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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)

Delo NUTEP container terminal reports improved March 2018 traffic

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – In March 2018, NUTEP handled 40,776 TEU, up 31 % on the same period of 2017. It is also up 12%...

Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...

Tuapse Sea Commercial Port invests RUB 343 million in 2017

Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) March 24, 2018 – In 2017, Tuapse Sea Commercial Port JSC (TSCP) invested RUB 350.4 million (€4.95 million) in the...

NCSP reports 11.676 million tons of cargo in January 2018

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) March 15, 2018 – NCSP Group has reported that consolidated cargo turnover for January 2018 totaled 11,676,000 tons....

Taganrog Sea Commercial Port sees increased cargo traffic in 2017

Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – In 2017, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TSCP, a company of UCL Holding) handled 1.59 mln t of cargo,...

Tuapse Sea Commercial Port handled 14.2 mln t in 2017

Tuapse, Russia (Ports Europe) February 9, 2018 – In 2017, Tuapse Sea Commercial Port JSC (TSCP) handled 14.2 million t, slightly up on 14.2 mln t in...

Delo group reports improved container turnover in 2017

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – Growth at Delo’s NUTEP container terminal was, in terms of turnover in TEU and tonnage...

Russia’s Port Mechel Temryuk Sets Cargo Turnover Record in 2017

Rostov, Russia (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – Port Mechel Temryuk (part of Mechel Group’s transport division managed by Mecheltrans Management...

Tuapse Commercial Sea Port plans substantial investment in 2018

Tuapse, Russia (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – Financing of investment programs JSC Tuapse Commercial Sea Port (TMTP – part of the UCL Holding)...

OTEKO and VostokCoal announce the creation of a global hub for the transfer of pulverized coal mixture

Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) January 14, 2018 – OTECO and VostokCoal have agreed on the creation of a global hub in the port of Taman to supply coal to...

Azerbaijan and Russia to cooperate in cruise shipping

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 2, 2018 – Chairman of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ACSC) Rauf Veliyev and Konstantin Anisimov, the General...

NCSP Group reports Jan-Nov 2017 cargo down 2.4%

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – NCSP Group has reported that its consolidated cargo turnover for January-November 2017 totaled...

World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects...

NCSP reports reduced Jan-Sept 2017 financials

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 – Russia’s NCSP Group has announced consolidated financial results for the nine months, ending...

Russia approves strategy for the development of sea ports in the Caspian Sea

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – The main goal of the Strategy is to consolidate the economic and geopolitical presence of Russia in the...

NCSP reports Jan-Oct 2017 cargo traffic

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – NCSP Group (Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port) has reported consolidated cargo turnover for...

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...

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