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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...

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