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The activities of inland commercial ports & waterways, including rivers and canals. Includes inland port development and waterway cargo traffic numbers. For example, the Danube river which passes through or touches the borders of 10 countries: Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Croatia, Ukraine and Moldova.

Update: Four ships went through Russian blockade; dozen more are in Ukrainian ports

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 2, 2023 – The two ships that left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi in Odesa (Odessa) region in the...

117,000 tonnes of agricultural products exported daily via Ukraine’s Danube ports

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – During the first 15 days of August, Ukrainian Danube River ports shipped 1,750,000 tonnes of...

Two more ships break Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports

Yuzhny, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – Two more ships left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi in Odesa (Odessa) region in the...

Via the Danube, railway, and road transport Ukraine can almost replace grain export via its Black Sea ports

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 28, 2023 – The European Union (EU) and the U.S. can realistically help Ukraine export, via the Danube River and...

Update: The second ship that broke Russian blockade enters Romanian waters

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The bulk cargo carrier Primus (it arrived in Odessa in February 2022 under the name Polarstar),...

Contradicting investments and capacity claims about the delayed Olya SEZ

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – After many highly publicised announcements, the anchor residents Kaspiy and AgroTerminal Kaspiy will invest...

Project for a multimodal logistics center in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – A multimodal logistics center (railway – river – roads) is to be created in Nizhny...

Second merchant ship breaks Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 26, 2023 – The Russian Navy is becoming a laughing stock after a second bulk cargo...

Russian invasion reduces imports of Ukrainian grain in Valencia

The war in Ukraine generated by the invasion of Russia put many countries in check on a crucial issue for food: cereals. The ‘granary of Europe’...

2nd update: Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...

PSA BDP opens office in Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – PSA BDP, a provider of globally integrated and port-centric supply chains, transportation, and...

Russia’s Tatarstan sends economic delegation to Egypt

Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – The Russian region of Tartarstan has sent an economic delegation to Egypt to investigate investment...

Kernel acquires grain facilities in Chornomorsk and Reni

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 22, 2023 – Agroholding Kernel has acquired storage facilities for transshipment of vegetable oils in the Black Sea...

Defiant German ship sails out of Odessa despite Russian threats

Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – In a show of defiance and with complete disregard for Russian threats, the first merchant ship has used...

Russia again attacks Ukrainian Danube ports exporting grain

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – Ukraine’s air force on Wednesday said a large group of Russian army drones entered the mouth of the Danube...

Normal navigation in the Danube following August rains

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – Following the rainy start to August, the low-flow situation in the Danube River is easing further, with...

Orlivka attracts Ukrainian grain after bombing of Izmail and Reni

Orlivka, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 7, 2023 – The Orlivka ferry complex is attracting Ukrainian grain after the bombing of Izmail and Reni. Hundreds...

RusCon continues its sanctions-driven rapid expansion

Orlovka, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – Russia’s multimodal transport operator RusCon, part of the Delo Group, has inaugurated a new container...

New grain terminals in Bulgaria

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Bulgarian grain producers are racing to build export infrastructure, seeing additional opportunities in...

New grain export terminal on Volga River

Kstovo, Russia (Ports Europe) August 3, 2023 – Emboldened by a bumper crop and after blocking the export of war-torn Ukraine, Russia is investing in new...

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