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)
Russia’s Rosmorport starts test of Sochi cruise route
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) May 30, 2017 – Russian company FSUE Rosmorport’s cruise ship Prince Vladimir left on May 28 from Sochi for a six-day test...
Ukrainian ports’ container traffic declines 2.4% y/y in Jan-Apr 2017
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – In the first four months of 2017, Ukrainian ports saw their container traffic decline by 2.4% on the year to...
Ukrainian government saves 16% of Port Yuzhniy dredging cost
Port Yuzhniy, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – The cost of dredging in Port Yuzhniy, which the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) was significantly...
Mykolaiv port starts maintenance dredging
Mykolaiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 24, 2017 – Mykolaiv port has started maintenance dredging in its inner area and at berthing lines. Under the project, the...
Magomed Abdulatipov appointed head of FSBI Caspian Sea Ports Administration
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) May 20, 2017 – The Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) has appointed Magomed Abdulatipov head of FSBI...
Russia to start operating Crimea-Turkey cruise line in June
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) May 19, 2017 – Russia plans to start operating a regular cruise line connecting Sochi to the Crimea and Turkey on June 11, the...
Louis Dreyfus Company Inaugurates Grain Terminal in Azov, Russia
Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 –  Louis Dreyfus Company Vostok today inaugurated a grain terminal in Russia’s Rostov region, completed in...
Cruise ship to service Sochi-Crimea route is almost ready for operation
Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) April 23, 2017 – The cruise ship, which will carry service the regular Sochi-Crimea route, is almost ready to start operations....
Ukraine’s Kernel Holding to sell stake in Taman port’s grain terminal
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) April 7, 2017 – The largest Ukrainian agro-industrial group, Kernel Holding, has sold its share of the grain terminal in...
NCSP reports Jan-Feb 2017 cargo turnover
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 21, 2017 –Â NCSP Group has reported its consolidated cargo turnover for January-February 2017, slightly down on...
Turkish ports halt handling of ships exporting goods to Crimea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Turkish ports have halted the handling of ships exporting fruits, building materials and general cargo...
Rostov-on-Don port cargo traffic rises 4.5% in Jan-Feb 2017
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – Rostov-on-Don port handled 1.382 million tonnes of cargo in the first two months of 2017, up 4.5% on the...
Russia’s NCSP ready to start antimonopoly regulator talks
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Russian port operator Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is ready to reach an agreement with...
Sochi-Istanbul cruise line to be launched on May 1
Sochi, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Sevastopol governor Dmitry Ovsyannikov said a cruise ship will start operating the...
Russia’s NCSP cargo volumes up in January 2017
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 21, 2017 – NCSP (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port) group has reported that consolidated cargo turnover for...
Taganrog port cargo traffic rises in Jan 2016
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2016 – Taganrog port handled 180,900 tonnes of cargo in the first month of 2016, up 9.6% on the year. Traffic of...
Azov port cargo traffic rises 49% Y/Y in Jan 2017
Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) February 6, 2017 –Â Azov port handled 462,000 tonnes of cargo in January 2017, up 48.8% on the year, harbourmaster Vladimir...
Russian government enacts 2017-2019 state assets privatisation plan
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Russia has adopted the program on the privatisation of state-owned assets for 2017-2019, Deputy...
Russian government to examine Greek port, railway projects cooperation proposals
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 20, 2017 – Russia is ready to promptly examine the Greek proposal for port and rail projects, the Ministry of...
Rostov-on-Don port cargo traffic rises 13.3% Y/Y in 2016
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2016 – Rostov-on-Don port handled 19.385 million tonnes of cargo in 2016, up 13.3% on the year,...