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.
No container traffic in the Azov Sea, but Mariupol port plans to build a second container terminal
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, will build a modern container terminal, the port’s second,...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine holds talks with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden in the framework of her second visit to Ukraine this year
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held talks with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office,...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...
Port of Mariupol affected by Russia-Ukraine cold war in the Azov Sea
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, is almost ready for the opening of a new modern grain complex on...
Movement of Ukrainian exports not affected by Suez Canal blockage
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – Stark Shipping has said that the blockage of Suez Canal by the container ship Ever Given has not affected...
Port of Taman – Russia’s bulk cargo champion in the Black Sea
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The construction of the third stage of the Taman Bulk Cargo Terminal (TTNG), Russia’s largest, has been...
Sharp decrease of oil cargo in Russian ports in Azov and Black Seas in January
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28 – Cargo turnover in Russia’s ports in the Azov Sea-Black Sea basin in January decreased by 15.2%...
Design capacity of the new Olya port’s SEZ to be reached in 2026
Olya, Russia (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – The port special economic zone (SEZ), which is being created in the Astrakhan region on the territory adjacent...
New customs office for the new bulk cargo terminal in Russia’s Taman port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – On the Taman Peninsula, the Taman bulk cargo terminal is being built. It will be the largest on the...
New terminals to be constructed in Russia’s Temryuk port
Temryuk, Russia (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – The development prospects for Temryuk, Russia’s southernmost port on the Azov Sea, are based on projects...
Top five Ukrainian ports transshipment volumes for 2020
Yuzhnoye, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – The five biggest Ukrainian seaports handled 91.8% (145.9 million tonnes) of all cargo transshipment in the...
Russia’s Azov Sea ports processed more cargo in 2020
Kavkaz, Russia (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Russia’s Azov Sea ports handled 88.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2020, an increase of 8.1% compared to...
Analysis – Russia keeps pushing for development of Caspian Sea ports and Volga-Don Canal
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 14, 2020 – The prospects for the development of container services in the Caspian Sea and the creation of a...
Emine Dzhaparova presents “Crimean Platform” initiative to EU Member States ambassadors
Emine Dzhaparova presents “Crimean Platform” initiative to EU Member States ambassadors, discusses practical aspects of European Union’s...
Analysis – Russia to develop modern container terminals in the Caspian Sea and Volga river
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – There are no modern Russian container terminals on the Caspian Sea and the Volga river and it looks like...
Taganrog Commercial Sea Port maintains cargo traffic in first half 2020
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) August 27, 2020 – In January-July 2020, cargo turnover of Taganrog Commercial Sea Port JSC (TagMTP) was 552,100 tons,...
Analysis – Russia “discovers” its strategic Caspian Sea ports
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) August 13, 2020 – After years of neglect, it seems that Moscow is slowly discovering the potential of its three Caspian Sea...
Ukraine and the EU discuss transport
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – Yesterday, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the EU...
Russia’s Caspian ports continue to increase cargo volumes in January-May 2020
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) June 11, 2020 – Cargo volumes handled by the three Russian ports in the Caspian Sea in the first five months of 2020...
Taganrog Commercial Sea Port invests in environmental programme
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, Taganrog Commercial Sea Port JSC (TagMTP) allocated a total of 1.6 million...