Azov Sea
The Azov Sea is a sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about 4 km) Strait of Kerch. The sea is bounded by Russia on the southeast and by Ukraine on the northwest. Ports on the Azov Sea include Berdyansk and Mariupol (both Ukraine) and Taganrog (Russia). Following the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Moscow has blockaded all Ukrainian seaports and occupied Berdyansk and Mariupol.
Ukraine government adopts new maritime policy
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – The Ukrainian government has approved an updated Maritime Doctrine for the period up to 2035, a...
Russia wants to normalise the situation in the Azov Sea
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 20 that he was willing to respect a bilateral...
USPA announces tenders for dredging in Mariupol and Berdyansk seaports
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 18, 2018 –Â The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced two tenders for dredging in the ports of the...
Can Europe close its ports to Russian ships arriving from the Azov Sea?
Mariupol (PortSEurope) December 15, 2018 -The European Parliament passed on December 12 a resolution calling on the European Union (EU) to close European ports...
Ukraine to test Russia with more navy ships sailing via Kerch Strait
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 8, 2018 – Ukraine said it will soon send navy ships through the Kerch Strait, connecting Azov and Black Seas, where...
Ukrainian ports at Azov can increase cargo handling by almost 800,000 tons per year, with unrestricted passage through the Kerch Strait
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) reports that the current situation with shipping in the Azov Sea...
Ukrainian Azov Sea ports partially unblocked
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 4, 2018 – Russia has partially unblocked access to Ukrainian ports on the Azov Sea, Ukraine’s infrastructure...
Merkel asks Putin to open Azov Sea to Ukrainian ships
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 1, 2018 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Russia to honour a 2003 treaty that sets out the...
Ukrainian Azov Sea ports blocked by Russia
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Ukrainian ports Berdyansk and Mariupol in the Azov Sea are under blockade by Russia with ships...
Ukraine steps up protection of ports
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelyan had held an expanded meeting with the heads of...
NCSP Group’s consolidated cargo turnover for January-September totaled 105.25 million tons
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported that consolidated cargo turnover of the Group’s terminals for...
Tension in Azov Sea affects Ukrainian ports
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – After years of tension building up over Ukrainian ships navigating the Azov Sea, on November 25...
Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure approves updated Berdyansk seaport development plan
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has approved the “Berdyansk Seaport Development...
NCSP Group’s cargo turnover for January-August totaled 94,217 thousand tons
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported consolidated cargo turnover of the group’s terminals for...
NCSP Group’s cargo turnover for January–July 2018 totaled 82,351 thousand tons
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported that consolidated cargo turnover for the first half of 2018 decreased by...
Taganrog Sea Commercial Port sees increased cargo traffic in 2017
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – In 2017, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TSCP, a company of UCL Holding) handled 1.59 mln t of cargo,...
Russia’s Port Mechel Temryuk Sets Cargo Turnover Record in 2017
Rostov, Russia (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – Port Mechel Temryuk (part of Mechel Group’s transport division managed by Mecheltrans Management...
USPA has announced a tender for the procurement of a dredging vessel
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 18, 2107 –Â The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced an open tender procedure for the construction...
Ukraine’s government says Kerch bridge to limit Mariupol port cargo traffic
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Ukraine’s government has warned that the construction of a bridge in the Kerch Strait will limit...
Ukraine prepares lawsuit against Russia over losses in port sector
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Ukraine is preparing a lawsuit against Russia, which imposed restrictions on shipping through the Kerch-Yenikal...