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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)

Head of Rosmorrechflot visits shipbuilding facility in Astrakhan region

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – Yesterday, the head of Rosmorrechflot, Zakhary Dzhioev, visited the Lotos Shipbuilding Plant JSC as part...

Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan will create a joint venture for transport

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan have agreed to create a joint venture for regional transport. JSC...

CMA CGM sells its 50% stake in Russia’s Logoper for €1

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – CMA CGM, the French logistics and shipper, has sold its 50% stake in Logoper , Russia’s top 5...

Fire in fuel depot in Russia’s strategic port of Taman

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – After the huge fire at a fuel depot in Russia’s strategic Black Sea port of Taman in the early morning of...

Russia begs Indian businesses to move to its SEZ

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia is trying to lure India into helping it replace Western goods as well as equipment and...

Putin pushes for investments in INSTC

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Frustrated with the lacklustre performance of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), the slow...

80% less containers in Russia’s Baltic ports – growth in Far East

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – In 2023, port container terminals of Northwest Russia will have only 20% of their capacity utilised....

Russia and India discussing joint shipbuilding programme

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – Russia and India are discussing an intergovernmental agreement covering shipbuilding and ship repair,...

Russian fertilisers in limbo

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – The production and export of Russian fertilisers is in limbo following the Western sanctions against the country....

New logistics center to be built in Novorossiysk port

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – A new logistics center with an area of 20,000 m² has opened in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk,...

Russia’s Global Ports to set up own fleet of containers

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – Global Ports Group is to establish its own container fleet. This will comprise 4,000 specialised...

Russia’s TransContainer reports increased cargo traffic with India

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – Russia’s TransContainer reports increased cargo traffic with India in the first quarter of 2023....

First refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – RZD Logistics sent the first refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an (China)....

Russia paves the ground for ammonia terminals in its ports

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – Russian Ministry of Transport has amended the “Norms for the technological design of seaports”...

FESCO, Sinotrans launch new intermodal service to SE Asia, Turkey, Africa

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – FESCO Transport Group, one of Russia’s largest private transport and logistics companies, and Sinotrans,...

EU to ban transit of goods via Russia – here comes the Middle Corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – As part of the 11th package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of...

Astrakhan port SEZ Lotos signs four agreements at TransRussia

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – JSC SEZ Lotos attended the TransRussia exhibition in Moscow this week and signed four business...

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