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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)

Russia desperately pushes for improvement of Azov Sea ports

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is trying to develop its Azov Sea ports as an alternative to the...

The new Volga River cargo port in Sviyazhsk is operational

Sviyazhsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – A cargo port was officially opened in Sviyazhsk on the Volga River on August 29 on the land of the...

Rostov-on-Don port oil storage is also burning after Ukrainian drones attack

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – The Atlas oil storage facility in Russia’s river/sea port of Rostov-on-Don was attacked by...

Russia’s Astrakhan ports cargo keeps growing from a small base

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya for January-July 2024 increased...

No return cargo for China’s containers from Russia

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – The impossibly huge containerised trade imbalance between Russia and China leads to accumulation of hundreds...

Russia’s container market in Jan-Jul’24 was 3.85 mln TEUs

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew 9.3% in January-July 2024, compared to the first seven months of 2023 to...

“Back in the USSR” for key Russian port

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 24, 2024 – Russia’s largest sea port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea was included in the list of companies that...

Update: Kavkaz port still closed after fuel ferry for occupied Crimea sank

Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – Russia’s third largest Black Sea port of Kavkaz (Caucasus) continues to be closed after a ferry carrying 30...

FESCO Novorossiysk Shuttle doubles capacity

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – The FESCO Transport Group has doubled the frequency of regular FESCO Novorossiysk Shuttle (FNS)...

DeloPorts to increase capacity of NUTEP container terminal

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – DeloPorts has begun the reconstruction of deep-water berth No.38 in order to increase the capacity...

Ukraine sinks a ferry carrying fuel to occupied Crimea

Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – A ferry carrying 30 fuel tanks sank in Russia’s Black Sea port of Kavkaz (Caucasus) on August 22 after...

Delo Group completes integration of DeloTech

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2024 – DeloTech has integrated ROLIS LLC, a leading Russian developer of digital solutions for freight logistics...

Russia presidential aide Patrushev visits Murmansk

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 22, 2024 – Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev has visited Murmansk to discuss Russia’s national interests...

Confusion about Russian naval base in occupied Georgian port

Ochamchira, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 18, 2024 – Satellite images analysed by Bellingcat, an independent investigative collective of researchers,...

FESCO starts LCL container service, Shanghai & St.Petersburg

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 17, 2024 – The FESCO transport group has launched a regular service for sending LCL containers (Less than Container...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Jul 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Russian ports handled 521.8 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Jul 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-July 2024 decreased by 3.1% compared to the seven months of...

Sanctions delayed Rostov-on-Don port relocation

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) August 12, 2024 – Project documentation for the construction of port infrastructure necessary for the transfer of...

Russia’s Northern Sea Route to become “Great”

Arkhangelsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 11, 2024 – In line with the practices of the Soviet Union, which economically collapsed in 1991, Russian...

Update: Makhachkala port road saga

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – The cost of building the hugely delayed 6.2 km access road to Russia’s Caspian Sea port of...

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