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)
Cargo turnover of Russian seaports ended 2020 down by 2.3%
By the end of 2020, the cargo turnover of Russian seaports decreased by 2.3% compared to the same period in 2019 and amounted to 820.77 million tons –...
Russian minister comments on the development of water transport in 2020
TASS published a series of materials on the preliminary results of the development of the water transport sector in 2020, which were described by the Deputy...
Analysis – Georgia helped Russia sink Anaklia Deep Sea Port project – can Poti replace it?
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) January 3, 2021 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port project did not have a chance fighting for its survival against Georgia’s political...
Astrakhan and Azerbaijan discuss developing cooperation
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 30, 2020 – The Azerbaijan-Russian Business Council and Astrakhan Ministry of Industry and Natural Resources has...
Analysis – Will Caspian ports become stranded assets if the sea shrinks?
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 29, 2020 – The Caspian Sea started shrinking in mid-1990s and its level is projected to fall by nine to 18 metres...
More than 8 million tons of cargo transported by the Volga Shipping Company along the rivers of Russia in 2020
In the navigation season of 2020, Volga Shipping Company JSC carried 8.2 million tonnes of cargo by inland water ways of Russia – December 15, 2020 In...
Analysis – Russia keeps pushing for development of Caspian Sea ports and Volga-Don Canal
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 14, 2020 – The prospects for the development of container services in the Caspian Sea and the creation of a...
Russian seaports see cargo traffic down over 2% in January-November
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 14, 2020 – According to Rosmorrechflot (Federal Marine and River Transport Agency), the turnover of the seaports of...
NCSP Group announces financial results for Jan-Sep 2020
NCSP Group announces its consolidated financial results for the nine months, ended 30 September 2020, prepared under International Financial Reporting...
Ukraine government makes Crimea statement
On 7 December 2020, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba made the following statement “On 7 December 2020, the 75th session of the UN...
Russia considers introducing liability for investors in port infrastructure
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 8, 2020 – The government has approved for submission to the State Duma a bill introducing liability for investors...
NCSP Group consolidated cargo turnover for January–October 2020
Normalized[1]Â cargo turnover of the Group totaled 92.7 million tons (-21.9%) – December 4, 2020 Liquid cargo Transshipment of liquid cargo amounted to...
Caspian Container Lines tests Iran-Russia service
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2020 – Iran and Russia agreed to launch a container shipping line in the Caspian Sea by September to expand...
Analysis – Central Asia to help China bypass Russia en route to Europe
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 3 – It is China, again, that is emerging as an unlikely winner from the agreed direct link between Turkey and...
NCSP reports reduced cargo traffic for Q3 2020
Normalized[1]cargo turnover of NCSP Group totaled 84.4 million tons (-21.3%) – November 18, 2020 Liquid cargo Transshipment of liquid cargo was down by...
Turkmenbashi seeks to restart ferry connections with Makhachkala and expand transit corridors
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) November 16, 2020 – Dagestan is considering a proposal to resume a ferry service between the Caspian Sea ports...
EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA – third quarter container traffic down over 9%
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) November 16, 2020 – EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA has reported third quarter results showing reduced container throughput at...
Rosmorport sees small revenue decrease in October
In October 2020, FSUE Rosmorport revenue decreased by 0.4%, to 2.25 billion rubles as compared to September this year. At the same time, the company’s...
Description of the Turkey-Azerbaijan direct road link gained from the Nagorno-Karabakh war
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 11, 2020 – The agreed direct link between Turkey and Azerbaijan, secured in the ceasefire deal between Azerbaijan and...
Taganrog port sees 10-month cargo down 2%
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – In January-October 2020, the seaport of Taganrog registered 2.381 million tonnes of cargo, down -2% on...