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.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics starts new container train service between China and Europe
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – German company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will start a new container train service linking the Chinese...
Is German Martrade going to redirect its Caspian Sea investments to Kazakhstan’s Aktau from Olya in Russia?
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 24, 2022 – Experts from Germany’s Martrade Group have visited Kazakh Caspian Sea port of Aktau to assess future...
Three more container ships to double the cargo capacity of the Middle Corridor between Aktau and Baku
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – As of September the number of ships that operate the Caspian Sea line between the Aktau in Kazakhstan and...
PSA International to build container terminal in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – Kazakhstan and Singapore-based PSA International company have agreed to build and develop a container...
A new container hub to be created in the Port of Aktau due to sanctions against Russia
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 30, 2022 – The Kazakhstan government is planning a new container hub for the Port of Aktau. Minister of Industry and...
International sanctions against Russia leads Kazakhstan to seek port alternatives
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 13, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia has forced Kazakhstan to seek alternative routes to export, import...
Kazakhstan seeks greater use of ports of Aktau and Kuryk
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 10, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia means that Kazakhstan is seeking alternative routes to export...
Poti increased its cargo handling capacity just in time to take over cargo destined to Russian and Ukrainian ports
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2022 – The Georgian-American transport company PACE Group, the country’s largest, opened on January 29 a new...
Kazakhstan’s cargo is a collateral damage of sanctions against Russia; Caspian ports are a solution to the problem
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 5, 2022 – After the introduction of comprehensive sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, and in the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route members discuss progess
Country representatives of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route International Union (TITR International Union) met in Baku, Azerbaijan –...
Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back
Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...
P&O Maritime Logistics launches new inland river route from Caspian Sea to DP World Yarimca
A new container and breakbulk shipping line from Marmara to the Caspian Sea, via the Russian inland waterways, saw the completion of its trial voyage at the...
Barys container ship makes first voyage on Aktau-Baku route within Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
News Release – Port of Baku – March 10, 2021 The container ship Barys, owned by Kazakhstan’s National Shipping Company Kazmortransflot, made...
Trabzon port looks to benefit from opening of the Nakhichevan transport corridor
Trabzon, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 1, 2021 – Last November the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia signed the...
Aktau port supports first test shipment of “cathode copper” along the Trans-Caspian international transport route
Aktau, Kazahkstan (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 – The Port of Aktau and Azurite Logistics have organised the first test shipment of cathode copper...
Deregulation of Aktau port services for oil export
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 – The services of the Aktau seaport in the export of oil and oil products have been deregulated, which...
Aktau port develops multimodal service
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – On January 29, 2021, the first trial batch of copper cathodes in containers arrived in Turkey using a...
First China-Azerbaijan container block train of 2021 departs from China
The first container train China – Azerbaijan departed from Qingdao (China) – February 1, 2021 Despite the COVID 19 pandemic difficulties in the...
Analysis – Will Caspian ports become stranded assets if the sea shrinks?
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 29, 2020 – The Caspian Sea started shrinking in mid-1990s and its level is projected to fall by nine to 18 metres...
First container train carrying cargo from Turkey to China arrived in Baku Port on December 10
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 11, 2020 – A train, which will cover a total of 8,693 kilometers, has passed through the Baku Port and headed for...