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.
Only two small Ukrainian ports operational – both on the Danube River and close to the Black Sea
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2022 – Izmail and Reni are the only two ports that continue operations in war torn Ukraine that was invaded by Russia...
Mariupol still resists massive Russian attacks; Russian navy withdraws from Odessa
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – Ukraine’s Azov Sea port of Mariupol is surrounded by Russian forces and for over a week subjected to...
Russian seaports record nearly 7% growth in cargo in first two months
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – In the first two months of 2022, Russian seaports handled 136.7 million tons of cargo, up by +6.8% on the...
EU sanctions on Russia would have limited effect on Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – The economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union for the invasion of Ukraine would have a...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen suspends operations in Russia and Belarus
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 8, 2022 – Wallenius Wilhelmsen discontinued services into Russia on February 24 and stopped taking cargo bookings at...
ZIM publishes latest advisory regarding the Black Sea region
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – ZIM, the Israeli shipping line, has published its ” Advisory – Black Sea Region situation –...
Poti increased its cargo handling capacity just in time to take over cargo destined to Russian and Ukrainian ports
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2022 – The Georgian-American transport company PACE Group, the country’s largest, opened on January 29 a new...
Kazakhstan’s cargo is a collateral damage of sanctions against Russia; Caspian ports are a solution to the problem
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 5, 2022 – After the introduction of comprehensive sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, and in the...
Up to 7,000 containers destined for Odessa are diverted to Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – An additional 6,000-7,000 containers that were to be delivered to Ukrainian ports are unloaded every day in...
Neptune Lines – Suspension of services to the port of Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 3, 2022 – Neptune Lines has been closely monitoring the ever-evolving situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea...
Greece calls for immediate convening of IMO Council for safety of navigation in the Black and Azov Seas
Greece requested the immediate convening of an extraordinary council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the safety of navigation and seafarers...
Ukraine’s port cities of Mariupol and Kherson still resist massive Russian attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The first casualty when war comes is truth, said U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, reportedly in 1918. The Russian...
DP World suspends Ukrainian business activities
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – Global port operator DP World has suspended operations in Ukraine following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,...
Romania’s Port of Constanta sees congestion as vessels delay calling at Odessa
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The Constanța South Container Terminal (CSCT) in the Port of Constanța is now experiencing...
The Azov Sea is slowly becoming a Russian lake, but Ukraine’s Mariupol still resists massive attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Six days after the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Azov Sea moved a step closer to become a...
Containers delayed in Gioia Tauro by Ukraine crisis
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to the temporary closure of all Ukrainian Azov and Black Sea...
NCSP – Announcement regarding EU sanctions
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) has published an announcement saying that it “continues...
Russian ports are a no-go zone for global terminal operators; logistics firms withdraw from Russia
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 28 – Global container line Maersk is considering suspending transports to Russia and Russian ports. This is only the...
Ukraine’s Berdyansk port falls to the invading Russia; Mariupol port is surrounded
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28 – Ukraine’s second largest Azov Sea port, Berdyansk, has been occupied by invading Russian forces as of...
Russian invasion in Ukraine has only just begun – what is the future for the Ukraine’s ports and transport infrastructure after the war?
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28 – Five days after the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, it seems that the Azov Sea will most likely become a...