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)
Analysis – Alexandroupolis is leading port of interest in Greek regional harbour privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 2, 2019 – Greece’s portfolio of 10 regional ports slated for privatisation includes...
Analysis – In a win for Russia, Anaklia deep sea port project descends into chaos
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 30, 2019 – Russia is winning the protracted game around the idea for Anaklia – the first deep-water port on the...
Net profit of Taganrog MTP for first half of 2019 increased by 2.7%
News – Net profit of Taganrog MTP according to IFRS for the first half of 2019 increased by 2.7% – up to 38.8 million rubles – August 30,...
NCSP Group Consolidated Financial Results for six months 2019
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) August 30, 2019 – NCSP Group has announced its consolidated operating and financial results for the six months to...
Georgia’s Strategic Game Changer
Georgia’s Strategic Game Changer – Infrastructure project will have enormous political, economic and security impact By Vazha Tavberidze, the...
Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan to set up INSTC working group
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – The transport ministries of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish a working group in order...
State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine refreshes campaign against Russia’s actions
News – Russia unlawfully produces sea navigational charts for the territory of Ukraine and so, causes threatens for shipping in the Black Sea and the Sea...
State Hydrographic Service Ukraine struggles against Russia’s aim to create special restricted sea area adjacent to occupied Crimea
News – State Hydrographic Service Ukraine continues to struggle against the Russian Federation commencing the official procedure aiming to create the...
Prime Minister Borisov meets Russian Prime Minister Medvedev
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov meets with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – August 12, 2019 Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with Russian Prime...
Ukraine claims huge losses from ports in the Sea of Azov due to Russian activities
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 13, 2019 – In an interview with the Russian Interfax News Agency, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) head Raivis...
Serbia is building the first high-speed railway line in Southeast Europe
News – Serbia is building the first high-speed line in Southeast Europe – August 9, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and...
NCSP Group’s consolidated cargo turnover for HY 2019 totalled 71.75 million tons
NCSP Group reports normalized cargo turnover of NCSP Group (with the sale of NGT LLC taken into account) for first half of 2019 grew by 3.9% against...
Taganrog Sea Commercial Port sees cargo traffic down 11% in first half 2019
In the first half of 2019, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port JSC (TagSCP, a company of UCL Holding) handled 554,000 tonnes of cargo, down 11%, year-on-year. The...
Tuapse Sea Commercial Port sees 3% rise in cargo handled in first half 2019
Over the six months of 2019, Tuapse Sea Commercial Port (TSCP Group, part of UCL Holding) handled 7 million tonnes of cargo, up 3%, year-on-year. Growth was...
First private highway in Russia to connect China with Western Europe
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 29 – A very ambitious project for the first private toll highway project in Russia, which is going to provide the missing...
Stevedoring division of UCL Holding handled 19 million tonnes of cargo in 6M’2019
News – Stevedoring division of UCL Holding handled 19 million tonnes of cargo in 6M’2019 – July 27, 2019 In the first half of 2019, companies of...
Analysis – Russian consortium to take over port of Taman in the Kerch Strait
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – The RMP (RosMorPort) Taman consortium, which will get the concession for the management of the new Russian port...
DeloPorts sees reduced throughout in the six months of 2019
News – DeloPorts sees reduced throughout in the six months of 2019 – July 16, 2019 DeloPorts, a major Russian stevedoring holding that...
ELN – How has European geostrategic thinking towards Russia shifted since 2014?
European Leadership Network – How has European geostrategic thinking towards Russia shifted since 2014? – July 17, 2019 In order to increase...
Rashid Sharipov headed the Board of Directors of ‘Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port’ (NCSP)
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2019 – On July 12, 2019, the Board of Directors of PJSC “NCSP” elected the Chairman Sharipov Rashid...