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)
Georgia and Romania discuss a new ferry service
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...
Astrakhan’s Lotos SEZ, Mir Business Club Iran, sign agreement
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Astrakhan’s Lotos SEZ JSC has signed an agreement with Iran’s, Mir Business Club. The aim is...
Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port reports improved transshipment
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port has reported improved transshipment in the first nine months of...
Makhachkala port starts transshipment of fertilizers
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – Makhachkala port starts the transshipment of fertilizers with the first cargo sent to Iran. The...
Iran attends Caspian Economic Forum seeking regional agreements
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Iran has attended the Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow seeking regional agreements. Tehran’s seeks...
China to invest in Russia’s new Volga River inland port
Samara, Russia (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – China is to invest in Russia’s new Volga River inland port project. Sanctions are forcing Russia’s...
Russia’s containerized cargo market is losing ground
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 9, 2022 – Russia’s containerized cargo market is losing ground decreasing by -15.6% in the first eight months of...
Desperate Russia keeps pushing for increase in cargo southwards
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 9, 2022 – Desperate Russia keeps pushing for increase in cargo via the North-South corridor and its Caspian Sea...
Sanctions hit Russia tries to utilize occupied Azov Sea ports in Ukraine
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 8, 2022 – Sanctions hit Russia is trying to to utilize occupied Azov Sea ports in Ukraine and has announced...
Sanctions-hit Russia redirects cargo transshipment to the South
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Sanctions-hit Russia is redirects cargo transshipment to the South and replacing containers with oil....
Makhachkala port handles more cargo due to Caspian Sea focus
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Makhachkala port handles more cargo due to its redirection from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea...
2nd Caspian Economic Forum – sanctions on the agenda
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 6, 2022 – Moscow is hosting the 2nd Caspian Economic Forum on October 5-6, 2022. Representatives of Russia,...
Port of Azov sees January-September cargo down -13%
Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – The Port of Azov sees January-September 2022 cargo down -13% to 6.79 million tons, compared to the same...
New terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 mln tonnes
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – Two new terminals to increase cargo capacity of Olya port to 4 million tonnes. The reconstruction of berths No....
China to help Russia build container factory
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – China is set to help Russia build container factory near near the Russian Caspian Sea port of Olya. A Chinese...
Makhachkala port creates its shipping to avoid western sanctions
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) October 2, 2022 – The Makhachkala Port (MMTP), forced by the western sanctions against Russia, has created its own...
Iran increases exports to Caspian Sea states
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – Iran has increased exports to other Caspian Sea littoral states, according to the Trade Promotion...
Russia considers regular ferry service with Novorossiysk and Turkey
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 26, 2022 – The Russian government is considering setting up a regular ferry service with Turkey. Whilst...
Russia’s RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Russia’s transport company RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa with a multimodal...
Sanctions hit Russia seeks India’s help for the North-South transport corridor
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – Sanctions hit Russia is seeking India’s help for the North-South transport corridor. It sees India a major...