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.
PJSC TransContainer has launched regular service from China to Rostov-on-Don via Nakhodka
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – PJSC TransContainer, a Russian intermodal container operator, has launched regular sea-rail...
Lack of analysis resource hits pepper export from port of Samsun
Samsun, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – Capia peppers are grown in the Bafra district of Samsun Province, on the Black Sea coast of Northern...
Russian seaport cargo traffic increases slightly Jan-Aug 2021
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – In January-August 2021, Russian seaports handled 552.75 million tons of cargo, up 1.6% on the same...
Ports and logistics highlighted for Turkish investment
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – According to the Turkish government’s 2022-2024 Investment Program, both ports and logistics...
Risoil Terminal signs agreement to invest in Ukraine’s port of Chernomorsk
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 10, 2021 – JV Risoil Terminal LLC has signed an agreement with Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) to...
Port of Novorossiysk to lose Turkmen oil shipments
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 9, 2021 – Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR and international community trader Vitol have come...
KSK Grain Terminal increases grain exports
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – In August 2021, the KSK Grain Terminal, part of DeloPorts, took the first place in grain...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s speaks at Center for European Policy Analysis event on the Eastern Mediterranean
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – The Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) has held a virtual event called...
New appointments in Ukrainian ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 30, 2021 – In the quiet summer months Ukrainian ports saw a number of new high-level appointments. Vladimir Ilyich...
Akkon Lines starts at DP World TIS Pivdennyi, Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 29, 2021 – Turkish shipping line Akkon Lines will add DP World TIS Pivdennyi, Odessa, to its Black Sea service....
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,...