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)
Sanctions strapped Russia pushing for development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Sanctions-strapped Russia is pushing for the development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan....
Delo Group receives first ferry in Novorossiysk of the new line with Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – DeloPorts and the RusCon forwarding group have received and processed in the Black Sea port of...
Port of Azov with a new border checkpoint following Russia’s cargo shift
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The Port of Azov will have a new border checkpoint following Russia’s cargo shift southeast. Forced by...
Russia invests further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Russia is investng further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal with subsidies for dredging. Hard pressed to move its...
New line to deliver Egypt’s food and agricultural products to Russia via Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – DalRefTrans company, part of the giant Russian FESCO Transport Group, is planning to launch a new...
Huge decline in containerized cargo in Russia continues in October
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – The container market of Russia in January-October 2022 decreased by 15.8% compared to the same period last...
Rostov-on-Don to invest in border control following Russia’s cargo shift
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Rostov-on-Don is to invest in border control following Russia’s cargo shift to the southeast....
AgroTerminal Caspiy to build terminal in Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – AgroTerminal Caspiy” will build a modern terminal for receiving, storing and shipping grain...
Sergey Milushkin, Lotos SEZ JSC Russia, visits Iran
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Sergey Milushkin, General Director of Lotos SEZ JSC, has visited Iran to discuss the expansion of...
Russian government orders 400 ships
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Russia’s Ministry of Transport has placed an order for 400 cargo ships built at Russian shipyards...
Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission on Investment Cooperation meets
First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov and Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Han Zheng chaired the ninth meeting of...
Taman will be only Russian port exporting ammonia by end-2023 – UralChem asks Putin for access to Ukraine’s Odessa port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – Taman will be by end-2023 the only Russian port that will be able to export ammonia. UralChem has asked...
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...