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)
Belarus Railways officials in Moscow to discuss transport corridors
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope), November 23, 2022 – Belarus Railways officials are in Moscow to discuss East-West and North-South international transport...
Novorossiysk container terminal expansion soon complete
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – NovoMorSnab will complete the reconstruction of the container terminal in Novorossiysk by...
Next sanctions-busting container line Turkey-Russia
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Next sanctions-busting container line Turkey-Russia for private consumer goods has been set up....
Russian companies purchase 120,000 new containers in 2022
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – Russian companies purchased some 120,000 containers in the past nine months, as they attempt to plug the...
Delo Group creates its own container lines from Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2022 – The Delo Group had created its own container lines from Novorossiysk to Turkey, India and Israel,...
Russia’s NUTEP Container Terminal maintains cargo traffic
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2022 – Last month, Russia’s NUTEP Container Terminal maintains cargo traffic maintained cargo...
Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – The Delo Group is to increase ferry capacity to Turkey by factor of 10, reflecting growing links...
Desperate Moscow seeks unified rules for Caspian Sea corridor ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2022 – A desperate Moscow is seeking unified commercial and conventional rules for the ports in its sanctions...
Black Sea grain deal extended by four months
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – Black Sea grain deal has been extended by four months following agreement by the relevant parties. The...
Russia’s Delo Group proposes unified digital logistics platform
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – Russia’s Delo Group has proposed unified digital logistics as part of unified cyber communication...
NIBULON calls for Ukrainian grain deal to be expanded
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – NIBULON has called for Ukrainian grain deal to be expanded ahead of its extension due on November 19....
Trabzon Port signed a coal agreement with Russia’s Donsib
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – Trabzon Port Management has signed a coal shipment agreement with Russian Donsib company. Trabzon Port...
Oboronlogistics transports Russian cargo to Syria
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – State-owned Oboronlogistics LLC has been transporting Russian cargo to Syria, and also bringing...
Russia’s ports cargo handling to decrease by 2%
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 15, 2022 – Only days after Russia reported that cargo handling by country’s ports in the first 10 months of 2022 was...
RUSCON starts Russia, Turkey ferry service
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – RUSCON is to start a Russia-Turkey ferry service this month. NUTEP Container Terminal will handle...
Russia declares port of Henichesk the new capital of Kherson region
Henichesk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Russia has declared the small Azov Sea port of Henichesk (Genichesk) the temporary administrative...
Russia’s ports cargo handling statistics for first 10 months of 2022
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – Russia’s ports cargo handling decreased by 0.1% in the January-October 2022 compared to the same period...
TransContainer starts regular block train from Nakhodka to Krasnodar
Krasnodar, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2022 – PJSC TransContainer has started a regular block train from Nakhodka-Vostochnaya station, Russian Far...
Russia’s Makhachkala Port reports cargo transshipment up +70%
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) November 8, 2022 – Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port reports cargo transshipment increased by +70% to 366,000 tons,...
Russian-Iranian Commission meets in Grozny
Grozny, Russia (PortSEurope) November 4, 2022 – The Permanent Russian-Iranian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation has met in Grozny to discuss...