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Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk is a seaport in the Southwestern Russian Federation on the Black Sea. It is ice-free and open for navigation all year round. It has a shipyard, oil infrastructure, container and grain handling facilities. Its operators include the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, NMTP, NUTEP and KSK (both part of DeloPorts).

Another Chinese Sany reachstacker for Novorossiysk port

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning...

DeloPorts increased container, grain transshipment in Jan-Sept 23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – The KSK and NUTEP terminals, both part of DeloPorts, increased transshipment handling in...

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: 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...

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

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-August 2023 period increased by 8.7% compared to the...

Update: Cargill to sell stake in KSK grain terminal to Delo

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – U.S. commodities giant Cargill has agreed to sell its stake in KSK grain terminal to owner Delo....

Cargill denies KSK grain terminal sale in Novorossiysk, Russia

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – There have been reports in the Russian press that the local Delo Group is acquiring a 25% stake...

Update: Bulgaria to cancel the Lukoil concession for Rosenets oil port

Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said that the procedure for cancelling the concession of...

Big fire in Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest port

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – A large fire burnt for at least three hours on 1,300 sq. m. in a cargo terminal of Russia’s Black Sea...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives up trade with Turkey

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – Figures from the Turkish government show that since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in July...

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

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 9.3% compared to the first...

Ukraine declared six Russian Black Sea ports zones of “military threat”

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – On August 4, Ukraine, invaded by Russia in February 2022, declared the internal and external waters...

Ukrainian naval drones hit Russian Navy ship in Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Ukrainian naval drones (unmanned boats) attacked a Russian naval base near Russia’s largest port...

Russia forced to revive transport links to Cuba

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Forced by Western sanctions to search for new trading partners, Russia wants to revive a direct shipping...

KSK, NUTEP terminals increase cargo handling in first half

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – KSK and NUTEP terminals, both DeloPorts subsidiaries) reported improved cargo handling numbers in the...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in H1’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 10.5% compared to the first six...

Turkey’s Zonguldak port partially evacuated after “mine” threat

Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – The Turkish port of Zonguldak was partially evacuated on June 24 after an alert of a suspected mine...

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