Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume. It is bordered by Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It has a surface area of 371,000 km². The ports of the littoral states include key trading hubs in international transport corridors and the new Silk Road; including Baku, Aktau & Astrakhan. The sea has become topical since the Russian invasion of Ukraine (started 24.02.2022) as traders seek routes which do not pass through Russian territory. The heavily-sanctioned states of Russia and Iran also have interests in the Caspian Sea’s transport capacity.
Sanctions strapped Russia pushing for development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Sanctions-strapped Russia is pushing for the development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan....
Russia invests further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – Russia is investng further in Volga-Caspian Sea Canal with subsidies for dredging. Hard pressed to move its...
AgroTerminal Caspiy to build terminal in Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – AgroTerminal Caspiy” will build a modern terminal for receiving, storing and shipping grain...
Sergey Milushkin, Lotos SEZ JSC Russia, visits Iran
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Sergey Milushkin, General Director of Lotos SEZ JSC, has visited Iran to discuss the expansion of...
Russian government orders 400 ships
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Russia’s Ministry of Transport has placed an order for 400 cargo ships built at Russian shipyards...
Aktau Sea Commercial Port receives EBRD loan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – JSC National Company Aktau Sea Commercial Port is to receive a senior $15 million loan from the...
Taman will be only Russian port exporting ammonia by end-2023 – UralChem asks Putin for access to Ukraine’s Odessa port
Taman, Russia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – Taman will be by end-2023 the only Russian port that will be able to export ammonia. UralChem has asked...
Port of Aktau handles more trade along TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – In January-October 2022, 3.2 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the Caspian Sea port of...
Georgia, Azerbaijan discuss LNG terminal
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Officials from Georgia and Azerbaijan have been discussing the joint set-up of an liquefied natural...
Desperate Moscow seeks unified rules for Caspian Sea corridor ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2022 – A desperate Moscow is seeking unified commercial and conventional rules for the ports in its sanctions...
Event: Middle Corridor – connecting economies through ports & air freight connectivity
December 12, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. EST Constellation Room, World Trade Center Baltimore, MD Background: The Middle Corridor is an emerging transit route...
Russia’s Makhachkala Port reports cargo transshipment up +70%
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) November 8, 2022 – Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port reports cargo transshipment increased by +70% to 366,000 tons,...
EBRD researches sustainable transport connections between Central Asia and Europe
As trade volumes, particularly container traffic, between Asia and Europe continue to grow and as geopolitical events disrupt existing trade corridors, major...
AzerTelecom presents “Digital Silk Road” to Organization of Turkic States
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – AzerTelecom has presented the “Digital Silk Road” to Organization of Turkic States...
Azerbaijan starts work on increasing capacity of Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 30, 2022 – Azerbaijan has started work on increasing the capacity of Baku port to 25 million tonnes of cargo and...
“Our markets are in Asia and Africa” – Russia’s Deputy PM
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – “Our markets are in Asia and Africa,” was the acknowledgment of Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister,...
Tender issued for dredging of the Volga-Don Canal
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – A tender has been issued for dredging of the Volga-Don Canal in 2023. The contract is valued at...
Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau builds container hub
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau is building a container hub to attract international shipping...
Russia transports more containers south via Astrakhan
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 18, 2022 – Russia is transporting more containers south via Astrakhan and its Caspian Sea port of Olya. The Astrakhan...
Astrakhan’s Lotos SEZ, Mir Business Club Iran, sign agreement
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Astrakhan’s Lotos SEZ JSC has signed an agreement with Iran’s, Mir Business Club. The aim is...