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)
Jan de Nul to construct maritime infrastructure of Anaklia Port
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Belgian company Jan de Nul won the tender for the construction of the maritime infrastructure of Georgia’s...
China and Russia create “Ice Silk Road” in the Arctic
Arkhangelsk, Russia (Ports Europe) – On August 5, 2024, China and Russia launched a rail-sea service, Arctic Express No 1, which will transport...
Chinese ships in Russian Far East inland waterways
Khabarovsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2024 – In further proof of Russia’s dependence on China, Moscow will allow Chinese ship Jianghong Fuxing to...
Delo Group publishes 2nd consolidated sustainable development report.
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – Delo Group has published its second consolidated sustainable development report. The report includes the...
Anaklia: ADC lost, China and Russia won, Georgia misses golden opportunity
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – The long-running legal saga about Georgia’s first Black Sea deep-water port project in Anaklia between...
No spare parts for foreign engines for Russia’s river fleet
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – Over the past two years, spare parts and services for foreign-made ship engines have become unavailable,...
China could build Russia’s Arctic tanker fleet
Moscow, Rusia (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The only way for Western sanctions-hit Russia to transport oil, oil products and natural gas via its Arctic...
Russia’s container market in H1’24 was 3.3 mln TEUs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew 9.8% in January-June 2024, compared to the first six months of 2023 to 3.3...
Ice-class tugs badly needed for Russia’s Northern Sea Route
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – To operate efficiently, the ports along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) – the new Western...
Storage of fuels banned in Kavkaz port, last railway ferry lost
Kavkaz, Russia (Ports Europe) July 28, 2024 – Russia’s Federal Security Service (the successor of the Soviet KGB) has banned the storage of fuels and...
€1 billion yacht marina for Russia’s rich near “Putin’s Palace”
Gelendzhik, Russia (Ports Europe) July 28, 2024 – Hugely expensive war in Ukraine and Western sanctions, ruined national transport infrastructure,...
Russia’s FESCO imports more cars from China
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – In the first half of 2024, FESCO transported over 22,000 TEUs from China to Russia. The cargo included more...
Russia’s Global Ports sees improved container handling in Q2 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Global Ports has reported improved container handling in Q2 2024. Total container throughput was 1.33...
Tuapse Commercial Sea Port announces dredging tender
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – Tuapse Commercial Sea Port (TCSP) in Krasnodar Krai has announced a tender for dredging work of berths No....
Russian TEU turnover in H1’24 increase 14.6% to 2.6 mln
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Container turnover of Russian sea ports in the second quarter of 2024 increased by 11.8% compared to...
Ports in the Azov region increased grain exports in H1 2024
Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – In the first six months of 2024, ports in the Azov region of Southern Russia exported 2.6 million tons of...
Login Delo to acquire Korsakov Commercial Sea Port, Sakhalin
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Login Delo LLC has agreed to acquire 64.26% of the shares in the Korsakov Commercial Sea Port (KMTP) on...
Greece extends naval drills to deter Russian oil transfers
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – Greece is again extending naval drills in the Bay of Laconia. The drills’ primary purpose is to deter...
The new EU Black Sea Synergy report
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – The European Commission (EC) and the European External Action Service have adopted the 4th...
Update: First cruise ship visiting all Caspian states in 2025
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – After a multi-year delay, the first-ever cruise route visiting all Caspian Sea littoral states is expected...