Aktau
The seaport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, is located on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea at the intersection of several international transport corridors. The port allows for the transportation of dry cargo, crude oil and petroleum products from east to west, from north to south and back to Iran, Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
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%...
Kazakhstan to begin the delayed construction of container hub in Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – After a lot of talk and announcements in the past year, Kazakhstan is finally about to begin the...
Ports of Baku, Batumi, Aktau, Kuryk and Turkmenbashi visit Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – Aiming at enhancing the safety, resilience, and sustainability of supply chains between Asia and Europe,...
€10 billion for a petrochemical complex and shipbuilding plant in Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – South Korean companies Nexstar Engineering and KSTN are considering the construction of a new...
Kazakhstan to dredge Kuryk and Aktau ports
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Kuryk will be dredged in 2024, while Aktau, the country’s...
50,000 tonnes of Kazakh ammonium nitrate to be exported via Aktau-Hovsan-Batumi ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – After exporting KazAzot’s ammonium nitrate (3,000 tonnes) through the Caspian Sea port of Aktau in...
Caspian Sea water levels study to inform Aktau Port adaptation
News – HR Wallingford – February 20, 2024 Over the next 18 months, HR Wallingford will be carrying out a study for The World Bank to assess how...
KazTransOil exported 287,000 tons of oil via the port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – In January 2024, KazTransOil exported 287,000 tons of oil via the Caspian Sea port of Aktau. This is...
Kazakhstan, Greece talk Middle Corridor cooperation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Greece Erlan Baudarbek-Kozhataev has met with the Mayor of the Greek...
Second block train for 2024 via Middle Corridor in Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – A second block train for the year sent from China’s Xi’an arrived at Baku Port on February 2...
Kazakhstan and Romania push Middle Corridor development
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – In Bucharest, the Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan and Romania have signed a memorandum of...
Kazakhstan invites Port of Rotterdam to manage its ports
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam has been invited to participate in projects to transform the Caspian Sea...
Kazakhstan ports set for European management
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The government will approve the management of its seaports, Aktau and Kuryk, by European companies....
Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...
Kazakhstan plans dredging of Ural-Caspian Canal
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Kazakhstan plans to start dredging of the Ural River-Caspian Sea Canal in 2024 and include the...
Kazakh ports’ cargo statistics for Jan-Nov don’t make sense
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports increased by 10% to 6.5 million tonnes in the...
New service links Aktau, Turkmenbashi & Constanta ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – ADY Container LLC is launching a new service connecting Kazakhstan’s Aktau and Turkmenbashi...