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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)

North-South corridor obstacles according to Russia

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) January 18, 2024 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) project aims to reduce the time and cost of cargo...

Update: Russian ports handled 883.8 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – Cargo handled by Russian ports in 2023 increased by 5% compared to 2022 despite Western sanctions to the...

Russian ports handled 886 mln tonnes of cargo in 2023

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) January 16, 2024 – Russian ports handled the record 886 million tonnes of cargo in 2023 despite Western sanctions, which is...

FESCO transported almost 25,000 TEU with India, China in 2023

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – In 2023, FESCO Transport Group transported 24.,00 containers (TEU) as part of the regular sea...

Delo Group terminals in Novorossiysk set transshipment record

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – NUTEP container terminal and the KSK grain terminal have both set a record for transshipment...

Cranes from China for Vladivostok port

Vladivostok, Russia (PortSEurope) January 16, 2024 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning...

Sanctions force Russia to swap oil shipments from pipeline to ports

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 15, 2024 – Russia’s giant state-controlled pipeline transport company TransNeft will increase the capacity of the...

UAE cracks down on Russian dark oil fleet

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ports Europe) January 14, 2024 – Under pressure from the United States and Europe, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has...

Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...

Update: Belarus exported 18 mln tonnes of cargo through Russian ports in 2023

Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – About 18 million tonnes of Belarusian cargo were transported through 20 Russian seaports in 2023, the local...

CPC shipped 63.47 mln tonnes of oil via Novorossiysk in 2023

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Oil shipments at the sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium in Russia’s largest port of...

Armenian ferry line between Poti and Kavkaz suspended

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) January 9, 2024 – Landlocked Armenia has suspended the short-lived Black Sea ferry line between the Georgian Poti and the...

Taman port ammonia terminal delayed again

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black Sea...

China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...

Could Ukraine strike Novorossiysk port again?

Kyiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 5, 2024 – Military and political commentators in Ukraine are intensifying talks about attacks on Russia’s largest port...

Belarus exported 15 million tonnes of cargo through Russian ports in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 3, 2023 – The total transhipment of Belarusian export cargo through Russian ports by the end of 2023 was about 15...

Russia’s Makhachkala port blocked by silt

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Since the beginning of December, heavy winds blocked the dry cargo harbour channel of Russia’s port of...

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