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)
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...
Russia, Iran plan transport cooperation
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – Russia and Iran plan to increase transport cooperation with a range of agreements which include port...
Russia considers adding river-sea cruise ships
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – Russia is considering adding river-sea cruise ships to its fleet, reports the TASS news agency. It said...
FESCO expands container services between Russia and China
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – FESCO expands container services between Russia and China, launching a sea line through the Suez...
Russia returns to Ukraine’s grain export deal after being ignored
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – Russia has returned to Ukraine’s grain export deal after being ignored after its withdrawal last...
FESCO increases container cargo by 13% in 9 months in Novosibirsk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – In the first nine months of 2022 container terminal of FESCO Transportation Group in Novosibirsk...
Russia launches first regular container train along the North-South corridor
Chekhov, Russia (PortSEurope) November 1, 2022 – After a successful test trip in July, RZD Logistika, a subsidiary of state owned Russian Railways...
Russia dreams of a North-South corridor as a competitor to the Suez Canal
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 1, 2022 – The International North-South International Transport Corridor (INSTC) can in the future become a real...
UN and Turkey negotiate with Russia over grain initiative
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – The United Nations and Turkey are negotiating with Russia to try and resume the “Grain...