Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia, on the Northeast shores of the Caspian Sea, South of Russia and West of China. Its main Caspian posts are Aktau and Kuryk. Both ports are under development as the country seeks a role as a transit hub for cargo travelling between Asia and Europe. It is also interested in developing trade with other littoral Caspian Sea states.
EBRD provides finance to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe), July 23, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a senior corporate loan...
Dredging of the Port of Kuryk will be completed this year
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 22, 2024 – The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) has said that dredging of the Port of Kuryk will be...
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port handled over 1 mln tonnes of cargo in H1’24
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 20, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s second largest Caspian Sea port of Kuryk handled 1.053 million tonnes of cargo in the first...
Organization of Turkic States supports regaional trade corridors
Karabakh, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The Organization of Turkic States held a summit last weekend in Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The presidents...
China to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau. Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – China is set to invest in container hub in Port of Aktau, a Caspian Sea port. At recent discussions...
China started regular truck service to Europe via Middle Corridor
Kurik, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 6, 2024 – China has begun the regular lorries cargo service via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route...
Romanian, Kazak rail companies sign Middle Corridor MoU
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – KTZ Express and Romania’s state-owned rail freight operator CFR Marfa have signed a Memorandum of...
Kazakhstan increases rail exports of fuel oil via Georgian ports
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In January-May 2024, Kazakhstan increased rail exports of fuel oil through Georgian ports to 413,200 tons...
KazMunayGas ships oil to Makhachkala
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 19, 2024 – State energy company KazMunayGas (KMG) has reported that two of its tankers transported 406,977 tons of...
Kazakhstan’s Ersai terminal received first dry cargo ships
Kuryk, Kazakhstan, June 11, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Ersai marine terminal, part of the Caspian Sea port of Kuryk, has received the first two dry cargo...
Oil terminal in Aktau returned to the state
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – An oil terminal worth $66 million with an area of ​​134 hectares (1.34 sq km), Kazakhstan’s Caspian...
First truck transit the route China-Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan-Georgia
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 26, 2024 – In the first trial for the transit road transport of goods along the route...
Kazakhstan adopts 2024-2028 maritime infrastructure plan
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – The capacity of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Aktau and Kuryk will be increased by +50% and container...
Lithuania invited to projects in Kuryk and Aktau ports
Vilnius, Lithuania (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Lithuanian investors should participate in infrastructure projects in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports...
Kazakhstan receives new TEZ customs platform
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 2, 2024 – Global DTC, a member of Singapore’s PSA Group, has implemented a digital solution named Tez Customs...
Batumi Sea Port increases traffic in Kazakh ammonium nitrate
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – In January-March 2024, Batumi Sea Port LLC transported 6,012 tons of Kazakh ammonium nitrate. The cargo...
Kazakhstan, Turkey to agree on multimodal cargo transportation
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 19, 2024 – Kazakhstan and Turkey are to ratify an intergovernmental agreement on international multimodal cargo...
Port of Aktau sees cargo up +14% in first quarter
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Aktau port handled 1.1 million tons of transshipment cargo, up +14%...
Railway JV between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan looks to China
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 9, 2024 – Kazakhstan and doubly landlocked Uzbekistan will create a railway joint venture that will create cargo...
Eurasian Development Bank sees regional infrastructure needs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – Last month, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) published a report entitled “Infrastructure in...