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)
More railway projects for Russia’s Taman Port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russia’s Demetra Holding plans by 2027 to build a railway infrastructure for its deep water grain terminal...
FESCO’s business now depends on China
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Chinese direction occupies the main share of Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group...
Sanctions force FESCO to look to Egypt and North Africa
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group is considering a direct container ship service...
TogliattiAzot terminal to be linked to Russian railway system
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russian 1520 Group of Companies will build and upgrade 45 km of railway tracks to the TogliattiAzot (TOAZ,...
FESCO supports development of the Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 15, 2023 – On June 9, a meeting of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) was held in the...
Kakhovka HPP disaster not threatening navigation in Danube region, ports of Odessa
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – In the morning of June 6, Russia allegedly blew up a major dam in the Russian-occupied part of southern...
NUTEP container terminal handles its 5-millionth container
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – In May 2023, the NUTEP container terminal handled its five-millionth container since it was put into...
Aktau declares a state of emergency – critically low level of Caspian
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – The city officials in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Aktau declared a state of emergency over the...
Makhachkala’s – the key node in North-South Corridor
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is increasing its cargo and ferry traffic and becoming a major...
EU, U.S., Australia and Japan no longer top importers from Russia
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – All European countries, the United States, Australia and Japan dropped out of the top 10 cargo importers via...
North-South Corridor is the most relevant and in demand – FESCO
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Echoing the Kremlin line, Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group claims that the International...
Taman has more than a future as ammonia port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Since the early 2000s, OTEKO Holding has been implementing a comprehensive investment program for the...
Russian seaports handled 379 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-May’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-May 2023 period increased by 11.2% compared to the first five...
China’s Sany sales surge in sanctioned Russia
Yanino, Russia (PortSEurope) June 11, 2023 – Sany, the major Chinese manufacturer of handling and construction equipment, continues its sanctions-driven...
Kremlin puppet organisation wants North-South Corridor ports association
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is using all available tools to push for the development of the...
41% growth in Russia-China trade turnover in Jan-May’23
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – Trade turnover between Russia and China in the first five months of 2023 increased in dollar terms by 40.7%...
Russian Railways will invest 13.9 million euro in a dry port in Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Russian Railways (RZD) will invest about 1.2 billion rubles (13.9 million euro) until 2025 in the...