Inland Ports & Waterways
The activities of inland commercial ports & waterways, including rivers and canals. Includes inland port development and waterway cargo traffic numbers. For example, the Danube river which passes through or touches the borders of 10 countries: Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine and Moldova.
New LNG complex to be built in Sviyazhsk, Tatarstan, Russia
Sviyazhsk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and bunkering complex will be built on the territory of the...
New universal transshipment complex in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – A universal transshipment complex will be built in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the...
Sanctions force the largest ever dredging of Volga-Caspian Sea Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Russia’s state agency RosMorPort will start on April 1 an unprecedented, massive dredging of the...
Russia plans a new dry port in Rostov region
Rostov-On-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – A new dry port is to be constructed in Russia’s Rostov region that will be used for the transportation...
Multimodal terminal planned for inland port of Reni, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – A multimodal terminal planned for inland port of Reni, Ukraine, to be built and operated by Development...
Tender issued for railway development of Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) March 21, 2023 – The National Railway Company CFR SA has issued a tender for the “Modernization of the railway...
New pier in Don River in 2023 after poor cargo handling results
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – A new pier for mineral and construction cargo with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year will...
Russia’s FESCO delivers chemical plant equipment to Tuzla, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group has organized and delivered large-capacity equipment for a chemical plant from...
EU, Danube Commission officials visit the inland port of Izmail
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Last week, representatives of the European Union and the Danube Commission visited the inland port of...
Update – Ukrainian Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Trade Port sold at auction for $5.9 million
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – Bilhorod-Dniester Sea Trade Port has sold at auction for $5.9 million, Alexander Slavsky, head of the...
Ukraine – European Commission – Romania: the development of shipping on the Danube
Ukraine – European Commission – Romania: the development of shipping on the Danube – a joint task to improve the export capacities of the Danube ports...
Russia issues tender for dredging of Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – Russia’s state agency Rosmorport has issued a tender for maintenance dredging on...
Kernel buys river terminal in Reni port, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 9, 2023 – Last month, agricultural concern Kernel acquired a grain terminal in the Reni inland port. The terminal has...
Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine, after a year due to Russian invasion of...
Sanctions force Russia to allow foreign ships in Volga-Don Shipping Canal
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Western sanctions are forcing Russia to redirect its trade and cargo from the north-west to the south-east of...
USAID: three new partnerships to support Ukrainian grain
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced three new partnerships to help Ukraine with the logistics challenges caused by Russia’s...
Russia announces further investment in Port of Olya, Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – Financing of 2.5 billion rubles was allocated for the design and construction of infrastructure...
Russia offers 12 million tonnes Caspian Sea ports capacity to Iran
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 3, 2023 – In 2023, Russian Caspian Sea ports are ready to accept up to 12 million tonnes of cargo from Iran with...
Belarus wants to buy St. Petersburg Bronka terminal this year
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – Belarus plans to complete the purchase of the Bronka maritime transshipment complex in the Big Port of St....
Ukraine holds discussion with Danube Commission
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – Ukrainian experts have met with the Danube Commission (DC), confirming that the Danube remains the only...