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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)

Russia to replace western port cranes with local products

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – Yesterday, the head of Rosmorrechflot, Zakhary Dzhioev, visited the Lotos Shipbuilding Plant JSC as part...

Russia begs Indian businesses to move to its SEZ

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – JSC SEZ Lotos attended the TransRussia exhibition in Moscow this week and signed four business...

Caspian Sea water level is below the safe line

Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Caspian Sea water level around the Russian port of Makhachkala is below safety levels, which can...

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...

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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) January 21, 2023 – Cargo turnover of the Russian Caspian Sea-Volga river ports of Astrakhan and Olya for 2022 was 3...

Iran orders ship to operate from Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Solyanka

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has ordered a new cargo vessel from Russia to operate...

Two Kazakh ships to transit Volga-Don canal between Caspian, Azov Seas in 2023

Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The Russian government will allow in two Kazakhstan’s ships to operate (transit) from the Caspian...

Iran export to Russia through Olya, Astrakhan, Makhachkala

Solyanka, Russia (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – Iran intends to export its goods to Russia through three more Caspian Sea ports – Olya, VTS...

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