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.
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...
Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company receives recognition at “Ports and Navigation on the Black Sea 2017”
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) has received international recognition for the...
Event – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 – Batumi, May 17-19
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2017 – The 6th Black Sea Ports and Shipping 2017 will take place in Batumi, Georgia May 17 -19. This event...
Danube-Black Sea Gateway Region – multiport gateway region project started
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – More than 60 experts from central and eastern Europe took part in the Kick-Off Conference on the...