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)
Russian and Iranian ports discuss cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2019 – The head of Gilan Ports and Maritime Administration, Iran, Hamidreza Abaei, has met with the...
Strengthening the strategic partnership between Serbia and Russia
Government of Serbia – December 4, 2019 The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, who heads a government delegation to Sochi, Russia,...
NCSP Group consolidated financial results for Jan-Sep 2019
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) December 3, 2019 – NCSP Group has announced its consolidated operating and financial results for the nine months...
RZD Logistics transports first container from Europe to Japan via Trans-Siberian LandBridge
RZD Logistics – December 2, 2019 RZD Logistics JSC, the leading multimodal logistics operator in the CIS and Baltic countries, has successfully...
Ukraine to continue to fulfill international obligations in maritime safety, despite tension created by Russia in the Black and Azov Seas
Ukraine will continue to fulfill its international obligations in the field of maritime safety, despite the constant tension created by the Russian Federation...
Ukraine to demand over UAH 1.24 billion from Russia as compensation for lost property in Crimean ports
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 20, 2019 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) is set to demand over over UAH 1.24 billion in compensation...
Analysis – Iranian ambitions for the Syria’s Mediterranean coast
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Iran has bolstered its military and economic presence along Syria’s Mediterranean coast, according to...
Russia returns seized Ukrainian naval ships
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 18, 2019 – Russia has returned three small naval ships it captured in November 2018 to Ukraine, a handover that is to...
Regional Stakeholders Conference “Black Sea Synergy: the way forward
Press Release – Regional Stakeholders Conference “Black Sea Synergy: the way forward” – 7 November 7, 2019 The Regional Stakeholders Conference...
NCSP Group publishes 2018 Annual Report
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – NCSP Group has published its annual report for 2018. The NCSP chairman, Rashid Sharipov, made the...
NCSP Group consolidated cargo turnover for Jan-Sep 2019 totalled 109.8 million tons
NCSP – November 7, 2019 NCSP Group has reported cargo turnover of NCSP Group (with the sale of NGT LLC taken into account) for the first nine months of...
PRIMAR (Norway) and IC-ENC (Great Britain) have withdrawn Russian navigation charts on Ukrainian waters from their catalogs, – Vladislav Krikliy
Odessa, Ukraine – November 6, 2019 The Russian Federation illegally implemented marine electronic navigation charts (ENCs) on the territory of Ukraine,...
Serbia signs free trade agreement with Eurasian Union
Government of Serbia – October 25, 2019. Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabic has signed in Moscow a Free Trade Agreement between Serbia and the Eurasian...
Confirmed alliance and friendship between Serbia and Russia
Belgrade, October 19, 2019 Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ana Brnabic meets with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev today....
Several agreements were signed during Medvedev’s visit to Serbia
Belgrade, October 19, 2019 In the presence of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, several bilateral agreements and...
NCSP Group consolidated cargo turnover for 8 months of 2019 totalled 97.6 million tons
NCSP Group has reported that cargo turnover (with the sale of NGT LLC taken into account) for the eight months of 2019 grew by 7.9% against...
U.S. Secretary Pompeo and Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias renew defence agreement
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 5, 2019 – During a two–day visit to Greece, which ended Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Greek...
Turkey and Russia look at increasing rail cargo volumes
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 30, 2019 – Oleg Belozorov, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, and Ali...
Iran plans Caspian Sea Ro-Ro terminal operations and trade with Russia
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) September 18, 2019 – The Caspian Sea port city of Anzali is set to be the location of new Ro-Ro terminal operations in Iran....
Brothers in … sanctions: Russia, Iran, Syria
Sevastopol, Crimea (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – Russia, via occupied Crimea, has offered U.S. sanctions-hit Iran use of its Black Sea ports to transport...