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Kuryk

The Kazakh port of Kuryk is located on the Eastern coast of the Caspian Sea 50 km South of Aktau. It is currently expanding its facilities to support transport and logistics flows across the Caspian Sea, part of the new Silk Road.

Kazakhstan to dredge Kuryk and Aktau ports

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports of Kuryk will be dredged in 2024, while Aktau, the country’s...

Kazakhstan, Greece talk Middle Corridor cooperation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Greece Erlan Baudarbek-Kozhataev has met with the Mayor of the Greek...

Kazakhstan and Romania push Middle Corridor development

Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – In Bucharest, the Ministries of Transport of Kazakhstan and Romania have signed a memorandum of...

Kazakhstan invites Port of Rotterdam to manage its ports

Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – The Port of Rotterdam has been invited to participate in projects to transform the Caspian Sea...

Kazakhstan ports set for European management

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The government will approve the management of its seaports, Aktau and Kuryk, by European companies....

Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...

Kazakhstan plans dredging of Ural-Caspian Canal

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Kazakhstan plans to start dredging of the Ural River-Caspian Sea Canal in 2024 and include the...

Shrinking Caspian Sea forces Kazakhstan to dredge its ports

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Faced with a shrinking Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan’s port of Kuryk starts urgent dredging works. They...

Chinese state-owned behemoths to develop Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) wants to build container hubs in Kazakhstan’s Caspian...

Chinese giant CCECC interested in Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) wants to participate in the development of...

30 mln tonnes port capacity in Kazakhstan by 2030

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – The capacity of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports will be increased to more than 30 million tonnes...

First cargo handled by Sarzha terminal in Kuryk

Kuryk, Kazakstan (PortSEurope) October 27, 2023 – The multifunctional marine terminal (MMT) Sarzha in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Kuryk (Mangistau...

New transport corridor from Kazakhstan to Persian Gulf via Iran

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – The development of a new transport corridor for agricultural goods from Kazakhstan to...

Kazakhstan expands alternative transport solutions

Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – Western sanctions against Russia for its full scale invasion of Ukraine in July 2022 has forced logistic...

Kazakh Kuryk port handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo Jan-Aug’23

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 15, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s second largest Caspian Sea port, Kuryk, handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in the...

Development of international logistics and maritime infrastructure of Kazakhstan

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 3, 2023 – Kazakhstan is starting to expand its logistics capabilities. This includes China and Georgia A new...

Update: AD Ports signs Kazakhstan port terminal agreement

Kuryk, Kazakstan (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – An agreement for the construction of a grain terminal and a multifunctional marine terminal Sarzha in...

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