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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)

Iran helps Russia by increasing Caspian cargo fleet

Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – Iran is again helping and working with Russia to increase Caspian Sea cargo traffic. State-owned Islamic...

Sleepy Russian port of Temryuk gears up for more cargo

Temryuk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – By the end of 2023, the cargo turnover of Russia’s southernmost port on the Azov Sea is expected to...

Update: Russia keeps talking about SEZ near Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (PortSEurope) October 22, 2023 – The project for Russia’s third port special economic zone (PSEZ) – Kulibin in the harbour of...

Russia’s Global Ports increases container throughput, Q3 2023

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Global Ports has reported container throughput of 241,000 TEU in Q3 2023, up +6.0% quarter-on-quarter....

Update: Armenia wants to be part of Russia-Turkey corridor via Azerbaijan

Strasbourg, France (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – Facing the treat of being left out of a strategic transport corridor (Zangezur) that will connect Russia...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Sep’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-September 2023 period increased by 9% compared to the first...

Russian ports handled 675.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Sep 23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in January-September increased by +9% compared to the first nine months of...

Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria discuss mine clearing force

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – The three NATO members, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, are discussing the creation of a joint force to...

Anaklia port project: Azerbaijan as a dark horse?

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Azerbaijan has appeared as a dark horse in the years-long saga of the construction of Georgia’s first...

Iran launches refrigerated container ship to work in Caspian Sea

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Iran has launched a refrigerated container ship to export horticultural products to other countries,...

Russian ports and rail depots jammed by empty shipping containers

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – Following the acute shortage of shipping containers after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in...

Single logistics service for Trans-Caspian route of INTSC

Lipetsk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – The development of a single logistics service for the Trans-Caspian route of the North-South...

Russian Black Sea navy to escape to Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia?

Ochamchira, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, occupied by Russia since 1993, claims that is has signed a...

Moscow is expected to be excluded from IMO’s Assembly

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 6, 2023 – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations (UN) shipping agency, has been...

Russia’s Global Ports imports more cars from China

St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – In April-September 2023 Global Ports handled 27,000 cars at its St. Petersburg terminals. All...

Belarus keeps talking about buying Russian ports

Minsk, Belorussia (PortSEurope) October 5, 2023 – Time and again, the President of Western sanctions-hit Belarus Alexander Lukashenko “instructed” his...

Delo Group and Shandong Port Group sign agreement

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 26, 2023 – Delo Group and Shandong Port Group (SPG) have signed an agreement to expand cooperation in warehousing...

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