Port of Novorossiysk

🇷🇺 Russia

Black Sea · Tanker Terminal

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Russia is under sweeping post-Feb-2022 OFAC, EU, UK, G7 sanctions including maritime-specific measures (G7 Oil Price Cap, EU 11th–14th packages). Vessels calling Russian ports face heightened screening.

🟠 Moderate disruption Estimated arrival delay ~12h · Disruption score 32/100
UN/LOCODE
RUNVS
Country
🇷🇺 Russia
Port Type
Tanker Terminal
Ocean Region
Black Sea
Latitude
44.7200° N
Longitude
37.7700° E

Maritime Risk Context

Novorossiysk in Russia sits in the most volatile maritime environment in the world. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Black Sea has been a theatre of active naval conflict — mine strikes, missile attacks on port infrastructure, and interference with commercial shipping are a daily operational reality. The Joint War Committee has designated extensive portions of the basin as a listed area, and war risk premiums have escalated dramatically. Russia's Black Sea Fleet has attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure and commercial grain vessels with cruise missiles and drones; the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative collapse left operators without a formal de-confliction mechanism. Access through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles is controlled by Turkey under the Montreux Convention.

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Vessel Mix

No port-call data observed at Novorossiysk in the last 180 days. ArcNautical's AIS coverage focuses on the world's commercial shipping lanes; smaller or specialised ports may not register sufficient traffic for a meaningful breakdown.

Port State Control Context

Russia is a multi-MoU jurisdiction (its port states participate in more than one regional PSC programme). Vessel-level detention probability for calls at Novorossiysk is computed by ArcNautical's scoring engine using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity rather than a regional aggregate.

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