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Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk is a seaport in the Southwestern Russian Federation on the Black Sea. It is ice-free and open for navigation all year round. It has a shipyard, oil infrastructure, container and grain handling facilities. Its operators include the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, NMTP, NUTEP and KSK (both part of DeloPorts).

Update: Cargill to sell stake in KSK grain terminal to Delo

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – U.S. commodities giant Cargill has agreed to sell its stake in KSK grain terminal to owner Delo....

Cargill denies KSK grain terminal sale in Novorossiysk, Russia

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – There have been reports in the Russian press that the local Delo Group is acquiring a 25% stake...

1 million tonnes of Russian grain to go to Turkey for processing

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 10, 2023 – About 1 million tonnes of Russian grain will be delivered to Turkey for processing and subsequent...

Update: Bulgaria to cancel the Lukoil concession for Rosenets oil port

Rosenets, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2023 – The Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said that the procedure for cancelling the concession of...

Big fire in Novorossiysk, Russia’s largest port

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – A large fire burnt for at least three hours on 1,300 sq. m. in a cargo terminal of Russia’s Black Sea...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives up trade with Turkey

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – Figures from the Turkish government show that since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in July...

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...

Ukraine declared six Russian Black Sea ports zones of “military threat”

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – On August 4, Ukraine, invaded by Russia in February 2022, declared the internal and external waters...

Ukrainian naval drones hit Russian Navy ship in Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Ukrainian naval drones (unmanned boats) attacked a Russian naval base near Russia’s largest port...

Russia forced to revive transport links to Cuba

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 4, 2023 – Forced by Western sanctions to search for new trading partners, Russia wants to revive a direct shipping...

KSK, NUTEP terminals increase cargo handling in first half

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – KSK and NUTEP terminals, both DeloPorts subsidiaries) reported improved cargo handling numbers in 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...

KSK Grain Terminal handled 7.6 mln tonnes of grain in 22/23 season

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 12, 2023 – KSK Grain Terminal handled 7.6 million tonnes of grain in the 2022/2023 season, up +46% compared to...

Turkey’s Zonguldak port partially evacuated after “mine” threat

Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – The Turkish port of Zonguldak was partially evacuated on June 24 after an alert of a suspected mine...

Armenia establishes rail-sea cargo route to Russia, bypassing sanctions

Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Without much fanfare, Armenia has established a regular combined rail and sea cargo route to sanctions-hit...

New logistics complex in Novorossiysk port

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – A 4.2 billion rubles (45.6 million euros) logistics complex will be built by the summer of 2024 in...

NUTEP container terminal handles its 5-millionth container

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – In May 2023, the NUTEP container terminal handled its five-millionth container since it was put into...

Armenia tests container ship line via Georgia to Russia

Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – Armenia, desperate to establish a regular combined rail and sea cargo route to sanctions-hit Russia, is...

The “Game of Drones” for Russian and Ukrainian ports

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russia and Ukraine have exchanged drone attacks against their Black Sea ports in the past months, damaging...

Russian ports to receive anti sea drones equipment

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 31, 2023 – Russian state-owned RosMorPort will invest 5 billion rubles (57.5 million euro) in new security equipment...

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