Volga River
The Volga River is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga lis linked to the Don river in Southern Russia by the Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal. The Volga has a length of 3,531 km (2,194 mi), and a catchment area of 1,360,000 km2 (530,000 sq mi). It is widely regarded as the national river of Russia. Five of the ten largest cities of Russia, including the nation’s capital, Moscow, are located in the Volga’s drainage basin.
North-South Corridor might reopen Agidel port after 30-year hiatus
Agidel, Russia (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The feasibility study for the reestablishment of the Agidel cargo river port was awarded to Scientific Approach...
Road to Makhachkala to be financed by bond issue
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – The issuing of infrastructure bonds worth some 5 billion rubles (58 million euro) to finance the...
Viterra gives away its Russian business to management
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) May 18, 2023 – Viterra Rus, the Russian division of the Netherlands registered grain trader giant Viterra, will continue to...
Sanctions: New port and logistics hub in Samara region
Samara, Russia (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – A new port and logistics hub will be built in Russia’s Samara region, following a positive opinion for the...
Second stage of Rostov-on-Don grain terminal progresses
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – The project for the construction of the second stage of the grain terminal in Rostov Marine Multimodal...
Cargo throughput of Makhachkala port to triple by 2026
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – Cargo throughput of Russian Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala will increase to 9 million tonnes per year by...
Russia to replace western port cranes with local products
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – Russia’s SMM Group of Companies, the country’s leading manufacturer of heavy lifting equipment for...
Russian fertilisers in limbo
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – The production and export of Russian fertilisers is in limbo following the Western sanctions against the country....
New logistics center to be built in Novorossiysk port
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – A new logistics center with an area of 20,000 m² has opened in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk,...
Ruscon joins Volgograd container terminal investment project
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – Multimodal transport operator Ruscon and Regional Industrial Parks Management Company have signed a letter...
Port of Olya to finally have a container terminal in 2024
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – The commissioning of the first stage of the Olya port area and the launch of the container terminal is scheduled...
Caspian Sea water level is below the safe line
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Caspian Sea water level around the Russian port of Makhachkala is below safety levels, which can...
North-South corridor needs 45 new container ships for the Caspian Sea
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – For the normal operation of the International North-South Corridor (INSTC), passing through the Caspian Sea,...
Russia’s North-South corridor is struggling and is overrated
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) is sold by Moscow’s propaganda to the local audience...
Event: “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2023”, Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – An international forum “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2023”, which will be held...
In sanctions-hit Russia: Comms, cranes, dredging, containers come from China
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – Western sanctions are slowly but surely turning Russia into China’s vassal state (and a raw-materials...
New LNG complex to be built in Sviyazhsk, Tatarstan, Russia
Sviyazhsk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – A liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and bunkering complex will be built on the territory of the...
New universal transshipment complex in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – A universal transshipment complex will be built in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the...
Sanctions force the largest ever dredging of Volga-Caspian Sea Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Russia’s state agency RosMorPort will start on April 1 an unprecedented, massive dredging of the...
Russia plans a new dry port in Rostov region
Rostov-On-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – A new dry port is to be constructed in Russia’s Rostov region that will be used for the transportation...