The Ukraine Crisis
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2014. Russian now controls the Azov Sea and occupies the ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. It has also blockaded all Ukrainian Black Sea ports which are currently closed to all shipping. This category includes all aspects of the conflict affecting ports – port status and alternative export routes. (Updated 24.06.2022)
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...
Romania seeks to support local grain producers in Constanta port
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The local authorities are looking at ways to support local farmers and grain producers in the port of...
EU ports closed for vessels transferring ship-to-ship Russian oil
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – European Union (EU) governments have agreed to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion...
Port of Valencia to support reconstruction of Ukrainian ports
València, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – Oleksandr Nosenko, delegate in Valencia of the Odesa Region (Ukraine) and Serhii Bychkov, mayor of the...
Occupied Ukraine’s Sevastopol port with a multifunctional cargo terminal
Sevastopol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – The city council of Sevastopol, a Ukrainian port in Crimea occupied by Russia since 2014, and Russian...
Kakhovka HPP disaster not threatening navigation in Danube region, ports of Odessa
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – In the morning of June 6, Russia allegedly blew up a major dam in the Russian-occupied part of southern...
Risk of drone attacks will end LPG export via Russia’s Taman port
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Very high risk of air and sea drone attacks are forcing Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman to suspend the export...
Ukrainian missiles hit Russian-occupied Azov Sea port of Berdyansk
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 3, 2023 – The Ukrainian military has attacked, most likely with British-made Storm Shadow missiles, the...
Russia suspends Azov Sea agreement with Ukraine
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2023 – Russian Parliament has adopted a law on the denunciation of the 2003 Treaty between Russia and Ukraine on...
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...
Russia’s strategic port of Taman operational after fuel depot fire
Taman, Russia (Ports Europe) May 6, 2023 – The strategic Russian Black Sea port of Taman is operational again after the huge fire that erupted there in the...
EU to ban transit of goods via Russia – here comes the Middle Corridor
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – As part of the 11th package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of...
Occupied ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk are operational
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – Several berths and 41 loading cranes have been prepared for work in the Russia-occupied Ukrainian Azov...
Multimodal terminal planned for inland port of Reni, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – A multimodal terminal planned for inland port of Reni, Ukraine, to be built and operated by Development...
Konecranes starts delivering final cranes to Russia as a European customer
Helsinki, Finland (PortSEurope) March 15, 2023 – Konecranes, the heavy-lift equipment manufacturer, said in a press release that it has started to deliver...
Rosmorport to take over Crimea ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – The Russian-occupied ports in Crimea will become under the jurisdiction of Rosmorport, said Georgy...
Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine
Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine, after a year due to Russian invasion of...
USAID: three new partnerships to support Ukrainian grain
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced three new partnerships to help Ukraine with the logistics challenges caused by Russia’s...
Kernel buys terminal at Sea Trade Port Pivdennyi, Odessa
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – Agricultural exporter Kernel has acquired an oil export terminal in Pivdennyi, Odessa. The terminal can...
Impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the port of Rotterdam
News – Port of Rotterdam – February 28, 2023 The war in Ukraine has led to a number of sanctions by the European Union and others against Russia....