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.
Ukraine’s ports infrastructure damage estimated at billions of euros
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – Ukraine estimates the losses inflicted on its port infrastructure by Russian shelling, bombardment and...
Asian Development Bank approves loan to improve regional connectivity in Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $114 million loan to improve regional connectivity and road...
Ukraine announces the official closure of four seaports
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has announced the official closure of four seaports due to...
Russia plans dredging of the Volga-Don Canal
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – Russia is planning for a €1 billion dredging, locks modernisation and other improvements project to...
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics starts new container train service between China and Europe
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – German company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will start a new container train service linking the Chinese...
Ukraine loses €155 million per day due to blocked ports
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 25, 2022 – Ukraine loses €155 million per day due to blocked ports, according to Ukrainian media. All the...
Second Chinese investor interested in building and operating new intermodal terminal in Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 22, 2022 – China Railway International Group (CREC) became the second Chinese investor in as many months showing interest...
New rail and sea transport route from China’s Xian to Germany to bypass Russia
Xian, China (PortSEurope) April 20, 2022 – A new multimodal container transport route, that will bypass Russia, was launched on April 13 by China from the...
Port of Batumi receives oil from Tengizchevroil
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 20, 2022 – Tengizchevroil (TCO), operator of the giant Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan, has started supplying oil to...
Three more container ships to double the cargo capacity of the Middle Corridor between Aktau and Baku
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – As of September the number of ships that operate the Caspian Sea line between the Aktau in Kazakhstan and...
New grain terminal to be built in Russia’s Azov Port
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – A new grain terminal with capacity of over 1.5 million tonnes per year will be built in Russia’s Azov Sea port...
Results of Russian ports in 2021 – IPEM analysis
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Institute for Natural Monopolies Research (IPEM) has published an analysis on operation of Russian...
Ruscon starts Novorossiysk-Nakhodka container service
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – Ruscon, a container transportation company, has started a Novorossiysk-Nakhodka container service....
Romania to invest in rail infrastructure at Port of Constanța
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – The Romanian government adopted urgent measures to improve the railway infrastructure and operations in...
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi to become a transport and logistics centre for ports of Reni, Izmail and Ust-Dunaysk
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – Until the re-opening of the Black Sea for shipping Ukraine’s Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi...
Bulgaria and Romania to revive ferry service; help Ukraine cargo
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Bulgaria and Romania have agreed to revive the Ruse-Giurgiu ferry service. It will help ease the permanent...
Alexandroupoli port – From handling military equipment to privatisation & energy hub
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – The small Greek port of Alexandroupoli is becoming a staging point for sending military equipment to...
Russia loses its powers in the Danube Commission, even though not a Danube state
Budapest, Hungary (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – The Danube Commission has decided to terminate Russia’s powers in the commission in connection...
Black Sea 2021 container market analysis
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – Ukrainian ports, now all closed after the Russian invasion in the country, handled more containers in 2021...
Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Conflict hits Ukraine’s agriculture and global food prices
Ukraine is a major international supplier of agricultural supplies and conflict is having a big effect on the global food chain. To understand the situation...