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.
Khazar Sea Shipping Lines starts regular services to Russian ports in Caspian Sea
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – Khazar Sea Shipping Lines has started regular services to the Russian ports of Astrakhan and Makhachkala in...
Caspian Sea – From logistics periphery to sanctions busting
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – Since the decline of the trade caravans in the era of the Arab conquests, the Caspian Sea region became...
Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 31, 2022 – Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030 with 10 ferries stationed in...
Russian government publishes information on strategic session on transport
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 25, 2022 – The Russian government has published information on its strategic session on transport produced by Prime...
Total cargo turnover of the top 10 Russian ports in January-June up +4%
Novorossiysk, Russia (PortSEurope) July 22, 2022 – Total cargo turnover of the top 10 Russian ports in January-June amounted to 322.68 million tons, up...
Preparation of Russia’s Olya port SEZ continues
Olya, Russia (PortSEurope) July 19, 2022 – Preparation works of Russia’s Olya port SEZ are continuing as the port plans expansion to boost Caspian...
Iran allocates containers to sea trade with Russia
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – As part of efforts to increase trade with Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has...
Makhachkala port exports flour to the Middle East
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 7, 2022 – This month, Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port will start exporting flour to countries in the Middle East....
Uzbek government official visits Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – The Port of Baku has welcomed Akramjon Nematov, deputy head of the Institute of Strategic and Regional...
Transport Trade Services sets up supply chain to support Ukrainian exports
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 5, 2022 – Freight forwarder Transport Trade Services (TTS) has set up a supply chain to support Ukrainian exports...
Batumi International Container Terminal delivers the first cargo via the new ADY Container feeder service.
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Georgia’s Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), part of International Container Terminal Services...
Azerbaijan expects up to five times more cargo from China to Europe and back
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Transport infrastructure of Azerbaijan is ready for a sharp increase of the flow of transit cargo,...
Port of Baku imports raw materials for aluminum industry from China
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – ADY Container has delivered anode blocks from China to Azerbaijan. Anode blocks are materials needed in...
Oil companies visit Port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and KMG Kashagan B.V. have visited the Port of Aktau to...
Moscow fixated on Astrakhan port as it looks to use INSTC to bypass sanctions
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The Astrakhan region of Russia has presented its ambitious port special economic zone (SEZ) project...
Iran and Russia to set up mutual trade centres
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Last week, Iran and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of mutual...
Green corridor between ports in the Caspian Sea
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Port, Azerbaijan’s largest port in the Caspian Sea, continues development of its...
Middle Corridor development prospects discussed in Brussels
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route/Middle Corridor – June 15, 2022 On June 15, 2022, in the city of Brussels, Belgium, a round table was held on...
Iran looks to expand TRACECA cooperation
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – Iran has held talks with the TRACECA organisation to discuss the expansion of international road...
IRISL with first cargo shipment from Russia to India through the North-South International Transport Corridor
Solyanka, Russia (Ports Europe) June 13, 2022 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) has realised the first multimodal cargo shipment from...