Olya
Olya is situated at the North of the Caspian Sea on the Volga estuary, SW of Astrakhan, Russia. It is located in the mouth of the Volga River in the Bakhtemir branch. The water area of the seaport of Olya is adjacent to the water area of the seaport of Astrakhan.
Russia’s Caspian ports of Astrakhan, Olya increase cargo turnover in Jan-Jul 23 by 69.5%
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) September 7, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya increased cargo turnover in the January-July 23 by...
Sanctions: Rum-running via Astrakhan and Olya ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) September 4, 2023 – Russia elevates the art of sanctions-busting to a new level with the inclusion of its Caspian Sea...
Contradicting investments and capacity claims about the delayed Olya SEZ
Olya, Russia (PortSEurope) August 27, 2023 – After many highly publicised announcements, the anchor residents Kaspiy and AgroTerminal Kaspiy will invest...
Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Jul’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 15, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-June 2023 period increased by 9.3% compared to the first...
Update: Russia’s Caspian ports with 38% growth in H1 23 and problems
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, cargo turnover of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports, on the International...
Russia tries to bypass Kazakhstan for a new cargo corridor from Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgistan (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new transport corridor bypassing Kazakhstan, across Uzbekistan and...
Russia and Iran: Sanctions busting in focus during port visit
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Russia and Iran, the two most sanctioned countries in the world, continue their attempts to improve cargo...
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...
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...
Port of Olya to finally have a container terminal in 2024
Olya, Russia (PortSEurope) April 20, 2023 – The commissioning of the first stage of the Olya port area and the launch of the container terminal is scheduled...
Caspian Sea water level is below the safe line
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) April 14, 2023 – The Caspian Sea water level around the Russian port of Makhachkala is below safety levels, which can cause...
New universal transshipment complex in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – A universal transshipment complex will be built in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the...
Iran to provide road transport for North-South Transport Corridor
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – The largest Iranian fund Mostazafan has created a Russian-Iranian transport company that will carry out 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...
PortSEurope: 10 most read articles in January 2023
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) February 1, 2023 – Below are the 10 most read articles in January 2023 in PortSEurope by our global customer base. Of these...
Makhachkala port: cargo handled up 38% in 2023
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) January 25, 2023 – Some 450,000 tonnes of general cargo were handled by Makhachkala port since the start of the year,...