Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia, on the Northeast shores of the Caspian Sea, South of Russia and West of China. Its main Caspian posts are Aktau and Kuryk. Both ports are under development as the country seeks a role as a transit hub for cargo travelling between Asia and Europe. It is also interested in developing trade with other littoral Caspian Sea states.
EU awakens to the potential of Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – Amidst sanctions on Russia, the European Union is awakening to the potential of Trans-Caspian...
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...
Georgia’s Poti could develop role as a Kazakh port
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 15, 2022 – Georgia’s Poti could develop role as a Kazakh port, one of several ports of interest to Kazakhstan....
Iran attends Caspian Economic Forum seeking regional agreements
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Iran has attended the Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow seeking regional agreements. Tehran’s seeks...
2nd Caspian Economic Forum – sanctions on the agenda
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 6, 2022 – Moscow is hosting the 2nd Caspian Economic Forum on October 5-6, 2022. Representatives of Russia,...
Kazakhstan’s revenue from the transportation of cargo up over 11%
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s revenue from the transportation of cargo via maritime and...
Port of Batumi to export oil for Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – The Black Sea port of Batumi will export oil from Tengizchevroil (TCO). TCO is the operator of...
Ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan increase cargo traffic
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 9, 2022 – The ports of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have increased cargo traffic by a factor of 2.5 in...
Trans Caspian International Transport Route as alternative to Russia
Vaduz, Liechtenstein (Ports Europe) August 31, 2022 – Among the many geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the boost in...
Port of Baku, Kazakhstan Railways sign agreement
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – The Port of Baku and Kazakhstan Railways have signed agreement to expand cooperation. Both parties met...
RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan. It operates between the port...
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...
Kazakhstan seeks new routes for oil exports after Russia suspends key oil pipeline
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) July 8, 2022 – Kazakhstan is looking for alternative trade routes to export oil after Russia ordered the Caspian Pipeline...
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey sign the Baku declaration
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – Representatives of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey have held the first trilateral meeting in Baku where...
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...
Kazakh embassy hosts transport event in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – The Kazakh embassy in Brussels has organised a conference “Transport Cooperation between Kazakhstan...
Kazakhstan ports double cargo traffic so far in 2022
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 6, 2022 – So far this year, the Caspian Sea ports of have nearly doubled cargo traffic. This is the result of the...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route meets in Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route members have met for meetings in Ankara last month. The...
TransContainer launches multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan
TransContainer of Delo Group will launch new multimodal service for auto parts transportation from Turkey to Kazakhstan via the ports of Istanbul and...