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.
Analysis – A new Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor to link port of Baku with Turkey’s Samsun and Trabzon, could diminish Poti port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – Construction of the Azerbaijani section of the railway to Azerbaijan’s landlocked exclave of...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...
Turkey’s new Filyos port is almost complete
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 3, 2021 – The local authorities have said that the new Filyos port is almost complete and look forward to the visit...
Port of Mariupol affected by Russia-Ukraine cold war in the Azov Sea
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 2, 2021 – Mariupol, Ukraine’s largest Azov Sea port, is almost ready for the opening of a new modern grain complex on...
TPAO’s efforts to establish a refinery in Zonguldak continue
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 1, 2021 – The works of Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) to establish a refinery on 960 acres are continuing at...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece speaks at GMR event
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has joined a panel discussion event called “The 3+1...
Statement by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with Russian counterpart
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov,...
Port of Burgas cargo volumes rise to pre-pandemic levels
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 24, 2021 – Cargo turnover of the state-owned Port of Burgas, one of the seven port operators in the Gulf of Burgas,...
Container turnover of Russian ports in January-April 2021 totalled 1.81 million TEU, up 2.6%
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Container turnover of Russian ports in January-April 2021 totalled 1.81 million TEU, up 2.6% on the same...
NCSP Group sees Q1 cargo freight down nearly 20%
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – NCSP Group has published cargo traffic numbers for Q1 2021 which shows that total freight was 27.51...
Anaklia port business model to be revised by MTBS
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – The Ministry of Economy has said that Maritime & Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) will update...
Russian seaport freight traffic down over 4% in Jan-Apr 2021
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – In the first four months of this year, cargo turnover of Russian seaports was 268.81 million tons, down 4.2%...
Analysis – Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal project surpasses the craziness of Kanal Istanbul
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A megalomanic project to construct a Danube River–Aegean Sea Canal has been a Serbian dream for well...
Kanal Istanbul construction to start in June
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – A sod-turning ceremony for the Kanal Istanbul project will be held by the end of June. Despite opposition to...
Port of València moves 479,171 containers in April and sets new records
València, May 16, 2021 Data on goods movements and container traffic from Valenciaport for April show that the port facilities managed by the Port Authority...
Government works on concession for Chernomorsk port, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)...
Port of Constanta reports total cargo traffic down -9.3%
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Constanta has reported total cargo traffic of 60.37 million tons, down -9.35% on...
Valenciaport exceeds one million export containers for the first time in a year
València, May 11, 2021.- For the first time in the history of the Port of València, containers destined for export (cargo) have exceeded the figure of...
The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure’s statement on the Rize İyidere Logistics Port Project
Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has published a statement on its Rize İyidere Logistics Port...
Azeri cargo using the TRACECA transport corridor declines in 2020
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021, Azerbaijan transported 10.1 million tons of cargo along the transport...