Aktau port cargo results for the first seven months of 2020 improve

were transshipped or 5% more than in the same period of 2019 (1.2 million tons). The largest Kazakh port handled grain transshipment of 373,400 tonnes, down 14% (433,900 tonnes). Metal transshipment was 9,500 tonnes against 44,800 tons in the first seven months of 2019 (78% decrease). Transshipment of other cargoes was 281,600 tonnes, or 7% more than the 264,300 tonnes handled in the same period of 2019. The port also processed 1,941 tonnes of ferry cargo, while in 2019 none was transshipped. Port of Aktau is on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea at the intersection of several international transport corridors. Work is underway to develop a regular feeder line between Aktau the Port of Baku in Azerbaijan and Anzali port in Iran. Copyright (C) PortSEurope. All Rights Reserved. 2020.