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.
Ukrainian government approves USPA financial plan for 2022
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – The Government has approved the financial plan of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) for 2022....
Cargo turnover in Russian ports decreased 0.8% y/y in November
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 26, 2021 – Cargo turnover of all seaports of Russia in November 2021 decreased by 0.8% compared to the same...
OPEC Fund for International Development to loan $45 million for the Marine Merchant Fleet Project in Turkmenistan
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 17, 2021 – The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) will loan $45 million (€39.8 million) for...
Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia agree on a transit route connecting Persian Gulf with Black Sea
Amirabad, Iran (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – In a desperate need of trade links severely curtailed under Western sanctions, Iran has agreed with...
Russian ports see container turnover up by by 6.5% in 11-month period
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – Container turnover of Russian ports in January-November 2021 was 5.11 million TEU, up +6.5% (4.8 million...
Ukraine’s Pivdenny seaport increases November grain traffic
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – In the month of November, Pivdenny seaport handled 1.34 million tons of grain, a monthly record for the...
NUTEP container terminal sets a terminal record
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 9, 2021 – On December 7, 2021, the NUTEP container terminal handled four container ships at its berths...
Turkish minister announced improved rad access to Tekirdağ Port
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Adil Karaismailoğlu, has attended the opening ceremony of...
NCSP Group publishes its consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2021
NCSP Group has published its consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2021 – December 2, 2021 Consolidated cargo turnover of NCSP...
After Russia’s inspections on the way in, now the bad weather delays the exit from the Azov Sea
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – Over 160 ships were awaiting passage through the Kerch Strait, which on December 1 was impossible to navigate...
Delo Group included in RBC Rating 500 largest companies in Russia for the first time
At the end of November 2021, Delo Group was ranked 121st in RBC Rating “The 500 largest companies in Russia” (RBC 500 Rating), the company was included in...
Delo Group presents digitalization strategy
Delo Group presented its Digitalization Strategy at the TAdviser SummIT 2021 conference that took place on November 23, 2021. The Strategy is based on goals of...
Volga Shipping Company has transported over 8 million tons of cargo by inland waterways in 2021
During the navigation period in 2021, river vessels of the Volga Shipping Company JSC transported 8.2 million tons of cargo along the inland waterways of...
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has spoken at the “Energizing Greece” event
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt has spoken at the “Energizing Greece” event and...
Rosmorport and Novaya Pristan sign agreement on the infrastructure expansion of the port of Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – State-owned Rosmorport has signed a cooperation agreement with the LLC Novaya Pristan for the...
Bulgaria’s BMF Port Burgas is to be sold
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 17, 2021 – The concession for Burgas East-2 and Burgas West Black Sea ports, controlled by controversial Bulgarian...
Russian seaport container traffic up over 6% in Jan-Oct 2021
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2021 – Total container handling by Russian ports in January-October 2021 was 4.64 million TEU, an increase of...
Izmail on the Danube – another Ukrainian river port that handles Black Sea cargo is expanding
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 10, 2021 – Izmail sea port plans to build two transshipment complexes with a total cargo capacity of 300,000...
Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel meets with Israel’s Eilat Mayor
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 9, 2021 – The Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel, Yevhen Korniychuk, has met with with the mayor of Eilat port-city,...
The saga with Anaklia deep-sea port continues. Is the project realistic?
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 7, 2021 – The Georgian government plans to announce in 2022 a new international tender for an investor for the...