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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.

Murmansk – the future biggest Russian port & with free access

Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – The port of Murmansk will become the most important port in Russia in the future, the special...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Jul’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 15, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 9.3% compared to the first...

Update: In H1 23 Belarus shipped four times more cargo via Russian ports

Minsk, Belarus (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – It is necessary to finally decide what needs to be done to create port facilities (in Russia) for the...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in H1’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 10.5% compared to the first six...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by port in Jan-May’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-May 2023 period increased by 11.2% compared to the first five...

Belarus seeks new port in Murmansk, Russia

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 27, 2023 – Local press reports say that options have been discussed for building a Belarusian port in Murmansk. The...

Russian seaports handled 300.5 million tonnes of cargo Jan-Apr’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-April 2023 period increased by 11.6% compared to the same...

Head of Rosmorrechflot visits shipbuilding facility in Astrakhan region

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – Yesterday, the head of Rosmorrechflot, Zakhary Dzhioev, visited the Lotos Shipbuilding Plant JSC as part...

Port Bronka – another murky privatisation in Russia

Bronka, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Bronka maritime transshipment complex in the Big Port of St. Petersburg, the only deep-water terminal in...

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...

Russia claims increase in ports’ cargo handling in Jan-Feb’23 despite sanctions

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Russian seaports handled 140.3 million tonnes of cargo in January-February 2023, 2.6% more compared to the...

Belarus wants to buy St. Petersburg Bronka terminal this year

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – Belarus plans to complete the purchase of the Bronka maritime transshipment complex in the Big Port of St....

Belarus to receive a terminal in St. Petersburg port, access to 19 others

St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Russia is to transfer the multifunctional marine transshipment complex Bronka, part of the Big Port...

United Shipbuilding Corporation to build four vessels in Astrakhan

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – United Shipbuilding Corporation will build four multipurpose dry bulk / container carriers in...

Belarus wants faster creation of its own ports in Russia

Minsk, Belarus (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Hard pressed by western sanctions, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, demanded faster construction...

Russia plans 2023 investment in ports of 145.4 billion rubles

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – Russia plans investment of 145.4 billion rubles (€1.8 billion) in its ports in 2023. In 2022,...

Russia’s ports cargo handling statistics for first nine months of 2022

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 22, 2022 – Russia’s ports cargo handling decreased by 0.5% in January-September 2022, compared to the same period...

Russia opens more special economic zones

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – Hard pressed by western sanctions and facing the exodus of western companies, Russia announced the...

Sanctions-hit Russia redirects cargo transshipment to the South

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 7, 2022 – Sanctions-hit Russia is redirects cargo transshipment to the South and replacing containers with oil....

Sanctions hit Russia seeks India’s help for the North-South transport corridor

Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – Sanctions hit Russia is seeking India’s help for the North-South transport corridor. It sees India a major...

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