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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Its main seaport of Turkmenbashi which offers cargo and passenger services to other Caspian Sea littoral states.

Turkmenistan as a crossroad of transport corridors

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – A new transport strategy positions Turkmenistan as a crossroad of transport corridors. “Revival of the...

Russia’s grain to go to Persian Gulf via Turkmenbashi port

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) September 12, 2023 – Turkmenistan is negotiating with Russia on the transit transportation of grain from...

New route for Russia-Iran container trains

Formachevo, Russia (PortSEurope) August 18, 2023 – RZD Logistics, the largest Russian multimodal logistics operator, a subsidiary of state-owned Russian...

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...

Another transport corridor project to link Central Asia to Indian Ocean

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) August 2, 2023 – Landlocked Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran are to open a new transport corridor, again bypassing...

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...

Russia approves Turkmenistan joining INSTC

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – Russia has approved Turkmenistan joining the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). A Russian...

Making the Middle Corridor an eTIR Corridor

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Countries along the Middle Corridor, that connects Central Asia with Europe have agreed to accelerate...

Russia pushes for sanctions-busting cargo transport with Turkmenistan

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Desperate Russia, looking for ways to bypass Western sanctions is pushing for a regular container ship line...

Turkmenistan’s ferries and container ships run successful lines to Baku

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Turkmen ferries Berkarar and Bagtyar made 70 voyages from the country’s largest Caspian Sea port...

Talks start over Astrakhan-Turkmenbashi shipping service

St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – Astrakhan shipping companies are interested in setting up a shipping line to operate a service with...

EcoPorts certificate for Turkmenbashi port

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – Tukrkmenistan’s Capsian port of Turkmenbashi was awarded a certificate for EcoPorts’...

The China-Central Asia Summit – a new Silk Road?

Xian, China (PortSEurope) May 22, 2023 – President Xi Jinpin has hosted his first-ever summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations – the...

China to build infrastructure in ex-Soviet Central Asia

Xian, China (PortSEurope) May 19, 2023 – China wants to coordinate development, from building infrastructure to boosting trade, with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...

Turkmenbashi port to be used by landlocked Tajikistan

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) May 15, 2023 – Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea port of Turkmenbashi will offer cargo handling facilities to landlocked...

Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan will create a joint venture for transport

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) May 4, 2023 – Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan have agreed to create a joint venture for regional transport. JSC...

Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to create a logistics JV for North-South Corridor

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 24, 2023 – Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will create a single logistics operator on the eastern route of the...

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