Ukraine
Ukraine is located in Southeast Europe and borders Russia, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Belarus. It has an extensive southern coastline with the Azov and Black Seas. Its seaports include Odessa, Kherson, Berdyansk and Mariupol. 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)
EU Global Gateway commits €10 billion to Trans Caspian Transport Corridor
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The Global Gateway Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity opened today in...
Ukraine’s inland Danube ports almost doubled cargo in 2023
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Ukraine’s inland Danube cluster ports almost doubled their cargo turnover in 2023 to 32 million...
Ukraine to impose 50 years ban on transport links with Russia
Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 23, 2024 – Ukraine wants to impose a 50-year ban on all transportation links with Russia. The long-expected...
Finally, a mine-clearing agreement for the Black Sea by three NATO members
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 12, 2024 – NATO members and Black Sea littoral states Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have signed an agreement for a...
Port of Constanta reports 2023 cargo traffic of over 92 mln tons
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – The Port of Constanta has reported 2023 cargo traffic of over 92 million tons (mt), compared to...
New grain warehouses in Izmail port
Izmail, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 8, 2024 – Swiss-registered Harvest Commodities has invested in the construction of grain warehouses in Ukraine’s...
China and India bought 90% of Russian oil in 2023
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 7, 2024 – China’s share in Russia’s export of oil and petroleum products in 2023 was 50%, while India...
Could Ukraine strike Novorossiysk port again?
Kyiv, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 5, 2024 – Military and political commentators in Ukraine are intensifying talks about attacks on Russia’s largest port...
New Ukrainian sea corridor exports around 13 million tonnes of cargo
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – The new Ukrainian sea corridor created by the Ukrainian Navy has exported around 13 million tonnes of...
New unconfirmed report about a sea mine hitting a cargo ship in the Black Sea
Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – The Panama-flagged Greek-operated bulk carrier Vyssos was reportedly hit a floating sea mine close to...
Ukrainian ports defy war and difficulties in 2023
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 28, 2023 – The total cargo turnover of all Ukrainian ports in 2023 is expected to be 57 million tonnes. This is...
Russia lost the Black Sea and one more ship,Ukrainian ports busy
Feodosia, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 26, 2023 – Russian Navy’s Novocherkassk large landing ship, berthed in Feodosia port on the southern coast of...
Minesweeper expected today in Port of Constanta, Romania
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – The minesweeper “Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu”, an M 270 minehunter, is expected today...
New regular Reni-Constanta barge line
Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 17, 2023 – KTL Ukraine has launched a new self-propelled container barge service, KTL PORT, which connects the...
Ukraine exports more grain via inland ports in 2023
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Ukrainian inland ports of the Danube region in January-November 2023 was 29.4 million...
Azov Sea as a Russian lake
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – A bill has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s State Duma (parliament) to consolidate the...
First non-grain, U.S.-managed ship since the start of war delivered pipes in Ukraine
Erie, United States (Ports Europe) December 9, 2023 – The first non-grain, U.S.-managed ship successfully delivered and unloaded at Ukraine’s Black Sea...
No weekend for Ukraine’s Black Sea humanitarian grain corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 2, 2023 – Since the launch of the temporary maritime humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea on August 8, almost 200...
Port of Constanta handles 29.4 million metric tons of grain in Jan-Oct 2023
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – The Port of Constanta handled a record 29.4 million metric tons of grain in the first 10 months of...
New claims for mine explosion near a ship in the Black Sea
Pivdennyi, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – A sea mine exploded on November 16 very close to Liberia-flagged Georgia S bulk carrier transporting...