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 ports cargo handling for the first 11 months of 2022
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 11, 2022 – Russia’s ports cargo handling in January-November 2022 increased by 0.6% compared to the same period last...
Iran to import poultry meat from Russia
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – Iran has licensed five Russian poultry firms to export broiler meat to the country, reported...
The main problems of North-South Corridor are shortage of railway cars and banking fees
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – The cost of cargo transit through Iran is $30-40 per ton, depending on the type and amount of cargo, General...
Sanctions force Russia to look for partners in Central Asia; Turkmenistan on the railway cargo agenda
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Russian Railways (RZD) and TurkmenDemirellary Agency (Turkmen Railways) have signed a 2023-2025...
EuroChem to build ammonia terminal in Russia by end-2023
Zug, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Following the western sanctions that closed European Union ports to Russian cargo, Swiss registered...
Sanctions force Russia to ask for inclusion of its Caspian ports in the Lapis Lazuli corridor
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Hard pressed to move its trade in the southeast direction due to western sanctions, Russia is...
Middle Corridor cargo transit tripled in the first nine months of 2022
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and western sanctions against Moscow created an opportunity for...
Trade turnover between Russia and China increased by 32% following western sanctions
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Following western sanctions against Russia for its invasion in Ukraine, Russia-China trade turnover in...
New passenger terminal in Astrakhan port by 2027
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – The project for the construction of passenger terminal building in Russia’s river-sea port of Astrakhan...
Russia intensifies talks about more use of inland water transport
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – Russia is intensifying talks about the use of its inland water transport. The key issues are money and...
New agro-terminal in Astrakhan Lotos SEZ to be ready by end-2023
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 4, 2022 – Russian company AgroTerminal Caspiy, with its 2 billion rubles (32 million euro) project to build a...
Russian ammonia could be exported via Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi
Pivdennyi, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 4, 2022 – A deal to resume Russian ammonia exports via Odessa, despite the heavy fighting in Ukraine, could be...
€1.6 billion euro to guarantee year-round inland navigation – RosMorRechFlot
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 2, 2022 – €1.6 billion needed to guarantee year-round navigation between Azov, Black and Caspian Seas, said...
Russia’s Global Ports Group launches Chinese version of web site
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 1, 2022 – Russia’s Global Ports Group has launched a Chinese-language version of its website. This...
DeloPorts works on new Russian border crossing, Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 1, 2022 – DeloPorts and state authorities in the port of Novorossiysk have started organizing joint work in a...
Russia’s desperate efforts to make the North-South corridor work
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 1, 2022 – Russia is taking desperate efforts to make the North-South transport corridor work. The International...
Makhachkala, next Russian port to receive new border check point facilities
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – The state contract on design and survey works for construction of sea border crossing point in...
Ukraine wants to extend Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – Ukraine is seeking to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative by at least a year, said Infrastructure...
Iran’s Caspian Sea ports increase container handling
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – In March 21-October 2022, Iran’s Caspian Sea ports increased container handling to 10,261 containers...
Volga-Caspian Sea Canal to be deeper and with two way traffic
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Hard pressed to move its trade in the south-east direction due to western sanctions, Russia is pouring more...