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)
Azerbaijan Railways changes exports routes to avoid Russia
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 17, 2022 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine means that exporters, companies and countries, are diverting cargo...
Maersk to end Russian container operations by end-April
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Denmark’s A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has said that it expects to complete all container...
Global Ports Investments PLC has announced two changes to the board of directors changes
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) March 15, 2022 – Global Ports Investments PLC has announced two changes to the board of directors changes. Britta...
Only two small Ukrainian ports operational – both on the Danube River and close to the Black Sea
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2022 – Izmail and Reni are the only two ports that continue operations in war torn Ukraine that was invaded by Russia...
Mariupol still resists massive Russian attacks; Russian navy withdraws from Odessa
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – Ukraine’s Azov Sea port of Mariupol is surrounded by Russian forces and for over a week subjected to...
Russian seaports record nearly 7% growth in cargo in first two months
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 11, 2022 – In the first two months of 2022, Russian seaports handled 136.7 million tons of cargo, up by +6.8% on the...
EU steps to massively reduce Russian energy imports will have implications for its ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 9, 2022 – Yesterday, the European Commission proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe...
MSC Cruises suspends calls to St Petersburg
Baltic summer 2022 itineraries to call alternative ports in Stockholm, Helsinki or Tallinn Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2022 – MSC Cruises today...
Maersk – Russia / Ukraine – Update 10
March 04th, 2022 – Update 10 As the crisis in Ukraine continues and governments impose new sanctions on Russia and its allies, A.P. Moller – Maersk is...
Russia’s Global Ports reports up 2.8% y-o-y to 1.57 million TEU
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – Global Ports Investments PLC has published its consolidated financial statements for the year ended...
Maersk – Russia / Ukraine – Update 9
We at A.P. Moller – Maersk are closely following the ever-evolving situation of new sanctions against Russia and the regular adjustments that are being made...
Neptune Lines – Suspension of services to the port of Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 3, 2022 – Neptune Lines has been closely monitoring the ever-evolving situation in Ukraine and the Black Sea...
Ukraine’s port cities of Mariupol and Kherson still resist massive Russian attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The first casualty when war comes is truth, said U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, reportedly in 1918. The Russian...
NCSP added to EU sanctions list
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 2, 2022 – Under EU Regulation 2022/328 issued on February 22, PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) was...
British Ports Association: Sanctions and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – On February 28, 2022, the British Ports Association (BPA) reported that: “Transport...
Maersk – Russia / Ukraine – Update 6
March 1, 2022 – Update 6 At A.P. Moller – Maersk, we are deeply concerned by how the crisis keeps escalating in Ukraine. We are closely following the...
The Azov Sea is slowly becoming a Russian lake, but Ukraine’s Mariupol still resists massive attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Six days after the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Azov Sea moved a step closer to become a...
NCSP – Announcement regarding EU sanctions
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) has published an announcement saying that it “continues...
Russian ports are a no-go zone for global terminal operators; logistics firms withdraw from Russia
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 28 – Global container line Maersk is considering suspending transports to Russia and Russian ports. This is only the...
Ukraine’s Berdyansk port falls to the invading Russia; Mariupol port is surrounded
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28 – Ukraine’s second largest Azov Sea port, Berdyansk, has been occupied by invading Russian forces as of...