The Ukraine Crisis
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russian now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. This category includes all aspects of the conflict affecting ports – port status and alternative export routes. (Updated 24.06.2022)
MSC Cruises suspends calls to St Petersburg
Baltic summer 2022 itineraries to call alternative ports in Stockholm, Helsinki or Tallinn Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2022 – MSC Cruises today...
Konecranes has suspended its businesses in Russia and Belarus
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 8, 2022 – Konecranes, a Finnish company specialising in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment,...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen suspends operations in Russia and Belarus
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 8, 2022 – Wallenius Wilhelmsen discontinued services into Russia on February 24 and stopped taking cargo bookings at...
ZIM publishes latest advisory regarding the Black Sea region
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – ZIM, the Israeli shipping line, has published its ” Advisory – Black Sea Region situation –...
HHLA comments on its business activities in Ukraine
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has published a news release on the effects of the Russian...
Port of Hamburg ends handling of Russian containers
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – On March 1, 2021, container terminal operators HHLA and Eurogate announced that all container handling to...
Fitch Ratings downgrades Russian port and airport operators; GDRs suspended
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – On March 4, Fitch Ratings downgraded LLC Deloport, Global Ports Finance and DME, all operators of...
Poti increased its cargo handling capacity just in time to take over cargo destined to Russian and Ukrainian ports
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2022 – The Georgian-American transport company PACE Group, the country’s largest, opened on January 29 a new...
Kazakhstan’s cargo is a collateral damage of sanctions against Russia; Caspian ports are a solution to the problem
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 5, 2022 – After the introduction of comprehensive sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, and in the...
Maersk – Russia / Ukraine – Update 10
March 04th, 2022 – Update 10 As the crisis in Ukraine continues and governments impose new sanctions on Russia and its allies, A.P. Moller – Maersk is...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s statement to Greek media on the situation in Ukraine
This has obviously been a terribly painful week for all of us as we have watched the horrific violence that Russia has imposed on the people of Ukraine through...
Up to 7,000 containers destined for Odessa are diverted to Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – An additional 6,000-7,000 containers that were to be delivered to Ukrainian ports are unloaded every day in...
Maersk – Russia / Ukraine – Update 9
We at A.P. Moller – Maersk are closely following the ever-evolving situation of new sanctions against Russia and the regular adjustments that are being made...
Neptune Lines – Suspension of services to the port of Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 3, 2022 – Neptune Lines has been closely monitoring the ever-evolving situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea...
Madrid government assesses status of Spanish companies in Ukraine
José Manuel Albares and Reyes Maroto analyse situation with Spanish companies operating in the impact zone of the war March 1, 2022 The Minister for Foreign...
Greece calls for immediate convening of IMO Council for safety of navigation in the Black and Azov Seas
Greece requested the immediate convening of an extraordinary council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the safety of navigation and seafarers...
Ukraine’s port cities of Mariupol and Kherson still resist massive Russian attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The first casualty when war comes is truth, said U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, reportedly in 1918. The Russian...
DFDS – Russia/Ukraine update
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 2, 2022 – Following a review of the situation created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, DFDS has announced the...
DP World suspends Ukrainian business activities
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – Global port operator DP World has suspended operations in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...
Port of Rotterdam statement on the effects of the Ukraine crisis
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The Port Authority of Rotterdam’s website has published an article entitled:...