Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume. It is bordered by Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It has a surface area of 371,000 km². The ports of the littoral states include key trading hubs in international transport corridors and the new Silk Road; including Baku, Aktau & Astrakhan. The sea has become topical since the Russian invasion of Ukraine (started 24.02.2022) as traders seek routes which do not pass through Russian territory. The heavily-sanctioned states of Russia and Iran also have interests in the Caspian Sea’s transport capacity.
INSTC – Russia’s hopes and the reality
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) September 19, 2023 – Deprived of Western markets due to sanctions, Russia is desperate to redirect its trade to Asia, Africa,...
Atyrau port has been idle for three years due to low water level
Atyrau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) September 18, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s port of Atyrau on the Ural River (Jaiyq in Kazakh language) near its Caspian Sea...
Kazakh Kuryk port handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo Jan-Aug’23
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) September 15, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s second largest Caspian Sea port, Kuryk, handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in the...
Russian ports handled 601.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Aug 23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 12, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-August period increased by +8.7% compared to the first...
Digital Silk Way project presented at GCCM 2023 event in Almaty
News Release – Digital Silk Way – September 11, 2023 The Digital Silk Way project, which envisages the formation of a digital telecommunication...
Astrakhan Port buys ships with Iranian money
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) September 4, 2023 – Astrakhan Port PJSC will receive a $10.5 million loan from Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines...
AzerTelecom and Kazakhtelecom established a joint venture within the Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic project
News Release – Digital Silk Way – August 23, 2023 AzerTelecom and Kazakhtelecom leading telecommunication operators of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan continue...
Event: Black and Caspian Freight Forum 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 15, 2023 – The “Black and Caspian Freight Forum 2023: corridors, cargos, infrastructure” will take...
Russian ports handled 526.8 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Jul’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in January-July 2023 increased by 9.3% compared to the same period last...
Baku and Turkmenbashi ports to cooperate on illegal goods control
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 10, 2023 – Baku International Seaport and Turkmenbashi International Seaport have signed an agreement to...
Baku port keeps expanding, new fertiliser terminal by year-end
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 9, 2023 – The master plan for the second phase of expansion of Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, prepared by...
ADP in JV to export Kazakh agro products via Iran
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) August 7, 2023 – Landlocked Kazakhstan and Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP, part of AD Ports Group on behalf of Simatech Shipping &...
Two abandoned oil berths to be reopened in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Two dilapidated and abandoned oil berths in Kazakhstan’s largest Caspian Sea port of Aktau will be...
Three times more containers from Turkmenbashi to Alat in H1’23
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) August 1, 2023 – Almost three times more containers (2,362 TEUs) were transported from the Caspian Sea port of...
FESCO visits Astrakhan shipbuilding plant
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – A delegation of the FESCO Transport Group, headed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Andrey...
Update: Russia’s Caspian ports with 38% growth in H1 23 and problems
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cargo turnover of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports, on the International...
North Caucasian Railway see rising traffic between Black, Caspian Seas
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 16, 2023 – The North Caucasian Railway (NCZD), one of the 16 territorial branches of Russian Railways,...