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.
Suez Canal reports record traffic and increases transit fees
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has reported that in the month of February 2022, 1,713 transited through...
The Azov Sea is slowly becoming a Russian lake, but Ukraine’s Mariupol still resists massive attacks
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – Six days after the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Azov Sea moved a step closer to become a...
Russian ports are a no-go zone for global terminal operators; logistics firms withdraw from Russia
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 28 – Global container line Maersk is considering suspending transports to Russia and Russian ports. This is only the...
European Commission launches €3.2 billion investment package to advance sustainable connectivity in the Western Balkans
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 28, 2022 – The European Commission has unveiled a €3.2 billion ($3.59 million) investment package to support...
Ukraine’s Berdyansk port falls to the invading Russia; Mariupol port is surrounded
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28 – Ukraine’s second largest Azov Sea port, Berdyansk, has been occupied by invading Russian forces as of...
Russian invasion in Ukraine has only just begun – what is the future for the Ukraine’s ports and transport infrastructure after the war?
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 28 – Five days after the start of Russian invasion in Ukraine, it seems that the Azov Sea will most likely become a...
UPDATE – Ukraine can’t use its Black and Azov Sea ports after Russian invasion; Commodities’ export affected
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 26 – Ukraine, invaded by Russia on February 24, became commercially a landlocked country after Moscow blocked the...
Volga Shipping Company joins Port of Hamburg Marketing
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – Volga Shipping Company JSC (Volga-Flot JSC) has joined Port of Hamburg Marketing...
Bosphorus (Strait of Istanbul): Cargo traffic 2019-2021
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 18, 2022 – The General Directorate of Maritime Affairs has published cargo traffic statistics for the Bosphorus...
Ukraine warns of a blockade of Black Sea ports
A corridor has been identified for the safe entry of merchant vessels into Ukrainian ports. Depth is confirmed at the level of 15-22.5 meters. Special...
Port of Antwerp interested in new inland port in Belgrade
The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure in the Government of Serbia, Tomislav Momirović, stated today that the Port of Antwerp is...
Suez Canal expansion to be completed by July 2023
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Work to expand stretches of the Suez Canal are expected to be completed by July 2023, according to Osama...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Suez Canal Economic Zone sign agreement
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) have signed a cooperation agreement with the aim to develop international...
Dredging of Berdyansk port could be linked to a future Ukrainian Navy base in Azov Sea
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 24, 2020 – Dredging works have started in Ukraine’s Azov Sea port of Berdyansk and aim to maintain the passport...
New container terminal planned for Olya port and deepening of Volga-Caspian Sea Canal
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) January 18, 2022 – By the end of 2023, the first stage of construction of a new container terminal in Caspian Sea port of...
Total cargo traffic on the Dnieper river in 2021 up over 27%
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Last year the Dnieper river handled total cargo traffic of 14.36 million tons, up +27.9% on 2020’s...
Bulgaria pushes for a Ro-Ro line with Turkey between the ports of Burgas and Karasu
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 9, 2022 – Bulgaria keeps pushing for the establishment of a Ro-Ro line between the country’s second largest Black...
Suez Canal Authority reports record revenues for 2021
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – The Suez Canal Authority has announced that the navigation statistics in the canal in 2021 set new records,...
Russian ships banned from Ukraine’s ports of the Dniester, Danube, Dnieper rivers, but Russia controls the Azov Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – A law banning Russian ships from accessing Ukraine’s internal waters came into force on January 1,...
Ukraine introduces new inland waterways law
On January 1, 2022, the Law of Ukraine “On Inland Water Transport” entered into force – January 3, 2022 For more than a decade, Ukraine has...