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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)

Taganrog port environmental licensing & the reality

Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) February 2, 2023 – The maximum cargo turnover of Taganrog Port, the main stevedoring operator of the harbour, in the...

Update: Russian top 12 container ports in 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – Container turnover of Russian seaports in 2023 was 4.96 million TEU, which is 15% more than in 2022,...

Iran’s logistics center in Astrakhan

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 31, 2024 – Russia’s Astrakhan region has identified a plot of land near the Caspian port of Astrakhan special...

Astrakhan is a centre of Russia’s Caspian logistics

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions, Russia is trying to find alternative transport routes towards...

OTEKO modernises its bulk terminal in Taman

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Russia’s OTEKO company, the operator of two marine terminals in the port of Taman (bulk and liquid)...

Sanctions and transport in Russia’s south

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – It’s becoming difficult to obtain information and data about Russia’s transport and logistics,...

EU Global Gateway commits €10 billion to Trans Caspian Transport Corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in...

Oil refinery in Russia’s Tuapse port attacked

Tuapse, Russia (PortSEurope) January 27, 2024 – The successful Ukrainian drone attack on January 25 against the oil refinery at Russia’s Black Sea port of...

Belarus with a port in Russia’s Far East?

Vladivostok, Russia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Belarus may have its own port in the Primorsky (Primorye) Krai (Territory) on the Sea of Japan in...

New delay for the delayed Taman ammonia terminal

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – The launch of Russia’s first and only ammonia and mineral fertilisers transshipment complex in the Black...

Update: How much cargo is handled in Makhachkala port?

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Different organisations and authorities in Russia report very different port cargo handling figures....

Ruscon, Russian Railways, new container service to Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – Multimodal transport operator Ruscon and JSC Russian Railways Logistics will improve the delivery...

Iran is now exporting citrus products to Russia via Solyanka port

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is now exporting citrus products to Russia via...

Russia’s Global Ports announces results for Q4 and FY 2023

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Global Ports has announced its operational results for Q4 and FY 2023. Total marine container...

Russia’s Isotope JSC expands sales to “friendly countries”

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Russia’s Isoptope JSC, part of state-owned Rosatom, has increased sales to “friendly...

Rosatom, DP World have increased the authorized capital of International Container Logistics

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and DP World have increased the authorized capital of...

Update: Significant decline in cargo in Russian ports in Q4’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Cargo handled by Russian ports increased by 5.1% compared to 2022 to the all-time record of 884.7...

Ukraine to impose 50 years ban on transport links with Russia

Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Ukraine wants to impose a 50-year ban on all transportation links with Russia. The long-expected...

Russia wants logistics centers and marine terminals abroad

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions and exclusion from the global logistics chain, Russia started talking...

Reference – Official list of Russian ports

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – The register of sea ports of Russia includes 67 ports, which are included in 8 sea basins and are located...

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