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.
Russian ports handled 749.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in the January-October period increased by 7.8% compared to the first 10...
Low water level in Volga, Don adds to Caspian Sea problem for INSTC
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Sharply reduced water levels of Russia’s giant Volga and Don rivers endangers the operations of the...
“Game of Corridors” in Central Asia
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The “Game of Corridors” continues to be played in Central Asia, following the Western sanctions...
Iran to provide ships for Russian North-South corridor via Caspian Sea
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 31, 2023 – PJSC Astrakhan Port (Solyanka) on Russia’s Caspian Sea cost, controlled (53.1%) by Iranian shipping...
Update: Huge free cargo capacity in Russia’s Caspian ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – The design capacities of the three Russian Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan, Makhachkala and Olya are loaded...
Huge free cargo capacity in Russia’s Caspian Sea ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – The consolidated capacity of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya is 16 million tonnes,...
Iran helps Russia by increasing Caspian cargo fleet
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – Iran is again helping and working with Russia to increase Caspian Sea cargo traffic. State-owned Islamic...
SAFEEN Group, SOCAR sign maritime and shipping agreement
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Oil...
Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Sep’23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-September 2023 period increased by 9% compared to the first...
Rhenus expands operations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Germany’s global transport and logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics Group is stepping up...
Russian ports handled 675.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Sep 23
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in January-September increased by +9% compared to the first nine months of...
Russia’s North-South corridor – more political talk less cargo
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – Russia, desperate and isolated from the West, keeps talking big about the North-South International Transport...
Single logistics service for Trans-Caspian route of INTSC
Lipetsk, Russia (PortSEurope) October 8, 2023 – The development of a single logistics service for the Trans-Caspian route of the North-South...
Russia’s Solyanka port is controlled by Iranian sanctioned entity
Solyanka, Russia (PortSEurope) September 27, 2023 – The Iran-controlled Russian Caspian Sea port of Solyanka is Iran’s strategic base in the International...
Azerbaijan touts its Caspian Sea power
Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Ports Europe) September 20, 2023 – With more than 50 ships, Azerbaijan has the largest merchant fleet in the Caspian Sea,...
INSTC – Russia’s hopes and the reality
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Deprived of Western markets due to sanctions, Russia is desperate to redirect its trade to Asia,...
Atyrau port has been idle for three years due to low water level
Atyrau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 18, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s port of Atyrau on the Ural River (Jaiyq in Kazakh language) near its Caspian Sea...
Kazakh Kuryk port handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo Jan-Aug’23
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 15, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s second largest Caspian Sea port, Kuryk, handled 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in the...
Russian ports handled 601.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Aug 23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-August period increased by +8.7% compared to the first...
Digital Silk Way project presented at GCCM 2023 event in Almaty
News Release – Digital Silk Way – September 11, 2023 The Digital Silk Way project, which envisages the formation of a digital telecommunication...