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)
Can Iran control Russia’s to be privatised Caspian port of Makhachkala?
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – Iran seems to be throwing its hat in the ring for the long-delayed privatisation of Russia’s only...
Kremlin propaganda: NATO to sail Danube to Black Sea
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – Kremlin paranoia and its efforts to brainwash the local population gave birth to a new idea: NATO is...
New Russia-China transport corridor crossing Amur River
Dzhalinda, Russia (Ports Europe) November 3, 2024 – The investor in Russia’s River Port Dzhalinda (Jalinda) on the Amur River has started preparatory...
Update: EU corridor 8 saga – “Sofia’s forgotten or Sofia’s delay”
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 3, 2024 – Under the headline (play of words in Bulgarian) “Corridor #8: Sofia’s forgotten/Sofia’s...
57 times more containers between India’s Mundra, Nava Sheva ports and Russia’s Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 2, 2024 – FESCO, one of the largest transport and logistics companies in Russia with assets in the port, rail...
Ruscon launches Israel-Russia cargo service
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 1, 2024 – Ruscon, a multimodal transportation operator, has launched a regular service for the delivery of...
2024 cargo: 1 mln tonnes for Olya, 4.3 mln tonnes for Astrakhan, Russia
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) October 30, 2024 – The still-under-construction Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Olya (Astrakhan region) will reach a...
Belarus wants also part of Russia’s Far Eastern Korsakov port
Korsakov, Russia (Ports Europe) October 30, 2024 – Landlocked and sanctioned by the West, Belarus wants to participate in the reconstruction and...
Azov Sea ports on Moscow’s agenda
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – Russia’s Deputy Transport Minister Alexander Poshivai has met with the management of the occupied...
Russia: Logistics bottlenecks, supply chain complications
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – In addition to the shortage of personnel, Russian companies are increasingly faced with bottlenecks in...
Russia’s ports handled 4.1 mln TEUs in Jan-Sep’24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 27 – There are two different estimates of Russian container turnover for January-September. According to the...
WSJ: Russia helps Houthi assault global shipping
New York, United States (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – Under the headline Russia provided data for Houthi assault on global shipping,...
Economics of coal delivery via Murmansk port are negative
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 26, 2024 – The economics of coal shipments through the ports of Russia’s Northwest and, in particular, the...
Kazakhstan to invest in cargo transport on Irtysh River linking China and Russia
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 24, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry has a draft “road map” for the integrated development of...
DeloPorts reports operating results for Q3 2024
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 22, 2024 – DeloPorts, a stevedoring division of the Delo Group, has published its operating results for Q3...
Russia-Turkey Ro-Ro service restarts after 2-year break
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – After a two-year break, a Ro-Ro service between the Turkish Black Sea port of Zonguldak and the...
Reality check for cargo results on Russia’s Arctic NSR
Moscow, Russia (Ports Russia) October 21, 2024 – Despite the overly optimistic forecasts for the huge cargo transportation via Russian President Vladimir...
Rosatom visits India to discuss Northern Sea Route cooperation
New Delhi, India (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – Rosatom’s Special Representative for Arctic Development, Vladimir Panov, has led a delegation to...
Russia’s Global Ports announces operational results for Q3 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 17, 2024 – Global Ports Investments has announced its operational results for Q3 and 9M 2024, and has reported a...
Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct 23-Sep 24
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...