivity, the transport ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania...
Valenciaport’s import/export traffic leapt again in September with growth more than double digit
València, October 18, 2021 – Full container traffic dedicated to unloading -import- has grown by 42.29% in the month of September and cargo -export-...
Russia to sell its 20% in port of Novorossiysk, the country’s largest by cargo turnover
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 17, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest by cargo turnover, will be reinstated in the...
Russian seaports see cargo turnover of the in January-August 2021 up +1.6%
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – Cargo turnover of the seaports of Russia in January-August 2021 was 552.8 million tons, up by 1.6%...
Turkey’s 12th Transport and Communication Council highlights port strategy
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – During a speech at the 12th Transport and Communication Council, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sang the...
Analysis – Was the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project torpedoed in the name of a free zone near Poti port?
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has been opposing...
No container traffic in the Azov Sea, but Mariupol port plans to build a second container terminal
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, will build a modern container terminal, the port’s second,...
Delo Group hosts “Sustainable Logistics: Global Trends and Development of Russian Market” event
On October 5, 2021, Delo Group held a round table “Sustainable Logistics: Global Trends and Development of the Russian Market”. Top executives of several...
Chernomorsk seaport sees September cargo up +14.1%
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 7, 2021 – In September 2021 the port operators of the Chernomorsk seaport handled 2.3 million tons of cargo,...
Turkish cruise attributes promoted at Seatrade Cruise Global Fair
Miami, United States (PortSEurope) October 5, 2021 – The Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) is attending at the Seatrade Cruise...
Delo Group has published its consolidated financial results for 2020
Delo Management Company, the parent company of Delo Group, prepared consolidated financial statements for 2020 in accordance with IFRS standards and for the...
Port of Karasu pushes to increase cargo and Ro-Ro
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – In January-August this year, the Port of Karasu handled 750,000 tons of cargo, and by the end of the...
Turkey to sell land for shipbuilding in Zonguldak
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is preparing to sell a 220,000 m2 piece of land in the...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece speaks at GCMC-ELIAMEP Seminar on Countering Malign Influence
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 26, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt to Greece has spoken at an event run by the George C. Marshall Center...
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay promotes Kanal Istanbul Project at conference
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – Speaking at the start of the 7th International Blue Black Sea Congress held...
Valenciaport see eight-month cargo traffic up nearly 10%
València, Spain (Ports Europe) September 20, 2021 – In the first eight months of 2021 the Port of Valencia handled 56,697,175 tonnes of cargo, up 9.98%...