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.
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...
Port of Baku, Kazakhstan Railways sign agreement
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – The Port of Baku and Kazakhstan Railways have signed agreement to expand cooperation. Both parties met...
RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan. It operates between the port...
Caspian Sea – From logistics periphery to sanctions busting
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – Since the decline of the trade caravans in the era of the Arab conquests, the Caspian Sea region became...
Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 31, 2022 – Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030 with 10 ferries stationed in...
Kazakhstan seeks new routes for oil exports after Russia suspends key oil pipeline
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Kazakhstan is looking for alternative trade routes to export oil after Russia ordered the Caspian Pipeline...
Oil companies visit Port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and KMG Kashagan B.V. have visited the Port of Aktau to...
Kazakh embassy hosts transport event in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The Kazakh embassy in Brussels has organised a conference “Transport Cooperation between Kazakhstan...
Kazakhstan ports double cargo traffic so far in 2022
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 6, 2022 – So far this year, the Caspian Sea ports of have nearly doubled cargo traffic. This is the result of the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route meets in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route members have met for meetings in Ankara last month. The...
TransContainer launches multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan
TransContainer of Delo Group will launch new multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan via the ports of Istanbul and...
Kazakhstan and Iran discuss Caspian Sea cooperation
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – A delegation from Kazakhstan has visited Iran to discuss port cooperation around the Caspian Sea. The Kazak...
Kazakhstan Railways and Nurminen Logistics start new trans-Caspian Sea service
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – KTZ Express JSC and the Finnish operator Nurminen Logistics Services OY have started a new trans-Caspian...
Nippon Express launches new intermodal transport service from China to Europe via the Caspian Sea
Tokyo, Japan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd., a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. on Friday, April 1 launched...
Kuryk to triple its cargo handling and increase the transport of vehicles
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The war in Ukraine and the massive Western sanctions against Russia are redrawing the transport map of...
Maersk launches a new Middle Corridor rail service
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – Maersk has launched a new rail-sea service connecting Asia to Europe through Central Asia using the...