Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, as a country located in both Eastern Europe and Northwest Asia. It has seaports on the Azov and Black Sea. The largest is the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russia now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. (Updated 24.06.2022)
New €190 mln logistics center in Magadan port, Russia
Magadan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 21, 2024 – Forced by the Western sanctions to divert its trade towards the Far East of the country and try to develop...
EU sanctions Iran’s Caspian ports of Amirabad and Anzali
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 20, 2024 – The European Union (EU) sanctioned Iran’s Caspian Sea ports of Amirabad and Anzali on November 18 and...
Port of Constanta reduces Ukrainian grain exports
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – In January-October 2024, the port of Constanta exported 5.6 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain, down...
Russia’s ports handled 4.6 mln TEUs in Jan-Oct’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Russian ports handled 4.6 million TEUs in the first 10 months of the year, which is 12% (or 490,000 TEUs)...
New Caspian ferry line Turkmenbashi-Olya might finally launch
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – After years of talks, in the near future, a regular ferry service may finally be launched between...
Ruscon upgrades container terminal power supply
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Ruscon, a multimodal transport operator, has completed upgrading the power supply networks of its...
Putin’s aid visits drone-hit Kaspiysk and Makhachkala
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Nine days after the devastating attack against the Russian Caspian Sea naval base of Kaspiysk, 18...
Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Oct’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...
Russian ports handled 743 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Oct’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-October 2024 decreased by 3.2% compared to the first 10...
Reference: Russian occupation of neighbours’ territory
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has been involved in territorial disputes with...
Container terminal or Russian naval base in occupied Ochamchira?
Ochamchira, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – The question is what is under construction in Ochamchira Black Sea port in Georgia’s breakaway...
CHOICE analysis: China in the Black Sea and with Anaklia port
Prague, Czech Republic (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE), a multinational consortium of experts...
Russia’s Murmansk port tries to replace coal with containers
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – Russia’s Arctic Murmansk port (MCSP) is desperately trying to attract new cargo after coal transshipment...
Container terminal in occupied Ochamchira, Georgia
Ochamchira, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – The construction of the Black Sea Port Intermodal Container Terminal in Ochamchira is planned to be...
38 mln tonnes of cargo via Russia’s Northern Sea Route in 2024
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – Cargo transportation along Russia’s Arctic Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2024 will reach about...
Ukraine hits Russian navy ships in Caspian Sea
Kaspiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – Ukraine hit, for the first time, Russian navy ships on November 6 in their Caspian Sea base of...
Two new reefer container lines Egypt-Russia
El Dekheila, Egypt (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – Two new sea container lines will start operations between Egypt and Russia with vessels designed to...
Fourth quarter in a row cargo decline for Russian ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – Cargo turnover at Russian seaports continues to decline: in Q3’2024, transshipment decreased by 1%...
Can Iran control Russia’s to be privatised Caspian port of Makhachkala?
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – Iran seems to be throwing its hat in the ring for the long-delayed privatisation of Russia’s only...
Kremlin propaganda: NATO to sail Danube to Black Sea
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – Kremlin paranoia and its efforts to brainwash the local population gave birth to a new idea: NATO is...