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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.

Delo Group hold talks in Tatarstan

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – The President of the Tatarstan Republic, Rustam Minnikhanov, and Head of the Board of the Delo...

Belarussia cargo is redirected to the Russia’s Caspian Sea

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2022 – Belarusian is redirecting cargo to the Russia’s Caspian Sea ports due to international sanctions. Huge...

Ukraine targets 6 million tonnes in food exports in September

Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 4, 2022 – Ukraine targets 6 million tonnes in food exports in September, after exporting more than 4.5 million...

Ukraine Danube ports handling more vessels

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 30, 2022 – On August 27, 11 vessels carrying 45,000 tons of food products passed through the mouth of Bystre and...

Turkey has increased transit fees for Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 30, 2022 – Turkey has increased transit fee charges for commercial ships to use the Bosporus and Dardanelles...

Russia racing to develop Caspian port of Olya

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) August 29, 2022 – Russia is racing to develop the Caspian Sea port of Olya, seeking a sanctions-free trade route to Asia. Olya is...

Low Danube water level: Cargo shipping paralysed

Russe, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) August 19, 2022 – Low Danube water level: Cargo shipping in lower Danube is paralysed due to very low water levels. Water...

SEE ports as key point for drug smuggling and illicit trade

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – Dozens of seaports in Southeastern Europe (SEE) as well as Danube river ports are key entry and exit...

Three more international transport corridors will pass through Lviv

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 4, 2022 – Three more European Union international transport corridors will pass through the Lviv region of Ukraine....

Swiss Rhine ports shows 17% growth in container traffic in first half

The handling figures in the Swiss Rhine ports in the first half of 2022 show significant growth in container traffic of around 17%, but also a significant drop...

Bosphorus Strait traffic sees decrease in first half 2022

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 2, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published cargo traffic statistics for the Bosphorus...

Ukrainian ports are ready to start grain exports – government

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 30, 2022 – Ukrainian ports are ready to start grain exports, stated the Ministry of Infrastructure. Yesterday, a...

Extremely low Danube water levels hampers Ukrainian grain exports

Russe, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 30, 2022 – Extremely low water levels in the Danube river is hampering plans for it to replace Black Sea ports for...

Bulgarian ship with 40,000 tonnes of corn will be the first to leave Ukrainian port

Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 29 – The Bulgarian bulk carrier Rozhen is expected to sail out of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk...

Ukraine prepares three Black Sea ports and ships for grain export

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 25, 2022 – Ukraine is preparing the three Black Sea ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny for the resumption of work and...

Port of Varna to increase grain handling capacity, receives first Ukrainian grain shipment

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 23, 2022 – The priority of the newly appointed director of Bulgaria’s largest (state controlled) port of Varna,...

Russian missiles hit Odessa port hours after it signed an agreement for safe grain export

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 24, 2022 – The Russian navy has fired four cruise missiles at Ukraine’s largest port of Odessa. This occurred just hours...

Russia and Ukraine to sign deal reopening Ukrainian ports for grain exports

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 22, 2022 – Russia and Ukraine, together with Turkey and the United Nations, are expected to sign a deal to reopen...

Romania allowed ships with Ukrainian grain to use Danube’s Chilia and Bastro canals

Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – Romania allowed ships with Ukrainian grain, under flags of third countries to use the Kiliya (Chilia,...

Port of Tarragona received ship from Izmail loaded with 4,935 tons of sorghum

Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – Last week, the Catalan port of Tarragona received the Ocean Legend ship from the Ukrainian port of...

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