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)
Chinese cranes also for NUTEP in Russia’s Novorossiysk Port
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Deprived of access to Western equipment and technology due to sanctions, Russian ports are turning en...
Update: Why is there no Sochi-Trabzon ferry?
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Western sanctions isolated Russia is pushing for years to re-launch a cargo-passenger ferry from its Black Sea...
Second attempt to lease Sochi port, Russia
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The entire port infrastructure of Russia’s Black Sea cruise and yacht Port of Sochi will be made again...
Occupied Berdyansk port grain terminal restored
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 11, 2024 – The Novaya Khortytsia grain terminal in Ukraine’s Azov Sea port of Berdyansk (occupied by Russia four days...
Greek Navy deters Russian oil ship-to-ship transfers
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 11, 2024 – In the last two weeks, the Greek Navy has issued two NAVTEX notices for military exercises in the Laconian...
60 kg of cocaine seized in Russian port of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – Some 60 kg of cocaine were seized in Russia’s Big Port of St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea on April...
Olya Port and SEZ development pushed by Putin
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) May 9, 2024 – The long-delayed project for the development of Russia’s Caspian port of Olya is moving much faster after the...
EU set to close its ports to ships helping Russia, new sanctions
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – The European Union (EU) is set to ban the use of EU ports by ships transporting goods that might help...
Maersk keeps its Russian firms two years after they ceased operations
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) May 7, 2023 – Danish logistics giant AP Moller seems to expect a swift return to the Russian market, which the company said...
KSK Grain Terminal reports record handling in April
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 6, 2024 – The KSK Grain Terminal in Novorossiysk handled 1.03 million tonnes of grain in April. This is a record...
World Bank executive visits Georgia, protests in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2024 – Eugene Rhuggenaath, the Executive Director of the World Bank EDS 19, has visited Georgia to discuss...
Update: China’s Famsun to build grain terminal at Makhachkala port
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Russia is producing an excessive amount of cheap grain. Iran needs to import huge quantities of grain. China...
Russia’s desperate North-South corridor looking to Africa
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2024 – Russia’s sanctions-busting International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) has to be connected to...
Update: €1 bln marina near €1.5 bln “Putin’s Palace”
Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – They built him a 1.5 billion euro palace. Now, they are building a 1.03 billion euro marina nearby so they...
€1 bln marina replaces old cargo port near €1.5 bln “Putin’s Palace”
Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – Construction of the second stage of the 103 billion rubles (1.03 billion euro) Gelendzhik Marina...
Russia to build a port terminal in Sri Lanka
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – Forced by Western sanctions and following Russian President Vladimir Putin promise of financing,...
Update: Moscow to finance private firms to buy ports in Africa
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Russia is to buy ports in Africa to avoid sanctions restrictions for Russian exports, Roman Chekushov,...
Private Russian companies to buy ports abroad with state money
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the government to provide financial assistance to Russian companies...
Delo opens 2nd grain quality assessment centre in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – KSK Grain Terminal has commissioned a second centre for high-precision analysis and evaluation of...
FESCO Transport Group publishes financial results for 2023.
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – The FESCO Transport Group has published its operating and financial results for 2023. FESCO is one of the...