Inland Ports & Waterways
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.
Russia’s Caspian ports of Astrakhan, Olya increase cargo turnover in Jan-Jul 23 by 69.5%
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya increased cargo turnover in the January-July 23 by...
Russia attacks Ukrainian Danube port of Izmail
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – Earlier today, Russia attacked the Danube inland port of Izmail, in the Odessa region. The...
Freight transport by barge between North Sea Port and hinterland increases to 60%
In North Sea Port, the transportation of goods to the hinterland by inland waterway continues to increase. Over five years, it rose from 54% to an impressive...
Russia to create its third port SEZ near Nizhny Novgorod
Bor, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Russia will create its third port special economic zone (PSEZ) – Kulibin in the port of Bor, on the left...
New Russian drone attack against Danube port of Reni
Reni, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 3, 2023 – Iranian-made Russian drones attacked again Ukrainian Danube River port of Reni during the night of September...
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...