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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)

DeloPorts revenue increased by 33% in 2020 according to IFRS

DeloPorts, a stevedore asset of the largest transport and logistics holding in Russia, Delo Group, has consolidated financial results for 2020 in accordance...

Russia proposes to delay localisation of shipbuilding law

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The Russian government is set to postpone the introduction of a scoring system for calculating the...

DeloPorts receives permit for commissioning new grain berth at Novorossiysk port

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The Delo Group received a permit from the Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport...

Port of Taman – Russia’s bulk cargo champion in the Black Sea

Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The construction of the third stage of the Taman Bulk Cargo Terminal (TTNG), Russia’s largest, has been...

Caspian Sea ports handled 1% of cargo of all Russia’s ports, but that might change soon

Makhachkala (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – The cargo turnover of the Russian Caspian Sea ports of Makhachkala, Astrakhan and Olya in January 2021...

Makhachkala port to be privatised

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port JSC, on Russia’s west Caspian Sea coast may be offered for...

ADY Express transports grain, wheat bran from Russia to Turkey

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – ADY Express LLC, part of Azerbaijan Railways, has transported grain and wheat bran from Russia to Turkey...

NUTEP increases its transport equipment in the port of Novorossiysk

In March 2021, NUTEP (part of DeloPorts) has significantly increased its transport equipment – both in the special vehicle segment and in the segment of...

Grain, fertilizers, coal/coke and Ro-Ro drive Russian seaport exports

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Rosmorrechflot, the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport, has reported that grain,...

FESCO starts China-Germany intermodal container service

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – Russia’s FESCO Transport Group (FESCO) has launched a regular intermodal container service from...

Russian seaports record cargo traffic down 3.2% in Jan-Feb 2021

Cargo turnover of the seaports of Russia in January-February this year compared with the same period last year decreased by 3.2% to 128.3 million tons –...

Russian Railways to invest in development and renovation of the North Caucasus Railway

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) March 8, 2021 – North Caucasus Railway has reported that it will allocate RUB 30 billion for the development and...

India would like to see Iranian port of Chabahar join the International North-South Transport Corridor

Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) March 7, 2021 – The Indian government has proposed that the port of Chabahar join the International North-South Transport...

Global Ports Investments announces operational results and consolidated financial statements for 2020

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 5, 2021 – Global Ports Investments PLC has reported operational and financial results for 2020. Operational...

NUTEP terminal set a new record of container handling

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – In February 2021, the NUTEP container terminal set a new record, having handed over 51,264 TEUs in a...

NCSP issues tender for purchase of six full-slewing cranes.

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – The first open tender involves the supply of two full-slewing portal cranes with a lifting capacity...

A.P. Moller-Maersk to pioneer a first-ever block train from Japan to UK via Trans-Siberian railway

The Maersk´s forty 40’-container consignment has arrived at Felixstowe, UK, on March 2nd, after its departure from Yokohama, Japan in January and having...

Sharp decrease of oil cargo in Russian ports in Azov and Black Seas in January

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28 – Cargo turnover in Russia’s ports in the Azov Sea-Black Sea basin in January decreased by 15.2%...

Taganrog Commercial Sea Port registers investment of 16.3 million rubles in 2020

Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) February 22, 2021 – In 2020, 16.3 million rubles were allocated for the development of the port infrastructure of...

Global Ports handles first cargo train from Japan to Europe

Saint Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – First Container Terminal (FCT) and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) have handled the...

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