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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.

One Belt-One Road initiative is the focus of Black Sea Ports and Shipping conference

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 – The VII Black Sea Ports and Shipping exhibition and conference will be organised for the first time in...

Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...

Balkan and Black Sea Commission taking part in 9th International Black Sea Symposium

The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Region, 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Region’s (CPMR) Balkan and Black Sea Commission...

New project reinforces fishery control and monitoring in the Black Sea

European Fisheries Control Agency Vigo, Spain, January 24, 2018 The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has recently issued a...

Palumbo Shipyards extends his network towards Black Sea

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – Palumbo Shipyards is to extend its network towards Black Sea in order to provide top quality and...

Route picked for Turkey’s $15.5bn Black Sea canal

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – According to a report published in Habertürk, a route has been finalised for a proposed “Canal...

EU proposes sustainable fishing opportunities in the Black Sea for 2018

European Commission – 21 November 2017 Ahead of the December Fisheries Council, where EU Member States will agree fishing quotas for 2018, the Commission...

Filyos Industrial Zone in Western Black Sea to attract $2 billion investment

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – The groundbreaking ceremony for Filyos Port, which is going to be third largest port in Turkey, took...

EU Commission: Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea

EU Commission, September 15, 2017 – Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea Developing the blue economy in the Black Sea was the theme of a...

Event – Argus Caspian-Black Sea Transport Corridor – 2017, Batumi, September 14-15, 2017

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi is hosting the international conference “Argus...

Russia’s TogliattiAzot advances in project for deepwater port construction in Black Sea

Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Russian chemicals company TogliattiAzot is in the final stage of the construction of a deepwater port for the...

Maersk increases fees for services in Mediterranean, Black Seas

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – Maersk has announced the increase in the rates it charges for services linking the Indian subcontinent and...

Ukraine joins Go-Highway project to develop transport corridor connecting the Baltic and Black Seas

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Ukraine is to engage in the development of a transport corridor connecting the Baltic and Black Seas...

Ukraine to begin work on transport corridor linking Black Sea, Baltic ports

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – Ukraine plans to begin the implementation of the project of the international transport corridor Go Highway,...

CMA CGM launches direct service to link Morocco and Algeria to the Black Sea

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The French CMA CGM Group is launching the Black Sea Med Express, created specifically to respond to the...

MIS for Black Sea received recognition of the global GIS community

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – Monitoring and Information System for Black Sea (MISBS) has received the recognition of the international...

Bulgaria and Greece to build a multimodal corridor between Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Danube

Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – Bulgaria and Greece have announced that they plan to extend the multimodal transport corridor between the...

KMG in talks to buy Black Sea LPG terminal

Midia, Romania (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – KMG International, formerly Rompetrol, is negotiating to take over the local firm Octogon Gas &...

KMG International to develop Midia Marine Terminal into Black Sea energy hub

Midia, Romania (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Shareholders of Midia Marine Terminal (MMT), part of KazMunaiGaz International Group, plan to transform the...

Bulgaria’s BPI Co. presents Black Sea real-time monitoring system

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) has made a presentation of the first system for the monitoring...

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