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.
The port of Constanța can become an important logistic hub in the movement and storage of goods brought from Japan
President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), Mr. Mihai Daraban, received on Monday, October 18, the visit of HE Mr. Hiroshi...
Green Deal, an opportunity to boost transport on the Black Sea and the Danube River
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission in Romania, organized, on October...
The new U.S. policy towards Black Sea security
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The further development of the Black Sea ports of Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey is...
Port of Novorossiysk again with the highest cargo turnover among Russia’s ports with 104.79 million tonnes in Jan-Sep’21
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2021 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s seaports during the first nine months of 2021 was 622.05 million tonnes...
Port Mechel-Temryuk sees 9-month cargo volumes increase 3%
Rostov, Russia, (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – Port Mechel-Temryuk has reported cargo traffic of 1.1 miilion tons in the first nine months of 2021, up...
Russia delays ships crossing Kerch Strait to and from Mariupol and Berdyansk
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – As part of an unannounced blockade of the Sea of Azov last September, Russia increased the...
Chernomorsk set for the next PPP in the Ukrainian port sector
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – After successfully signing concession contracts for the ports of Kherson and Olvia, the Ministry of...
Ports and logistics scoping study in CAREC countries
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 24, 2021 – A scoping study analyses seaports and multimodal corridors serving Central Asia Regional Economic...
Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Port to boost its competitiveness with a PPP – EBRD and IFC assist
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation...
North Macedonia issues grant agreements for consulting services for Corridor VIII
The Government of North Macedonia signed the Grant Agreement for consulting services, as well as the Agreement for Supervising Engineer for the upcoming...
Top Russian ports – a review
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – There are 67 seaports in Russia located on 12 seas, from the Black and Baltic to the Pacific and...
Three of Europe’s poorest countries struggle to open pan-European corridor VIII connecting Adriatic and Black Seas
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – After years of neglect and inactivity, the transport ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania...
Valenciaport’s import/export traffic leapt again in September with growth more than double digit
València, October 18, 2021 – Full container traffic dedicated to unloading -import- has grown by 42.29% in the month of September and cargo -export-...
Russia to sell its 20% in port of Novorossiysk, the country’s largest by cargo turnover
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 17, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest by cargo turnover, will be reinstated in the...
Russian seaports see cargo turnover of the in January-August 2021 up +1.6%
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – Cargo turnover of the seaports of Russia in January-August 2021 was 552.8 million tons, up by 1.6%...
Turkey’s 12th Transport and Communication Council highlights port strategy
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – During a speech at the 12th Transport and Communication Council, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sang the...
Analysis – Was the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project torpedoed in the name of a free zone near Poti port?
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has been opposing...
No container traffic in the Azov Sea, but Mariupol port plans to build a second container terminal
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, will build a modern container terminal, the port’s second,...
Delo Group hosts “Sustainable Logistics: Global Trends and Development of Russian Market” event
On October 5, 2021, Delo Group held a round table “Sustainable Logistics: Global Trends and Development of the Russian Market”. Top executives of several...
Chernomorsk seaport sees September cargo up +14.1%
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 7, 2021 – In September 2021 the port operators of the Chernomorsk seaport handled 2.3 million tons of cargo,...