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.
Bulgaria very slowly realising deficiencies of its port infrastructure
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – In the background of the war in Ukraine, it became clear that Bulgaria’s Black Sea port...
Belarus wants faster creation of its own ports in Russia
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Hard pressed by western sanctions, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, demanded faster construction...
Iran orders ship to operate from Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Solyanka
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has ordered a new cargo vessel from Russia to operate...
Ukraine exports 16 million tonnes of grain via its Black Sea ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Ukraine grain export continues, already reaching 16 million tonnes with 605 ships being loaded in the...
Two Kazakh ships to transit Volga-Don canal between Caspian, Azov Seas in 2023
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The Russian government will allow in two Kazakhstan’s ships to operate (transit) from the Caspian...
Sanctions force Belarus to use Russian inland waterways
Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – Belarus and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on navigation along the inland waterways...
Russia and Iran – a logistics match made by sanctions
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) December 27, 2022 – In February Russia invaded Ukraine. The west responded with wide ranging sanctions affecting Russian...
Reference – Volga-Don Canal (VCSNC – Volga-Caspian Sea Navigation Canal)
Russia’s Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal connects the Volga and Don rivers (both in Russia) at their closest points. The canal, together with...
Romania’s TTS to provide logistics services for inland ports
Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) December 23, 2022 – Trade Transport Services (TTS) has approved the signing of two contracts worth an estimated €64.5...
33% less cargo transported via Azov Sea and Don River ports in 2022
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – 32.7% less cargo was handled by Russian ports on the Azov Sea and Don River (Azov-Don basin) in...
Russia is trying to use the occupied Mariupol port with cargo from Ust-Donetsk river port
Ust-Donetsk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 14, 2022 – The development of railway infrastructure will make it possible to finally utilize the capacity of...
One more SEZ on the Volga River to help Russia dodge sanctions and move trade south-east
Agidel, Russia (PortSEurope) December 13, 2022 – The latest update about the project for the creation of a port-type special economic zone (SEZ) in the city...
EU discusses financing Solidarity Lanes in Ukraine and Moldova
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – The European Union has held a conference to discuss financing transport infrastructure in Ukraine and...
Iran export to Russia through Olya, Astrakhan, Makhachkala
Solyanka, Russia (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – Iran intends to export its goods to Russia through three more Caspian Sea ports – Olya, VTS...
EuroChem to build ammonia terminal in Russia by end-2023
Zug, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Following the western sanctions that closed European Union ports to Russian cargo, Swiss registered...
Romanian ports Brăila, Galați to receive EU funds
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – The Romanian inland ports of Brăila and Galați are set to receive European Union funding for...
Suez Canal Economic Zone signs seven MoUs for hydrogen development
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone has signed seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) for green hydrogen...