Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, as a country located in both Eastern Europe and Northwest Asia. It has seaports on the Azov and Black Sea. The largest is the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)
Update: Huge free cargo capacity in Russia’s Caspian ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – The design capacities of the three Russian Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan, Makhachkala and Olya are loaded...
Missiles, mines suspend use of Ukrainian humanitarian corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – Kyiv decided on October 26 to temporarily suspend the use of its new Black Sea “Ukrainian humanitarian...
Huge free cargo capacity in Russia’s Caspian Sea ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – The consolidated capacity of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya is 16 million tonnes,...
2.2 mln tonnes of cargo handled by ports in Russia-occupied Crimea
Simferopol, Ukraine (in illegally occupied Crimea) October 25, 2023 – Cargo turnover of the ports in Russia-occupied Crimea in the first nine months of...
Iran helps Russia by increasing Caspian cargo fleet
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – Iran is again helping and working with Russia to increase Caspian Sea cargo traffic. State-owned Islamic...
Sleepy Russian port of Temryuk gears up for more cargo
Temryuk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – By the end of 2023, the cargo turnover of Russia’s southernmost port on the Azov Sea is expected to...
Update: Russia keeps talking about SEZ near Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (PortSEurope) October 22, 2023 – The project for Russia’s third port special economic zone (PSEZ) – Kulibin in the harbour of...
Update: Armenia wants to be part of Russia-Turkey corridor via Azerbaijan
Strasbourg, France (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Facing the treat of being left out of a strategic transport corridor (Zangezur) that will connect Russia...
Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Sep’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-September 2023 period increased by 9% compared to the first...
Russian ports handled 675.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Sep 23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in January-September increased by +9% compared to the first nine months of...
Russia’s North-South corridor – more political talk less cargo
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – Russia, desperate and isolated from the West, keeps talking big about the North-South International Transport...
Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria discuss mine clearing force
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – The three NATO members, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, are discussing the creation of a joint force to...
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...
Iran launches refrigerated container ship to work in Caspian Sea
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Iran has launched a refrigerated container ship to export horticultural products to other countries,...
Russian ports and rail depots jammed by empty shipping containers
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – Following the acute shortage of shipping containers after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in...
Single logistics service for Trans-Caspian route of INTSC
Lipetsk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – The development of a single logistics service for the Trans-Caspian route of the North-South...
Moscow is expected to be excluded from IMO’s Assembly
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations (UN) shipping agency, has been...