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.
Delo Group offers to move general cargo to West
Increasing the transportation of foreign trade cargo, primarily containerized cargo, in the eastern direction is the main way to minimize the negative effects...
Ukrainian port of Olvia hit by missiles; fighting continues in Mariupol despite Russian claim for full control of the port
Olvia, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 12, 2022 – The Ukrainian Black Sea port of Olvia, near Mykolaiv, was hit by missiles on April 10, a second bombardment...
Ukraine: Rail and river transport to replace Black and Azov Sea ports
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2022 – Ukrainian grains and metals exporters, faced with a total Russian blockade of the country’s Black and Azov Sea...
APM Terminals plans to start construction of a new terminal in Georgia’s Poti in 2022
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2022 – APM Terminals plans to start in 2022 construction of a new terminal in the Georgia’s Black Sea port of...
Poor railway infrastructure hampers Constanța efforts to replace war blocked Ukrainian ports
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) April 11, 2022 – Romania’s largest Black Sea port of Constanta, which is also the nearest port to war-torn...
Ukrainian government to guarantee insurance payments to cargo vessels damaged in the war in its stretch of Danube River
Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2022 – With all its Black and Azov Sea ports paralysed after the Russian invasion in the country, Ukraine now...
Update: Ukrainian ports, no new mines spotted in the Black Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 10, 2022 – The Ukrainian Black Sea port of Kherson is still controlled by Russian occupying army, while in the last two...
PSA International to build container terminal in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – Kazakhstan and Singapore-based PSA International company have agreed to build and develop a container...
Georgian government claims Anaklia deep sea port project will go ahead
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 3, 2022 – The Anaklia deep sea port project in western Georgia will go head and there is renewed investor interest,...
Russia continues attacks against Ukrainian ports; no naval mines spotted in the Black Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – Russian missiles strikes again hit Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odessa and Mykolaiv/Nikolaev (on the large...
The two state owned terminals in Port of Varna might be offered on concession
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – Several companies have expressed interest in a concession of the state-owned Varna-East and Varna-West...
Russian missiles strikes fuel storage facilities near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 3, 2022 – Russian missiles strikes have destroyed fuel storage facilities near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa....
Ukraine is looking at Romania’s Constanta port as a way to export farming products such as grain.
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine is looking at Romania’s Constanta port as a...
“Resume Anaklia deep sea port project, Poti will not withstand the new traffic”
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) March 30, 2022 – In an interview with Business Media Georgia, Paata Trapaidze, the founder of Caucasus Road Project (CRP),...
A new container hub to be created in the Port of Aktau due to sanctions against Russia
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 30, 2022 – The Kazakhstan government is planning a new container hub for the Port of Aktau. Minister of Industry and...
Another naval mine spotted drifting in the Black Sea
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – A naval mine was observed in the Black Sea by a fishing boat on March 28 about 70 km from Romanian Capu...
Port of Valencia cargo traffic up over 2% in January-February 2022
In the accumulated of the year, the Valenciaport docks have managed a total of 13,704,966 tons of merchandise, with an increase of 2.06% compared to...
Port of Constanta has new geopolitical and commercial importance
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The crisis in Ukraine has raised the profile of the Port on Constanta, giving it new geopolitical and...
Five Ukrainian Black Sea ports still partly operational – Ministry of Infrastructure
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – Five Ukrainian Black Sea ports are still partly operation 30 days after the Russian invasion and despite the...
Çelebi Bandırma Port increases cargo handling in 2021, but grain imports affected by Ukraine crisis
Bandirma, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – In the year 2021, Çelebi Bandırma Port handled approximately 4.9 million tons of cargo. This compares...