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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: 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...

Russian ports experience coal backlog

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 28, 2023 – The European Union’s ban on Russian coal imports and reduced demand from Turkey, has led to a huge...

Fifth attempt to sell small stake in Novorossiysk Shipping Company

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 19, 2023 – The Russian state-owned 0.0127% stake in Novorossiysk Shipping Company (NovoShip, part of the SovComFlot...

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...

Cheap concession for a super transshipment complex in Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – The Russian government will sign a concession agreement for new infrastructure facilities of the...

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,...

FESCO to increase container fleet to 160,000 TEU during 2023

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group plans to increase its container fleet to 160,000 containers (TEU) in 2023....

FESCO, SAKSHAM Group to develop maritime transportation between India, Russia

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and the Indian logistics group SAKSHAM have agreed to develop maritime...

FESCO, Solikamskbumprom to jointly develop Turkish market

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The FESCO Transport Group and one of the leaders in the pulp and paper industry in Russia,...

DeloPorts terminals in Novorossiysk set traffic records

Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – DeloPorts‘ KSK and NUTEP terminals have established new monthly cargo handling records in March...

Unye Port develops Russia-Georgia-Turkey sea connections

Samsun, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – The Black Sea Port of Unye, in Northeast Turkey, is developing a role in developing services with ports 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...

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