Black Sea
The Black Sea is a large inland sea situated at the southeastern extremity of Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west. Ports on the Black Sea include Burgas, Varna, Constanta, Odessa, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk, Poti, Batumi and Zonguldak. Following the February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Moscow has blockaded all Ukrainian seaports.
New Black Sea railway ferry line Varna-Poti
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 17, 2024 – The Georgian-flagged Ro-Ro ferryboat AIA (IMO: 9120384) opened a few days ago a line between the Bulgarian...
CHOICE analysis: China in the Black Sea and with Anaklia port
Prague, Czech Republic (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE), a multinational consortium of experts...
57 times more containers between India’s Mundra, Nava Sheva ports and Russia’s Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 2, 2024 – FESCO, one of the largest transport and logistics companies in Russia with assets in the port, rail...
More ships cross Turkish straits despite war in Ukraine
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – The Turkish straits were crossed by 65,800 ships in January-September, the Ministry of Transport and...
KazTransOil keeps investing in Batumi Oil Terminal
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 25, 2024 – Georgia’s Black Sea Batumi Oil Terminal (BOT, 100% owned by Kazakhstan’s KazTransOil) has...
Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct 23-Sep 24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...
Two more cargo ships hit by Russian missiles in Odesa port
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Russian ballistic missiles hit and damaged on October 14 two cargo vessels in Ukraine’s largest Black Sea...
The first trip of Burgas-Istanbul ferry was cancelled
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) today cancelled the start of a new...
Second ship in two days hit by a Russian missile in Odesa port
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 8, 2024 – Russian ballistic missiles hit a second cargo ship in as many days in Ukraine’s largest port of Odessa...
74 mln tonnes of cargo handled by Odessa ports in Jan-Sep 2024
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 7, 2024 – Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odessa region handled 74 million tonnes of cargo from January to September...
Ferries are endangered species in the Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2024 – The once booming ferryboat services market in the Black Sea is almost extinct. Out of more than 10...
Innovative hub for processing vegetable oils in Burgas port
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – An innovative hub for processing vegetable oils will be created in Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of...
New Burgas-Istanbul ferry line as of October 11
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) will start a new ferry service...
Taman ammonia terminal to receive first ship in November
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – The long-delayed TogliattiAzot terminal for transshipment of ammonia and fertilisers in Russia’s Black...
Second tour of NATO anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – NATO members Bulgaria, Turkey and Romanian launched the second tour of their Mine Countermeasures Naval...
Russia’s total containers’ market in Jan-Aug’24 was 4.39 mln TEUs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew 8.1% in January-August 2024, compared to the first eight months of 2023...
Dnevnik: Russian “floating petrol stations” off Bulgaria’s coast
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 21, 2024 – Russian tankers Nikolay Veliki and Nikolay Gamayunov are refuelling ships leaving Bulgaria’s Black...
Russian ports: 446,600 TEUs in August, 3.65 mln TEUs in Jan-Aug’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Russian ports handled 446,600 TEUs in August 2024, an increase of 5.7% or 24,000 TEUs compared to...
Russian navy escapes from Novorossiysk, but where to?
Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – The Russian Black Sea navy is on the run again, leaving the country’s largest port of...
Russian ports handled 596.2 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Aug 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-August 2024 decreased by 3.1% compared to the first eight...