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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)

Putin pushes for investments in INSTC

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Frustrated with the lacklustre performance of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), the slow...

80% less containers in Russia’s Baltic ports – growth in Far East

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – In 2023, port container terminals of Northwest Russia will have only 20% of their capacity utilised....

Russia pushes again for opening long-delayed industrial zones in Egypt

Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Moscow is desperately trying to create two long-delayed Russian industrial zones (RIZ) with a...

Russia and India discussing joint shipbuilding programme

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – Russia and India are discussing an intergovernmental agreement covering shipbuilding and ship repair,...

Russian fertilisers in limbo

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – The production and export of Russian fertilisers is in limbo following the Western sanctions against the country....

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,...

Russia’s Global Ports to set up own fleet of containers

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – Global Ports Group is to establish its own container fleet. This will comprise 4,000 specialised...

Russia’s TransContainer reports increased cargo traffic with India

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – Russia’s TransContainer reports increased cargo traffic with India in the first quarter of 2023....

First refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – RZD Logistics sent the first refrigerated container train on from Moscow to Xi’an (China)....

Russia paves the ground for ammonia terminals in its ports

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – Russian Ministry of Transport has amended the “Norms for the technological design of seaports”...

FESCO, Sinotrans launch new intermodal service to SE Asia, Turkey, Africa

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 26, 2023 – FESCO Transport Group, one of Russia’s largest private transport and logistics companies, and Sinotrans,...

EU to ban transit of goods via Russia – here comes the Middle Corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – As part of the 11th package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of...

New Delhi hosts trade mission from Russia

New Dehli, India (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – On April 3-7, India hosted a major trade mission of representatives of business circles, governmental...

Astrakhan port SEZ Lotos signs four agreements at TransRussia

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – JSC SEZ Lotos attended the TransRussia exhibition in Moscow this week and signed four business...

Ruscon joins Volgograd container terminal investment project

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – Multimodal transport operator Ruscon and Regional Industrial Parks Management Company have signed a letter...

UTLC ERA, RZD Logistics, MGIMO, and LOGOPER agree on cooperation

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – Logistics operators and one of the leading universities in Russia have agreed on cooperation and joint...

Port of Olya to finally have a container terminal in 2024

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – The commissioning of the first stage of the Olya port area and the launch of the container terminal is scheduled...

RusCon signs logistics deals with China’s SWIFT, South Korea’s UNICO

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – Multimodal transport operator RusCon, part of Delo Group, has signed agreements with China’s transport...

TransRussia exhibition in Moscow – sanctions in the background

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – TransRussia, the largest exhibition for transport and logistics services, warehouse equipment and...

Transport and logistics centers in Russia for €1.6 billion

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – Forced by Western sanctions to redirect the cargo flow from the north-west to the south-east of the vast...

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