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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 passenger terminal in Astrakhan port by 2027

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – The project for the construction of passenger terminal building in Russia’s river-sea port of Astrakhan...

Ongoing development of inland waterway transport in EU

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – Transport on inland waterways is a sustainable and less congested mode of transport, that can play a...

Russia intensifies talks about more use of inland water transport

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – Russia is intensifying talks about the use of its inland water transport. The key issues are money and...

New agro-terminal in Astrakhan Lotos SEZ to be ready by end-2023

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 4, 2022 – Russian company AgroTerminal Caspiy, with its 2 billion rubles (32 million euro) project to build a...

Russian ammonia could be exported via Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi

Pivdennyi, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 4, 2022 – A deal to resume Russian ammonia exports via Odessa, despite the heavy fighting in Ukraine, could be...

€1.6 billion euro to guarantee year-round inland navigation – RosMorRechFlot

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – €1.6 billion needed to guarantee year-round navigation between Azov, Black and Caspian Seas, said...

Russia’s desperate efforts to make the North-South corridor work

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 1, 2022 – Russia is taking desperate efforts to make the North-South transport corridor work. The International...

Volga-Caspian Sea Canal to be deeper and with two way traffic

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Hard pressed to move its trade in the south-east direction due to western sanctions, Russia is pouring more...

Russia invests further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Russia is investng further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal with subsidies for dredging. Hard pressed to move its...

Rostov-on-Don to invest in border control following Russia’s cargo shift

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Rostov-on-Don is to invest in border control following Russia’s cargo shift to the southeast....

WeBuild wins TEN-T network railway contract in Romania

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – Webuild wins a €441-million contract to upgrade and double a section known as Lot 4 of the...

Desperate Moscow seeks unified rules for Caspian Sea corridor ports

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2022 – A desperate Moscow is seeking unified commercial and conventional rules for the ports in its sanctions...

Ukraine to expand Danube inland port water areas

Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – Ukraine is planning to expand Danube inland port water areas of the Izmail, Reni Port and Ust-Dunaisk...

EBRD lends funds to Moldova for road links with Ukraine

Chisinau, Moldova (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend €100 million to Moldova to...

Ukraine grain export continues, exceeding 15 million tonnes

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – Ukraine grain export continues, already exceeding over 15 million tonnes. Over the past few days, some...

EBRD supports first green hydrogen facility in Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 15, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to lend $80 million loan to Egypt Green to...

Kanal Istanbul project to include large logistics port

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 13, 2022 – The Kanal Istanbul project to include a large logistics port on he Black Sea, according to Adil...

Russia considers adding river-sea cruise ships

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – Russia is considering adding river-sea cruise ships to its fleet, reports the TASS news agency. It said...

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