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.
Kazakh container terminal in Poti to be ready in 2024
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 14, 2023 – In October, Kazakhstan’s transport and logistics investment group of companies PTC Holding will start the...
Russian warship fires warning shots on Turkish owned cargo vessel in Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 13, 2023 – Today, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a Turkish cargo Palau-flagged Sukru Okan ship after its...
Russian ports handled 526.8 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Jul’23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-July 2023 increased by 9.3% compared to the same period last...
Russia forced to revive transport links to Cuba
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Forced by Western sanctions to search for new trading partners, Russia wants to revive a direct shipping...
Russian cruise ship leaves Batumi port after protests
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – The Russian cruise ship Astoria Grande has left the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi following local...
Ukrainian ports of Odesa and Mikolaiv bombarded
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – Brutally retaliating for the drone attack on the Kerch Bridge, Russia bombarded the Ukrainian Black Sea port...
North Caucasian Railway see rising traffic between Black, Caspian Seas
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – The North Caucasian Railway (NCZD), one of the 16 territorial branches of Russian Railways,...
Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in H1’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 10.5% compared to the first six...
Bulgaria’s offshore Han Asparuh oil gas block in the Black Sea could hold substantial reserves
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – The offshore Han Asparuh oil and gas block in the Black Sea is estimated to have a total of 13 billion...
KSK Grain Terminal handled 7.6 mln tonnes of grain in 22/23 season
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – KSK Grain Terminal handled 7.6 million tonnes of grain in the 2022/2023 season, up +46% compared to...
Anaklia port saga (3): International consultants and ongoing arbitration
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – The saga with the construction of Georgia’s first deep sea port near the Black Sea town of Anaklia...
Turkey’s Zonguldak port partially evacuated after “mine” threat
Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – The Turkish port of Zonguldak was partially evacuated on June 24 after an alert of a suspected mine...
More railway projects for Russia’s Taman Port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – Russia’s Demetra Holding plans by 2027 to build a railway infrastructure for its deep water grain terminal...
Russian seaports handled 379 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-May’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 12, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-May 2023 period increased by 11.2% compared to the first five...
Sitronics Group to equip the seaport of Sochi with domestic VTS
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – Sitronics Group and FSUEÂ Rosmorport have signed a contract to install a vessel traffic control system (VTS)...
Risk of drone attacks will end LPG export via Russia’s Taman port
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Very high risk of air and sea drone attacks are forcing Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman to suspend the export...
Russian ports to receive anti sea drones equipment
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russian state-owned RosMorPort will invest 5 billion rubles (57.5 million euro) in new security equipment...
Russian ports export record grain volumes – expect much more
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 30 – Grain exports via Russian ports is expected to reach 60 million tonnes in the 2023-2024 season and might continue to...
Russia’s strategic port of Taman operational after fuel depot fire
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) May 6, 2023 – The strategic Russian Black Sea port of Taman is operational again after the huge fire that erupted there in the...
New logistics center to be built in Novorossiysk port
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – A new logistics center with an area of 20,000 m² has opened in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk,...