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)
After Russia’s inspections on the way in, now the bad weather delays the exit from the Azov Sea
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – Over 160 ships were awaiting passage through the Kerch Strait, which on December 1 was impossible to navigate...
Delo Group included in RBC Rating 500 largest companies in Russia for the first time
At the end of November 2021, Delo Group was ranked 121st in RBC Rating “The 500 largest companies in Russia” (RBC 500 Rating), the company was included in...
PJSC TransContainer’s net profit in 9 months of 2021 increased by 51% to RUB 14.8 bln
Russian largest container operator PJSC TransContainer of the Delo Group publishes its financial statements for 9 months of 2021 prepared in accordance with...
Delo Group presents digitalization strategy
Delo Group presented its Digitalization Strategy at the TAdviser SummIT 2021 conference that took place on November 23, 2021. The Strategy is based on goals of...
Volga Shipping Company has transported over 8 million tons of cargo by inland waterways in 2021
During the navigation period in 2021, river vessels of the Volga Shipping Company JSC transported 8.2 million tons of cargo along the inland waterways of...
Volga Shipping Company increased coal transportation more than 1.5 times
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – In the first 10 months of the 2021 navigation season, the dry cargo fleet of Volga Shipping Company...
Russia talks with Lebanon official reveal interest in the Port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Rosneft, the Russian energy company, has indicated that it plans to expand its oil product storage...
Russia forecasts 43.6 million tons increase in seaport capacity in 2021
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – With a number of infrastructure projects underway, Russia’s state-owned Rosmorrechflot agency has...
Rosmorport and Novaya Pristan sign agreement on the infrastructure expansion of the port of Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – State-owned Rosmorport has signed a cooperation agreement with the LLC Novaya Pristan for the...
Russian seaport container traffic up over 6% in Jan-Oct 2021
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 14, 2021 – Total container handling by Russian ports in January-October 2021 was 4.64 million TEU, an increase of...
Volga Shipping Company increased coal transportation more than 1.5 times
Over a period of 10 months of the 2021 navigation season, dry cargo fleet of Volga Shipping Company carried more than 860,000 tonnes of coal, which exceeds the...
Port of Novorossiysk again with the highest cargo turnover among Russia’s ports with 104.79 million tonnes in Jan-Sep’21
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2021 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s seaports during the first nine months of 2021 was 622.05 million tonnes...
Port Mechel-Temryuk sees 9-month cargo volumes increase 3%
Rostov, Russia, (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – Port Mechel-Temryuk has reported cargo traffic of 1.1 miilion tons in the first nine months of 2021, up...
Russian seaports see volume of transshipment of foreign trade cargo up 21%
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2021 – The volume of transshipment of foreign trade cargo of Russia through the seaports of the Russian...
Russia delays ships crossing Kerch Strait to and from Mariupol and Berdyansk
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – As part of an unannounced blockade of the Sea of Azov last September, Russia increased the...
Russia’s NCSP sees January-August cargo traffic stable
In the period January-August 2021, NCSP (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port) handled 76.27 million tons of cargo, up +0.05% on 76.23 million tons in the same...
Iran plans shipping services to Northern Caspian Sea port
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – The Tehran Times has reported that Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has signed an agreement with...
Top Russian ports – a review
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 20, 2021 – There are 67 seaports in Russia located on 12 seas, from the Black and Baltic to the Pacific and...
Russia’s Global Ports Investments PLC reports operational results for Q3 2021
Russia’s UK-listed Global Ports Investments PLC has announced its operational results for Q3 2021 and 9m 2021 to 30 September 2021 – October...
Russia to sell its 20% in port of Novorossiysk, the country’s largest by cargo turnover
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 17, 2021 – The Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest by cargo turnover, will be reinstated in the...