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 to build Sirte-Benghazi ports railway in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – Libya and Russia are trying to restart the railways section project between the country’s Mediterranean ports...
Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results H1 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in millions...
Russian ports handled 448.6 mln tonnes of cargo in H1 2024
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June period decreased by 3.1% compared to the first six...
3.2 tonnes of cocaine destined for Russia seized in Ecuador
Machala, Ecuador (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – Nearly 3.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden in crates of bananas were seized by the Ecuadorian police in the...
Qatar considers joining North-South International Transport Corridor
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Qatar government is considering joining the North-South International Transport Corridor, according to...
China to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau. Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – China is set to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau, a Caspian Sea port. At recent discussions...
ULCT handles first vessel call of NewNew Shipping Container Line
St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – Ust-Luga Container Terminal (ULCT) has handled the first call of NewNew Star containership of Hainan...
KSK Grain Terminal processed 9.2 mln tons of grain in 23/24
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – The KSK Grain Terminal processed a record 9.2 million tons of grain in the 2023/2024 season, up + 20%...
Ukraine attacks Novorossiysk port with maritime drones
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) July 3, 2024 – Moscow claims that Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk continues operations following an Ukrainian...
Russia’s Sviyazhsk Logistics Center still a distant dream
Sviyazhsk, Russia (Ports Europe) June 29, 2024 – After numerous grand announcements about related projects and huge delays, Russia’s Tatarstan region...
Russia’s container market in Jan-May 2024 was 2.76 mln TEUs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 26, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew 10% in January-May 2024, compared to the first four months of 2023 to 2.76...
Update: To build or not to build – overseas Russian ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In a schizophrenic third change of position in as many months, Russia, isolated from the Western transport...
EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia
European Commission – Press Release – EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine,...
Islamist attacks disrupt operations of Caspian Makhachkala port
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – Islamist fighters have attacked a church, a synagogue and a police post in Russia’s Caspian Sea port...
The delayed Rasht-Caspian Railway is operational
Rasht, Iran (Ports Europe) June 22, 2024 – The long-delayed Iran’s Rasht-Caspian Railway, connecting the city of Rasht to the country’s Caspian Sea port...
New EU sanctions against LNG will affect European ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – The European Union has agreed new sanctions against Russia which, for the first time, include liquefied...
Two Russian Navy ships visit Tobruk naval base in Libya
Tobruk, Libya (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Two Russian Navy ships, escorted by two submarines, have made an official stop at the Tobruk naval base in...
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan keep talking North-South corridor
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Russia is pressing ahead with the creation of a key sanctions-busting route linking it with Asia –...
KazMunayGas ships oil to Makhachkala
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 19, 2024 – State energy company KazMunayGas (KMG) has reported that two of its tankers transported 406,977 tons of...
Update: Russia’s Suek, under U.S. sanctions, sells all its ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 19, 2024 – The Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK), the largest coal mining company in Russia, has sold all its port...