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)
Global Ports Investments sees reduced container traffic in Q1
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – Global Ports Investments PLC has announced its operational results for Q1 2022. Consolidated...
New grain terminal to be built in Russia’s Azov Port
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – A new grain terminal with capacity of over 1.5 million tonnes per year will be built in Russia’s Azov Sea port...
Results of Russian ports in 2021 – IPEM analysis
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Institute for Natural Monopolies Research (IPEM) has published an analysis on operation of Russian...
Impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the port of Rotterdam
Last update: April 13, 2022 – 15:30 / 3.30 PM CET The war in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on...
Cargo transportation in Russia will decrease by 30-40% in 2022 due to sanctions
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) April 17, 2022 – Cargo transportation in Russia will decrease by 30-40% in 2022, according to Russia’s M.A. Research agency....
Russia loses its powers in the Danube Commission, even though not a Danube state
Budapest, Hungary (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – The Danube Commission has decided to terminate Russia’s powers in the commission in connection...
ESPO: A harmonised implementation of the ban on Russian vessels from EU ports should be ensured preventing “port shopping” by Russian ships
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 13, 2022 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) supports the European Union’s 5th sanction package against...
Delo Group offers to move general cargo to West
Increasing the transportation of foreign trade cargo, primarily containerized cargo, in the eastern direction is the main way to minimize the negative effects...
Update: Ukrainian ports, no new mines spotted in the Black Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 10, 2022 – The Ukrainian Black Sea port of Kherson is still controlled by Russian occupying army, while in the last two...
USA sanctions Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation
Washington, USA (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – Yesterday the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) redesignated...
What the fifth EU round of sanctions against Russia means for European ports
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 7, 2022 – Two days ago, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the European...
Hapag-Lloyd to stop providing services that connect the Port of Latakia in Syria with Piraeus and Damietta
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) April 6, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd has announced it will stop providing services connecting the Port of Latakia in Syria with the...
Rosmorport starts repair dredging of the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Channel
Vessels of the Rosmorport dredging fleet have begun work to maintain the navigation depths of the Volga-Caspian Sea Shipping Canal (VCSSC) – April 1,...
New sanctions: Russian vessels and trucks to be prevented from accessing the EU
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) April 5 – Russian vessels and trucks would be prevented from accessing the EU, according to the European Commission (EC)...
Russia most important trading partner of German sea ports in 2021
Press Release – Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) | 2022 – March 8, 2022 24.1 million tonnes of goods were loaded or unloaded in trade with Russia...
Novorossiysk’s KSK terminal broke several records in March
In March 2022, the KSK grain terminal, part of DeloPorts, the stevedoring asset of Delo Group, broke several records related to the transshipment of grain...
Russia continues attacks against Ukrainian ports; no naval mines spotted in the Black Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – Russian missiles strikes again hit Ukrainian Black Sea ports of Odessa and Mykolaiv/Nikolaev (on the large...
Russian missiles strikes fuel storage facilities near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 3, 2022 – Russian missiles strikes have destroyed fuel storage facilities near the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa....
Russia plans steady increase in seaport capacity
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Speaking at the VII annual forum “Port Infrastructure: New Construction, Modernization,...
Another naval mine spotted drifting in the Black Sea
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – A naval mine was observed in the Black Sea by a fishing boat on March 28 about 70 km from Romanian Capu...