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)
Ukrainian naval drones hit gas platforms off the Crimean coast
Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 7, 2024 – Ukrainian naval drones hit Black Sea gas platforms off the coast of Moscow-occupied Crimea, Kyiv’s navy...
Russia and Iran are leaving Syria
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – Iran and Russia began to evacuate their military personnel, embassy staff and citizens from Syria on December...
Russia might lose Tartus port and Syria
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – A live-firing exercise was hurriedly organised for Russia’s naval ships that three days ago left their...
Drones’ attack in occupied Kerch – bridge closed
Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – Following Ukraine’s early morning air and naval drone attack, there were explosions in the area of...
Russia’s Southern Horseshoe for year-round Black and Caspian seas navigation
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 4, 2024 – Under pressure from its military, Russia is considering a project for year-round navigation along the...
Update: Panicked Putin stages war games in East Med with ballistic missiles
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – In response to the rapid advance of insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria where...
Western media suggest Russia’s navy flees Syria’s Tartus
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – Under the headline First signs Russia is evacuating navy ships from Syria the Paris-based NavalNews web...
1.5 million tonnes Chinese grain terminal in Makhachkala by 2028
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) December 3, 2024 – Russia is producing an excessive amount of cheap grain. Iran needs to import huge quantities of grain....
Shrinking Caspian – stranded ports, half empty ships
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – The Caspian Sea is within weeks of reaching its lowest level on record, an Azerbaijani official said,...
Railway ready to serve Lavna coal terminal in Murmansk
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 2, 2024 – The construction of the non-public railway line Lavna station-Lavna coal handling complex in...
Update: Islamist HTS 100 km from Russia’s navy only Med Sea base
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) December 1, 2024 – After capturing Syria’s largest city of Aleppo, insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)...
Second Ukrainian drone attack in a month against Kaspiysk port
Kaspiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – Ukraine hit, for the second time in November, Russian navy ships on November 30 in their Caspian Sea...
Russia might lose its navy’s only Mediterranean port facility in Tartus
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – Russia’s only naval base outside the former Soviet Union in Syria’s Eastern Mediterranean Sea port of...
Below target 53 mln tonnes of oil shipped via CPC terminal, Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – In January-October 2024, oil shipments at the sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC,...
Russia’s Astrakhan and Olya ports handled 5 mln tonnes in Jan-Oct’24
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) November 29, 2024 – Cargo transhipment through Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya in January-October was...
Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor now operational
Chennai, India (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – In a development of Indian-Russian relations, the Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor is now...
Novorossiysk Grain Terminal plans to increase grain shipment
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 27, 2024 – By 2027, Novorossiysk Grain Terminal (NZT) plans to increase its grain shipment capacity to 11...
Rosmorport sign contract to expand grain handling at Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 27, 2024 – During the XVIII International Exhibition “Transport of Russia”, Rosmorport and Novaya...
FESCO updates Novorossiysk-China service
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 24, 2024 – The FESCO Transport Group has announced the launch of an updated marine service, FESCO Black Sea...
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...