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.
Valenciaport handles more than 3.2 million containers up to July and grows by 10%
València, August 20, 2021 – 3,287,476 containers and more than 49.5 million tonnes of goods have been moved through Valenciaport’s docks in the...
DeloPorts’ throughput increased by 13% in 6 months 2021
The throughput of the Delo Group’s stevedore terminals DeloPorts increased by 13% in January-June 2021 compared to 2020 and reached 5.7 mln tons –...
Batumi Oil Terminal LLC Group increases oil shipments in Q2 2021
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2021 – Batumi Oil Terminal LLC has reported a 77% increase in the transshipment of oil, petroleum products and...
Estonian-German-Georgian team to win EBRD Tender for Port Community System feasibility study in Georgia
Estonian companies Cone Center OÜ, E.N. Shipping Services OÜ, Saaresalu OÜ, and HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH from Germany and Plisk Ltd from...
Cargo traffic of Russian seaports in January-July 2021 was up + 1.5%
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 11, 2021 – State agency Rosmorrechflot has reported that cargo traffic of Russian seaports in January-July 2021 was...
Oleksandr Kubrakov: We attract investments in port infrastructure due to reduction of dividends and concession projects
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov spoke about the plans for the development of the port economy of Ukraine. This took place at a...
Tuapse Sea Commercial Port reports first half cargo up over 11%
Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – Tuapse Sea Commercial Port, the major terminal operator at the port, has reported total traffic of 8.7...
Valenciaport’s activity in June grew over 11% in total traffic and container movement compared to 2019
The worst of the crisis is over and the pace of navigation of Valenciaport’s activity shows a very positive trend compared to 2019, a year without a...
KSK records seasonal record for grain transshipment
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – KSK, a part of DeloPorts, handled 5.196 million tons of grain in the 2020/2021 season, up 305,000...
U.S. congressional delegation visits Sofia and Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – A U.S. Congressional delegation visited Sofia and Varna on July 8-11, to engage with government,...
President Erdoğan: “Kanal Istanbul will take its place in history as one of the most important values of our country”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “Kanal Istanbul, whose contributions to Turkey are incomparably higher than the cost of the project, will take its...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s joins the 25th Economist Roundtable with Greek government
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, joined the 25th Roundtable with the Government of...
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba – July 5,...
Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed to develop a single railway route between the Black Sea and Baltic regions
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov and the Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania Marius Skuodis met in Klaipeda,...
Connectivity, services and innovation: the Port of Barcelona, Mediterranean hub for the Black Sea countries
The Port of Barcelona is present at the Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2021, the leading trade fair for the port, logistics and maritime sector in the Black Sea,...
The Three Seas Summit and Business Forum starts today in Sofia
The Three Seas Summit and Business Forum starts today in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event will be held on 8-9 July, 2021 The host of the event – President of...
Reconstructed checkpoint across the state border of Russia compliant
On July 6, 2021, KSK, part of DeloPorts, held an interdepartmental commission (IAC) to verify the compliance of the marine cargo-passenger permanent...
Ukraine and Lithuania discuss port cooperation
Klaipeda, Lithuania (Ports Europe) July 8, 2021 – Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis and Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine...
Georgia plans transport infrastructure investment including for Black Sea ports
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 8, 2021 – Earlier this week, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava presented the vision of...
Minister presents the vision of long-term development of the Georgian economy – “Economy 2030”
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava presents the vision of long-term development of the Georgian economy – “Economy...