Turkmenbashi
Turkmenbashi is a port-city in Balkan Province in Turkmenistan, on the Türkmenbaşy Gulf of the Caspian Sea’s Eastern coast. It is an important transshipment centre and terminus of the Central Asian Railway, and it has a rail-ferry link to Baku, Azerbaijan. An oil refinery and a petrochemical industry in the city are linked by pipelines to oil and gas fields. It is a port on the Lapis Lazuli trade corridor.
Baku, Turkmenbashi, Aktau and Kuryk ports discuss measures to combat COVID-19
Baku, Turkmenbashi, Aktau and Kuryk ports discuss joint measures to combat COVID-19 pandemic – May 20, 2020 On May 20, at the initiative of the...
Analysis – Anaklia Development Consortium has no chance to finish Georgia’s deep sea port project – minister
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Two days after Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) said that it was “the right partner” for the...
Turkmenistan leads Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor discussion
On May 7, 2020, a quadrilateral, virtual working meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the project of intergovernmental...
Turkey ratifies Lapis Lazuli transport corridor route
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – The Resmi Gazete, the national and only official journal of the country that publishes the new...
Trammo in talks to construct new terminal in Batumi port
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 16, 2020 – TRammo Inc of the U.S,. is in talks to invest $20 million in Georgia and build a new terminal in the...
Georgia-Turkmenistan promotion focuses on the Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia and the “CBA Kaizen” company have hosted a...
Baku port reports increased cargo in 2019
In 2019, the volume of cargo at the “Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC (Port of Baku) increased by 7,2% compared to 2018 (3.78 million tons) reaching...
Turkmenistan offers transport corridor through Caspian Sea to Malaysia
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – Turkmenistan and Malaysia have held talks about developing the trade and logistical cooperation,...
Analysis – In a win for Russia, Anaklia deep sea port project descends into chaos
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) August 30, 2019 – Russia is winning the protracted game around the idea for Anaklia – the first deep-water port on the...
Analysis – Anaklia project navigates deep geopolitical waters, supported by U.S. and disliked by Russia and China
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 15, 2019 – Georgia’s government has extended the deadline for Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) for submitting...
Analysis – Poti vs Anaklia game sinks Georgia’s hopes for a deep sea port
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) April 2, 2019 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port, the Georgia Black Sea construction project, was again put in doubt after last week’s...
Italy co-finances project to promote green ports in Caspian Sea
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – Italy is cofinancing an OSCE project to promote the green ports and...
Turkmenistan presents Türkmenbaşy port in Riyadh
Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 2, 2019 – A presentation of the capacity of the international port Türkmenbaşy in the context of optimizing...
Port of Baku at the crossroad of global transport corridors
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 30 – The Baku International Sea Trade Port and state-owned Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure (BPI) Company will...
Baku Port signs agreement with Venlo transport hub in the Netherlands
Venlo, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with companies and...
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev seeks investment during China visit
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 25, 2019 – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is in China and has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of...
Analysis – Anaklia: The long shadows of Russia and China, money laundering, private or with state guarantees, personal feud between the rich
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 2, 2019 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port, the Georgia Black Sea construction project, is not progressing and the reasons...