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)
Western sanctions bite against Russia’s shipping
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is in dire need of attracting additional fleet capacity, especially in the...
Russian LPG exporters will start sending it to Bulgaria via Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2022 – Russian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exporters will start sending it to Bulgaria via Georgia’s Black...
Russia’s Global Ports reports container traffic down over -22% in first half 2022
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – Russia’s Global Ports reports container traffic down over -22% in first half of 2022. January 2022...
Russia’s port of Azov increases grain handling capacity with a new berth
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – The project for the construction of a grain terminal with capacity of at least 1.5 million tonnes on berth No. 28...
Russia has agreed to lift the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – Realising that Ukraine is able to export its grain via Romania, Poland and the Danube river, Russia has agreed...
Iran allocates containers to sea trade with Russia
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – As part of efforts to increase trade with Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has...
Novorossiysk seen as alternative cargo flow to sanctions hit north-west Russia
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 13, 2022 – By the beginning of July, the reduction in the container transportation in the northwestern region of...
Russian court overturns CPC ruling
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – A court in Russia has overturned an earlier ruling suspending Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC)...
Iran and Russia plan jointly-owned shipping company
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – The Iranian Mostazafan Foundation and the government of Russia’s Astrakhan Region have agreed to...
Kazakhstan seeks new routes for oil exports after Russia suspends key oil pipeline
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Kazakhstan is looking for alternative trade routes to export oil after Russia ordered the Caspian Pipeline...
Makhachkala port exports flour to the Middle East
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – This month, Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port will start exporting flour to countries in the Middle East....
Russia exports grain from occupied Berdyansk port
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 1, 2022 – The first vessel carrying grain has left from the Berdyansk port in the Russian-occupied part of the...
Azerbaijan expects up to five times more cargo from China to Europe and back
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Transport infrastructure of Azerbaijan is ready for a sharp increase of the flow of transit cargo,...
Greek trade with Russia and Ukraine in April 2022
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 24, 2022 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released preliminary figures for Greek bilateral trade with...
Poti-Port Kavkaz train-ferry link between Georgia and Russia set for delay
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 24, 2022 – The Armenian government has indicated its concern that the proposed Poti-Port Kavkaz train-ferry link between...
Turkey and Russia continue talks about reopening Ukrainian ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – A military delegation from Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense went to Moscow yesterday to discuss...
RUSCON launches direct multimodal service to Port of Ashdod
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – Russian logistics operator RUSCON has launched a new multimodal service between Russia and the Port of...
Metinvest asks customers to avoid products stolen from Mariupol
Kiev, Ukraine, (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – Metinvest Group has asked customers of steel products not to buy such goods from Ilyich Steel and Azovstal...
EU extends sanctions on Crimea and city of Sevastopol
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The European Council has announced the renewal of sanctions introduced by the European Union...
Moscow fixated on Astrakhan port as it looks to use INSTC to bypass sanctions
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The Astrakhan region of Russia has presented its ambitious port special economic zone (SEZ) project...