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 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...
FESCO grows fast aided by sanctions
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2023 – The export of vegetable oils and grain by FESCO Agro service in 2023 increased more than eight times...
FESCO sends ship to Antarctica
Cape Town, South Africa (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – On 22 December the ship left the port of Cape Town (South Africa) with cargo for Indian...
Ruscon completes renovation of container and logistics terminal in Moscow
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – Ruscon, a multi-modal transportation operator, has completed the initial phase of renovations of its...
Ukrainian ports defy war and difficulties in 2023
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 28, 2023 – The total cargo turnover of all Ukrainian ports in 2023 is expected to be 57 million tonnes. This is...
FESCO launched its line El Dekheila-Novorossiysk
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – Deprived of opportunities to operate in Europe due to Western sanctions, FESCO, one of the largest...
Russia lost the Black Sea and one more ship,Ukrainian ports busy
Feodosia, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – Russian Navy’s Novocherkassk large landing ship, berthed in Feodosia port on the southern coast of...
Absurd Iranian threat to “close” the Mediterranean Sea
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 24, 2023 – Absurd Iranian threat – the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if Israel, supported by the United...
Restart of cargo ferry between Astrakhan and Turkmenbashi
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 20, 2023 – The Caspian Sea regular ferry line between the ports of Russia’s Astrakhan region (Astrakhan and...
How much cargo is handled in Makhachkala port?
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) December 20, 2023 – Different organisations and authorities in Russia report very different port cargo handling figures....
Delo Group joins the Digital Transport & Logistics Association
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Delo Group has joined the Digital Transport and Logistics Association (DTLA), comprising prominent...
Russia acknowledges the loss of Western trading partners
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 17, 2023 – Russia’s isolation from the Western world was indirectly acknowledged by the country’s Prime Minister...
Russian ports handled 811.9 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Nov 23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in the January-November period increased by 5.7% compared to the first 11...
Rasht-Astara railway construction for INSTC corridor in 2024
Tehran, Itan (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – It has been announced that the construction of the 163-km Rasht-Astara railway in Northern Iran will...
Update: Russian Navy base next door to Georgia’s future Anaklia port
Pichori, Georgia (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – To ensure the proper functioning of the new Russian Navy Black Sea base in Ochamchira (Ochamchire) in the...
New 12 mln tonnes transshipment complex in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – Russia’s largest port, Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, will have one more transshipment complex...
Russian port on Volga River on sale for €3 million
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – A Volga River port west of Nizhny Novgorod is for sale for the symbolic 300 million rubles (3...