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.
Analysis – COVID-19 does not seriously infect ports yet, but panicked politicians might contaminate their business
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 8, 2020 – Italy, Spain, France – where the major Mediterranean ports are – have tens of thousands of cases...
Analysis – Strategic and overambitious Iranian move in Russian Caspian, financed by China, or much ado about nothing
Lagan, Russia (Ports Europe) March 23 – A group of Iranian companies, financed by China, wants to invest in the development of the small southern Russian...
AzerTelecom looks to regional fibre optic development
AzerTelecom, a leading internet service provider that connects Azerbaijan to the international internet network, has the potential to build a digital economy...
Baku port and OSCE launch ports project
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 16, 2020 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (Port of Baku) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Kazakhstan restricts ships from Azerbaijan and Iran due to coronavirus
Kazakhstan imposes restrictions on ships from Azerbaijan and Iran due to coronavirus – March 12, 2020 The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine received...
Ukraine supports digitization of GUAM transport corridor
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Ukraine will facilitate the digitization of the GUAM transport corridor, said Minister of...
Trieste and Baku ports sign agreement to boost trade
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has returned home after a state visit to Italy, and and various...
Analysis – Iran intends to improve port rail connections to develop international trade
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 23, 2020 – The state-owned Iran Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) is planning a local conference to discuss...
Role of Aktau and Kuryk seaports in development of transit potential of Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 19, 2020 – The Committee on Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship of the Senate of the...
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...
Ukraine and Austria discuss improved transport links
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladislav Krikliy met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to Ukraine Hernot...
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...
Ukraine interested in developing digital transport corridors
Ukraine is interested in developing digital transport corridors, Vladislav Krykliy – January 31, 2020 On January 31, 2020, representatives of the...
Caspian Sea littoral states meet to discuss cooperation
On January 27, 2020, the sixth meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian littoral states for discussing the draft Protocol on cooperation in the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route holds working session in Almaty
Almaty, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 27, 2020 – The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, has held...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route expands regular container line at the Caspian Sea
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) expands regular container line at the Caspian Sea – December 12, 2019 On December 9-10,...
Joint statement by the heads of government of GUAM member states
GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, Kiev – December 12, 2019 We, the Heads of Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia,...
Azerbaijan, Iran to build Rasht-Astara railway line
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 11, 2019 – Azerbaijan and Iran have agreed to build a railway between Rasht (Iran) and Astara which will be part...
Aktau port joins Regional Forum on Trade and Transport
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 10, 2019 – The chief manager of the marketing and sales department of the port of Aktau, Òšalioli Òš, took part...
Russian and Iranian ports discuss cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2019 – The head of Gilan Ports and Maritime Administration, Iran, Hamidreza Abaei, has met with the...