Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a seaport in Astrakhan Region, Russia. The Astrakhan Region is located in the southeast of the European part of Russia in the Caspian Lowland in the lower reaches of the Volga River. The southern part of the region is washed by the Caspian Sea. The region borders on the Republic of Kalmykia and the Volgograd Region, and has a state border with the Republic of Kazakhstan. The region has grown in importance in the last eight months. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent international sanctions mean that the Astrakhan region is set for development as it becomes part of new trade routes targeting Asia. (Update: November 14, 2022)
North South Corridor might finally push development of Caspian SEZs
Kazan, Russia (PortSEurope) May 25, 2023 – Large-scale construction works will begin in the coming months in the Olya port special economic zone (SEZ) Lotos...
Cargo throughput of Makhachkala port to triple by 2026
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2023 – Cargo throughput of Russian Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala will increase to 9 million tonnes per year by...
Russia to replace western port cranes with local products
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) May 8, 2023 – Russia’s SMM Group of Companies, the country’s leading manufacturer of heavy lifting equipment for...
Head of Rosmorrechflot visits shipbuilding facility in Astrakhan region
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) May 5, 2023 – Yesterday, the head of Rosmorrechflot, Zakhary Dzhioev, visited the Lotos Shipbuilding Plant JSC as part of...
Russia begs Indian businesses to move to its SEZ
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) May 3, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia is trying to lure India into helping it replace Western goods as well as equipment and...
Russia and India discussing joint shipbuilding programme
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) May 1, 2023 – Russia and India are discussing an intergovernmental agreement covering shipbuilding and ship repair,...
Astrakhan port SEZ Lotos signs four agreements at TransRussia
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 20, 2023 – JSC SEZ Lotos attended the TransRussia exhibition in Moscow this week and signed four business...
Event: “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2023”, Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – An international forum “Transport Logistics of the Caspian Region 2023”, which will be held...
After new Russian supply chains, focus on port infrastructure
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – After new Russian supply chains, the focus must include port infrastructure, said Roman Kokunin, Deputy...
Russia claims increase in ports’ cargo handling in Jan-Feb’23 despite sanctions
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – Russian seaports handled 140.3 million tonnes of cargo in January-February 2023, 2.6% more compared to the...
Russia announces further investment in Port of Olya, Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – Financing of 2.5 billion rubles was allocated for the design and construction of infrastructure...
Russia forced to rely on China and Iran to deepen Volga Canal
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – Russia was forced to beg China and Iran to send dredging equipment to realise another of Russian...
Russia’s Astrakhan region cargo turnover with Azerbaijan increases
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The cargo turnover between the Caspian Sea ports of Russian Astrakhan region (Astrakhan and Olya) and...
United Shipbuilding Corporation to build four vessels in Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 7, 2023 – United Shipbuilding Corporation will build four multipurpose dry bulk / container carriers in...
Analysis: Sanctions busting Caspian Sea is drying up, new ships needed
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) January 26, 2023 – Recently, the lowering water level in the Caspian Sea has accelerated so much that it is jeopardising...
Russia’s Caspian Sea ports’ cargo statistics for 2022 is confusing
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 21, 2023 – Cargo turnover of the Russian Caspian Sea-Volga river ports of Astrakhan and Olya for 2022 was 3...
Two Kazakh ships to transit Volga-Don canal between Caspian, Azov Seas in 2023
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 30, 2022 – The Russian government will allow in two Kazakhstan’s ships to operate (transit) from the Caspian...