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)
First coal transhipment decline in decades in Russian ports
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 31, 2024 – Coal transshipment via Russian seaports in 2023 decreased for the first time in decades. The main reasons...
Update: 12 mln tonnes iron ore complex in Novorossiysk port by end-2025
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – A universal complex for transshipment of iron ore with a capacity of 12 million tonnes per year,...
Russia today – the April 2022 predictions
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – The European Union has introduced the fifth package of sanctions against Russia, and their scale is...
OTEKO plans to finish first stage of new container terminal in 2028
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – OTEKO is planning to finish the first stage of its new container terminal in 2028. The planned capacity is...
Analysis: Quo Vadis, Russian Black Sea Navy?
Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – In the past several days, Ukraine reported hitting with missiles a total of four Russian Black Sea Navy...
Russia dredges occupied Mariupol port
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – Dredging work is underway in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Mariupol in the...
Enagas receives Russian LNG at Port of Huelva
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Enagas liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Port of Huelva has received LNG from a Russian...
Does Russia have transport and logistics centers?
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The transport and logistics centre (TLC) is a relatively new phenomenon for Russia. Its relevance has...
Imported equipment for civil shipbuilding in Russia is 40-90%
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – Sanctions-hit Russia needs hundreds of new ships to compensate for the lost services of global logistics...
Russian ports’ export cargo expected to increase by 8-9% in 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 24, 2024 – Export cargo through Russian sea ports increased by 4% in 2023, compared to 2022. In the January-February...
€450 mln for railway, €6 bln for road links to Russia’s Black Sea ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 24, 2024 – In 2024, Russian Railways (RZD) will invest 45 billion rubles (449 million euros) in the development of...
Without figures, Moscow claims cargo rise via the INSTC Corridor
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – Cargo turnover in 2023 in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which is key for...
FESCO expands its Indian shipping line
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – Russia’s state-owned FESCO transport group has added new feeder ports – Kolkata, Tuticorin,...
Makhachkala port to be cheaply privatised
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 22, 2023 – The long-delayed privatisation of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala, which was to be completed...
Increased river transport could relieve railway cargo delays, Russia
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Increased river freight transport could relieve railway cargo delays around the Azov and Black...
Moldova asks Ukraine for railway cargo via Russia-occupied Transnistria
Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – In a surprise move, Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova – CFM) has asked Ukrainian...
Update: Seaport cargo in Russia in Jan-Feb’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian sea ports in January-February 2024 decreased by 0.5% compared to the same period of...