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)
Russia threatens to end Ukrainian grain exports
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – On April 17, Russia has, for the second time, blocked the inspections of vessels in the territorial...
FESCO to increase container fleet to 160,000 TEU during 2023
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group plans to increase its container fleet to 160,000 containers (TEU) in 2023....
FESCO, SAKSHAM Group to develop maritime transportation between India, Russia
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and the Indian logistics group SAKSHAM have agreed to develop maritime...
FESCO, Solikamskbumprom to jointly develop Turkish market
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and one of the leaders in the pulp and paper industry in Russia,...
Occupied port of Berdyansk to export 1.8 million tonnes of grain in 2024
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The capacity of the Russia-occupied by Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Berdyansk for grain shipment is expected...
Global Ports Investments sees TEU down -48.8% in Q1 2023
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 17, 2023 – Global Ports Investments’ consolidated marine container throughput in Q1 2023 was 186,000 TEU,...
North-South corridor needs 45 new container ships for the Caspian Sea
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – For the normal operation of the International North-South Corridor (INSTC), passing through the Caspian Sea,...
Russia’s FESCO discusses maritime services with Tunisia
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 13, 2023 – Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the FESCO Transport Group, and Hela Hanachi, Head...
Russian seaports handled 220 million tonnes of cargo in Q1
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-March 2023 increased by 10% compared to the same period last...
China is still on the fence about the Middle Corridor bypassing Russia
Prague, Czech Republic (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Despite the oft-touted momentum behind the Eurasian Middle Corridor circumventing Russia, China...
Occupied ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk are operational
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Several berths and 41 loading cranes have been prepared for work in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov...
Event: “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2023”, Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – An international forum “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2023”, which will be held...
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping certified vessels banned in Bulgarian ports
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – From April 8, 2023, access to Bulgarian sea and river ports is prohibited for all vessels, regardless of...
IMO Legal Committee: Addressing ship-to-ship oil transfers and tankers in the “dark fleet”
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – The dangerous practice of ship-to-ship transfers in the open ocean, as well as the methods used to...
Russian grain hub in Iran’s ports of Bandar Abbas or Bandar Khomeini
Bandar Abbas, Iran (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – A Russian grain transport hub will be created in the Iranian ports of Bandar Abbas or Bandar Khomeini,...
DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk set traffic records
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – DeloPorts‘ KSK and NUTEP terminals have established new monthly cargo handling records in March...
First Caucasus Investment Exhibition: 3–4 May 2023
A press conference was held in Moscow to announce that the First Caucasus Investment Exhibition (CIE 2023) is set to take place in Mineralnye Vody (Southern...
In sanctions-hit Russia: Comms, cranes, dredging, containers come from China
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – Western sanctions are slowly but surely turning Russia into China’s vassal state (and a raw-materials...
Analysis: Black Sea Container market overview 2022
Odessa, Ukraine (Informall/PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – The Black Sea region has witnessed a considerable decline in its container market volumes, with...
Informall BG: Restoration of direct container shipping to Ukraine is a humanitarian need
Odessa, Ukraine (Informall/PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – Ukrainian company Informall BG, a cargo analytical and consulting bureau based in Odessa,...