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Rostov

Rostov-on-Don is a city in Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It located East of the town of Azov and the Azov Sea.

TransContainer signs contract to modernise Rostov terminal

Rostov, Russia (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – PJSC TransContainer has signed a contract to modernise container yards at Rostov-Tovarniy terminal with...

Update: Russia prepares second alternative supply route to Crimea

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – Construction of a railway connecting illegally annexed by Moscow Crimea and Russia’s...

Low water level in Volga, Don adds to Caspian Sea problem for INSTC

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Sharply reduced water levels of Russia’s giant Volga and Don rivers endangers the operations of the...

New grain terminals in the ports of Azov and Rostov

Azov, Russia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – TD RIF, one of Russia’s top grain exporters, will invest in the expansion and reconstruction of the...

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

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-August 2023 period increased by 8.7% compared to the...

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: 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...

Sanctions shrink cargo volumes in Rostov-on-Don port

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Shrinking cargo volumes from Russia’s Rostov-on-Don port shows the impact of Western sanctions on the...

Heavy winter cargo workload for Azov ports

Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) July 2, 2023 – During the winter navigation period (December 6, 2022-March 10, 2023), 3,329 vessels were processed by the...

Rostov-on-Don and port controlled by mutinous Russian mercenary fighters

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) June 24, 2023 – Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters from the Wagner private army have full control over the...

Vessel traffic management system in Rostov-on-Don port

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – The design and engineering documentation for phase 1 of the project for the construction of vessel...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New pier in Don River in 2023 after poor cargo handling results

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) March 16, 2023 – A new pier for mineral and construction cargo with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year will...

New port facility in Rostov-on-Don by end-2024

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) January 31, 2023 – The main port facilities of Russia’s Rostov-on-Don river/sea port will be moved from its central...

Two Kazakh ships to transit Volga-Don canal between Caspian, Azov Seas in 2023

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The Russian government will allow in two Kazakhstan’s ships to operate (transit) from the Caspian...

Reference – Volga-Don Canal (VCSNC – Volga-Caspian Sea Navigation Canal)

Russia’s Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal connects the Volga and Don rivers (both in Russia) at their closest points. The canal, together with...

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