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)
Ruscon acquires container terminal in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 31, 2017 – Ruscon, one of the Russia’s leading container transportation companies, has purchased the...
Turkey closes ports to vessels from Crimea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 16, 2017 – The Turkish government is to prohibit its ports from taking ships arriving from Crimea and its ports....
NCSP cargo volume for 9M 2017 totaled 107.7 million tons, down 2.5%
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 13, 2017 – NCSP Group (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port) has reported consolidated cargo turnover for...
Syria announces Russian port service
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – The Syrian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade has announced the launch of the regular shipping line...
APL adds four new port calls to Asia-Europe services
Singapore (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – APL has announced the addition of Durrës (Albania) and Thessaloniki (Greece) as new ports of call to its...
Damen Shipyards plans to establish service hub in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – Damen Shipyards Group is to establish a service hub in the Russian port of Novorossiysk in a...
Event – Argus Caspian-Black Sea Transport Corridor – 2017, Batumi, September 14-15, 2017
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi is hosting the international conference “Argus...
Sevastopol port names president
Sevastopol, Crimea (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – Sevastopol port has named Sergey Emelyanov president. The appointment of Emelyanov was approved by...
Gennady Shevelyov appointed director general of Novorossiysk Grain Terminal LLC
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – Gennady Shevelyov has been appointed as Director General of Novorossiysk Grain Terminal LLC, which...
NCSP reports consolidated cargo turnover for January-July 2017 of 85,203 thousand tons
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Transshipments of liquid cargo in the reporting period totaled 64,543,000 tons, of which crude...
Italy, Russia, Turkey are main trade parters of Durrës port for H1 2017
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe) August 18, 2017 – Italy, Russia and Turkey are the three main countries with ports with which Durrës exchanges cargo. In the...
Russia’s TogliattiAzot advances in project for deepwater port construction in Black Sea
Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) August 17, 2017 – Russian chemicals company TogliattiAzot is in the final stage of the construction of a deepwater port for the...
Deepening of Volga river can help development of North-South Corridor
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – A plan to dredge the Volga river to a greater depth and develop local ports, will speed up the...
Ukraine prepares lawsuit against Russia over losses in port sector
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – Ukraine is preparing a lawsuit against Russia, which imposed restrictions on shipping through the Kerch-Yenikal...
Azeri oil exports through Novorossiysk port rise 31% y/y in H1 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – The exports of Azeri oil through Russia’s Novorossiysk port rose by 31% on the year in the first...
NCSP reports slightly lower cargo for first half 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 –Â NCSP Group has said that its consolidated cargo turnover for January-June 2017 totaled 74.8 million...
Caspian Pipeline Consortium daily shipments reach record level in June 2017
Krasnodar, Russia (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) has released the following press release which details crude oil...
Russia’s Freight One organises cargo shipment for Knauf at Taganrog port
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – Russian logistics company JSC Freight One organised the first complex cargo transportation by sea from the...
Russia’s NCSP cargo volumes rise in Jan-May 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 16, 2017 – NCSP (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port) group has reported that its consolidated cargo turnover for...
Novorossiysk port oil traffic at KTK terminal increases in Jan-May 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Novorossiysk port saw oil traffic at its Caspian Pipeline Consortium (KTK) terminal rise by 22.6% on the...