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’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...
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,...