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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.

DP World considers Kazakhstan ports & logistics investment

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Chairman and CEO of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has met with Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister H.E....

Kazakhstan’s president invites Turkish firms to invest in Aktau, Kuryk ports

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev has invited Turkish companies to invest in the ports...

Kazakhstan Aktau sea port renamed

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Aktau International Sea Trade Port has been renamed as the Aktau Sea Trade Port. The Aktau port is...

New ferry complex of the Kuryk port, Kazakhstan

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – A ferry complex at Kuryk Port has been inaugurated and will function as a multimodal hub on the Kazak...

Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...

Singapore’s Mainhardt company visits Aktau port

Aktau, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) October 11, 2017 – On October 4, 2017, a delegation from Mainhardt (Singapore) visited the Azeri port of Aktau. The...

Estonian delegation visit Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 – A delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Astana, Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Kazakhstan promotes logistics capabilities in Odessa

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Kanat Alpysbaev, the head of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ),...

Investors of maritime projects discuss potential of Kazakhstan’s ports

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – On July 20, a forum took place in Aktau to discuss increasing cargo in Azeri ports. An international...

Baku port head says more harbours to join Trans-Caspian International Transport Route

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The number of ports that will join the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TMTM) will be increased,...

Aktau International Sea Port to be privatised

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 2, 2017 –  Aktau International Sea Port on the Caspian Sea is to be privatised in 2017, according to the government....

DP World to develop commercial zone in Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Dubai’s DP World has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to develop a special economic zone in the...

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