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Murmansk, located in northwest Russia, is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle. It is a major port on the Barents Sea, remaining ice-free year-round due to the Gulf Stream. The city’s harsh Arctic climate features long, dark winters and short, cool summers. The port handles diverse cargo, including coal, oil, and fish, and plays a critical role in Russia’s Arctic and global trade. It also supports the Russian Northern Fleet.

Russia’s ports handled 4.6 mln TEUs in Jan-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2024 – Russian ports handled 4.6 million TEUs in the first 10 months of the year, which is 12% (or 490,000 TEUs)...

Russian ports handled 743 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Oct’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-October 2024 decreased by 3.2% compared to the first 10...

Russia’s Murmansk port tries to replace coal with containers

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – Russia’s Arctic Murmansk port (MCSP) is desperately trying to attract new cargo after coal transshipment...

Russia’s ports handled 4.1 mln TEUs in Jan-Sep’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 27 – There are two different estimates of Russian container turnover for January-September. According to the...

Economics of coal delivery via Murmansk port are negative

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 26, 2024 – The economics of coal shipments through the ports of Russia’s Northwest and, in particular, the...

Reality check for cargo results on Russia’s Arctic NSR

Moscow, Russia (Ports Russia) October 21, 2024 – Despite the overly optimistic forecasts for the huge cargo transportation via Russian President Vladimir...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct 23-Sep 24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Russia’s logistics: ports want cargo – railways can’t deliver it – the Murmansk story

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – One of the competitive disadvantages of Russia’s Arctic Port of Murmansk (part of Port Alliance) is...

Russia’s total containers’ market in Jan-Aug’24 was 4.39 mln TEUs

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2024 – Russia’s container market grew 8.1% in January-August 2024, compared to the first eight months of 2023...

Russian ports: 446,600 TEUs in August, 3.65 mln TEUs in Jan-Aug’24

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Russian ports handled 446,600 TEUs in August 2024, an increase of 5.7% or 24,000 TEUs compared to...

Russia’s Kandalaksha as an ammonia export port?

Kandalaksha, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – In a desperate move, Russia’s Arctic White Sea port of Kandalaksha, Murmansk region, was added to...

Collapse of railway cargo to Russia’s Murmansk port

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 18, 2024 – Railway cargo shipments to Russia’s Arctic Port of Murmansk (part of Port Alliance) decreased by a...

Russia’s Quark fund invests in Arctic Vitino port along NSR

Beloye More, Russia (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Russia’s closed-end mutual investment fund Quark became a 50% co-owner of Nord Star, the...

GIS: All eyes on Russia’s Northern Sea Route

Schaan, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – The missile attacks in the Red Sea are a reminder of the vulnerability of commercial...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Aug 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Russian ports handled 596.2 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Aug 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-August 2024 decreased by 3.1% compared to the first eight...

Rosatom on Russia’s Arctic Northern Sea Route

Arkhangelsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – Under the headline Arctic Motion, Russia’s giant state-owned corporation Rosatom has published...

Russia presidential aide Patrushev visits Murmansk

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 22, 2024 – Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev has visited Murmansk to discuss Russia’s national interests...

Table: Russian ports monthly cargo results Oct’23-Jul 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – The table below, prepared by Ports Europe, shows monthly cargo handling figures for Russian ports in...

Russian ports handled 521.8 mln tonnes of cargo Jan-Jul 2024

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-July 2024 decreased by 3.1% compared to the seven months of...

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