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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).

Armenia tests container ship line via Georgia to Russia

Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – Armenia, desperate to establish a regular combined rail and sea cargo route to sanctions-hit Russia, is...

The “Game of Drones” for Russian and Ukrainian ports

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russia and Ukraine have exchanged drone attacks against their Black Sea ports in the past months, damaging...

Russian ports to receive anti sea drones equipment

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russian state-owned RosMorPort will invest 5 billion rubles (57.5 million euro) in new security equipment...

Russian ports experience coal backlog

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 28, 2023 – The European Union’s ban on Russian coal imports and reduced demand from Turkey, has led to a huge...

Fifth attempt to sell small stake in Novorossiysk Shipping Company

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 19, 2023 – The Russian state-owned 0.0127% stake in Novorossiysk Shipping Company (NovoShip, part of the SovComFlot...

Viterra gives away its Russian business to management

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2023 – Viterra Rus, the Russian division of the Netherlands registered grain trader giant Viterra, will continue to...

Cheap concession for a super transshipment complex in Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – The Russian government will sign a concession agreement for new infrastructure facilities of the...

FESCO to increase container fleet to 160,000 TEU during 2023

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group plans to increase its container fleet to 160,000 containers (TEU) in 2023....

FESCO, SAKSHAM Group to develop maritime transportation between India, Russia

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and the Indian logistics group SAKSHAM have agreed to develop maritime...

FESCO, Solikamskbumprom to jointly develop Turkish market

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and one of the leaders in the pulp and paper industry in Russia,...

DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk set traffic records

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – DeloPorts‘ KSK and NUTEP terminals have established new monthly cargo handling records in March...

Unye Port develops Russia-Georgia-Turkey sea connections

Samsun, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – The Black Sea Port of Unye, in Northeast Turkey, is developing a role in developing services with ports in...

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...

After new Russian supply chains, focus on port infrastructure

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – After new Russian supply chains, the focus must include port infrastructure, said Roman Kokunin, Deputy...

FESCO transport group leads the way East for Russian logistics

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Russian logistics giant FESCO transport group is looking for ways to bypass western sanctions against Moscow...

Russia claims increase in ports’ cargo handling in Jan-Feb’23 despite sanctions

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Russian seaports handled 140.3 million tonnes of cargo in January-February 2023, 2.6% more compared to the...

DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk report higher January traffic

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk have reported higher January traffic numbers. This includes the...

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