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)
Russia’s Black Sea Sochi port available on long lease
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The entire port infrastructure of Russia’s Black Sea port of Sochi will be made available on a long...
Improved railway infrastructure for Novorossiysk port, Russia
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) January 19, 2024 – Pressed by Western sanctions to redirect its trade towards the southeast of the country, Russia is...
Russian ports handled 4.96 million TEUs in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – Container turnover of all Russian ports in 2023 reached 4.96 million TEUs, which is 15% higher than in...
Cargo traffic on Russia’s Northern Sea Route increases in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 18, 2024 – Cargo traffic on Russia’s Northern Sea Route was 36.25 million tons in 2023, according to...
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...
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...
Temryuk port operations depend on dredging
Temryuk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 14, 2024 – RosMorPort, the state-owned developer of Russian sea transport infrastructure, has begun an urgent...
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...
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...