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.
Middle Corridor cargo transit tripled in the first nine months of 2022
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and western sanctions against Moscow created an opportunity for...
Sanctions strapped Russia pushing for development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Sanctions-strapped Russia is pushing for the development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan....
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey JV for TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey want to create a joint venture within the framework of...
Kazakhstan expands railway links with China, adds options to bypass sanctioned Russia
Dostyk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – Kazakhstan is expanding railway links with China, adding a further option for traders to bypass a...
Aktau Sea Commercial Port receives EBRD loan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – JSC National Company Aktau Sea Commercial Port is to receive a senior $15 million loan from the...
Port of Aktau handles more trade along TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – In January-October 2022, 3.2 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the Caspian Sea port of...
Desperate Moscow seeks unified rules for Caspian Sea corridor ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2022 – A desperate Moscow is seeking unified commercial and conventional rules for the ports in its sanctions...
PSA delegation in Kazakhstan to discuss digital transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – Earlier this month, a PSA delegation met with Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) to discuss a digital...
Kazakhstan ports to increase oil exports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 8, 2022 – The Kazakhstan ports of Aktau and Kuryk will increase oil exports to 20 million tons annually....
EBRD researches sustainable transport connections between Central Asia and Europe
As trade volumes, particularly container traffic, between Asia and Europe continue to grow and as geopolitical events disrupt existing trade corridors, major...
Ports of the Turkic states meet in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – On the eve of the 6th Meeting of Ministers of Transport of the Organization of Turkic States, the Fifth...
EU awakens to the potential of Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – Amidst sanctions on Russia, the European Union is awakening to the potential of Trans-Caspian...
Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau builds container hub
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau is building a container hub to attract international shipping...
Georgia’s Poti could develop role as a Kazakh port
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2022 – Georgia’s Poti could develop role as a Kazakh port, one of several ports of interest to Kazakhstan....
Iran attends Caspian Economic Forum seeking regional agreements
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Iran has attended the Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow seeking regional agreements. Tehran’s seeks...
2nd Caspian Economic Forum – sanctions on the agenda
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 6, 2022 – Moscow is hosting the 2nd Caspian Economic Forum on October 5-6, 2022. Representatives of Russia,...
Kazakhstan’s revenue from the transportation of cargo up over 11%
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s revenue from the transportation of cargo via maritime and...
Port of Batumi to export oil for Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – The Black Sea port of Batumi will export oil from Tengizchevroil (TCO). TCO is the operator of...
Ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan increase cargo traffic
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – The ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have increased cargo traffic by a factor of 2.5 in...
Trans Caspian International Transport Route as alternative to Russia
Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – Among the many geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the boost in...