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)
Tension in Azov Sea affects Ukrainian ports
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – After years of tension building up over Ukrainian ships navigating the Azov Sea, on November 25...
Ceuta port may soon start receiving Russian ships again
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Ceuta (APC – Port Authority of Ceuta) is making arrangements to receive, again,...
Taganrog port sees reduced traffic in Jan-Aug 2018
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – In the first nine months of 2018, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port JSC handled 925,000 tonnes of cargo,...
NCSP Group’s cargo turnover for January-August totaled 94,217 thousand tons
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported consolidated cargo turnover of the group’s terminals for...
NCSP Group’s cargo turnover for January–July 2018 totaled 82,351 thousand tons
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported that consolidated cargo turnover for the first half of 2018 decreased by...
Throughput of Russian seaports increases 4% in Jan-Sept 2018
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – In January-September 2018, Russian seaports handled 604.2 million tonnes of cargo (up 4%,...
Arkas and Cosco set up Mediterranean-Black Sea reefer service
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Turkish shipping company Arkas and China’s Cosco are to set up a reefer service between the ports...
Vittoria Shipyard launches tugboat destined for Russian navy
Chioggia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA has launched at its Adria shipyard the РИМ-MОСКВА (Rome...
Implementation of AO Taganrog Sea Commercial Port’s development programme in H1 2018
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – In the first half of 2018, AO Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TagSCP), part of UCL Holding, invested...
NCSP Group announces its consolidated operating and financial results for the six months, ending 30 June 2018
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – NCSP Group has announced its consolidated operating and financial results for the six months to...
Implementation of Taganrog Sea Commercial Port’s environmental programme in the first half of 2018
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – In the first half of 2018, AO Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TagSCP), part of Netherlands-registered...
Four investment projects of the port zone in Taman under implementation
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – The Taman terminal of bulk cargo is at the final stage of development. Land works have already been...
Dry bulk terminal of OTEKO in Taman port to start handling coal
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – The dry bulk terminal of OTEKO in the port of Taman will start handling coal in October. The dry bulk...
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...
Taganrog Sea Commercial Port sees reduced traffic in first half 2018
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – In the first half of 2018, AO Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TSCP) handled 620,000 tonnes of cargo, down...
Tuapse port sees reduced cargo traffic in first half 2018
Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Throughput of Tuapse Sea Commercial Port in six months of 2018 fell by 10.7%, year-on-year, to 6.8 million...
NCSP Group Consolidated Financial Results for Q1 2018
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – NCSP Group has announced its consolidated operating and financial results for the three months, ending...
NCSP Group reports reduced cargo traffic for January–May 2018
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported that the consolidated cargo turnover of the group’s terminals for...
ZHA wins Novorossiysk port plan contract
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – Following an architectural competition, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will head a 13.9 hectare (34 acre)...
Taganrog Sea Commercial Port increases investment its environmental programme
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – In the first quarter of 2018, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TSCP) spent $28,300 (€110,070) for...