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.
The European Union and Central Asia: New opportunities for a stronger partnership
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – The European Union (EU) has outlined its vision for a renewed partnership with Central Asia, updating its...
Kazakhstan’s Aktau port starts operating container service from Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – Kazakhstan’s Aktau port has started operating a regular container service linking its docks to...
Uzbekistan joins China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Uzbekistan has joined the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor, part of the...
Carrara port to handle export of four large turbines to Kazakhstan
Carrara, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Carrara port will handle four mega turbines with destination the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan on April...
DP World considers Kazakhstan ports & logistics investment
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – Chairman and CEO of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has met with Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister H.E....
Kazak ambassador visits Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
EU-supported training on implementation of Maritime Labour Convention in Black and Caspian Sea regions
Press Release – EU Neighbours East – February 4, 2018 On January 30-31, 2019, 16 representatives of maritime authorities from countries in the...
Kazakhstan shows interest in Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 –Â Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Italy, Sergey Nurtayev, has met with the president of the Friuli...
Kazakhstan’s president invites Turkish firms to invest in Aktau, Kuryk ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev has invited Turkish companies to invest in the ports...
Kazakhstan Aktau sea port renamed
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 –Â Aktau International Sea Trade Port has been renamed as the Aktau Sea Trade Port. The Aktau port is...
Italy’s Macchi to export three boilers to Kazakhstan through Marghera port
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – Italian company Macchi SpA plans to export a total of three boilers to Kazakhstan through Marghera port...
Kazakhstan Railway Company to transport up to 10,000 tons of grain to Mersin port monthly
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 –Â Kazakhstan Railway Company (KTJ) plans to send up to 10,000 tons of grain from the Kuryk port to...
New ferry complex of the Kuryk port, Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 –Â A ferry complex at Kuryk Port has been inaugurated and will function as a multimodal hub on the Kazak...
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...
Anaklia Deep Sea Port becomes associate member of Trans Caspian International Transit Route
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 –Â Anaklia Deep Sea Port has become an associate member of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route,...
Cosco Shipping signs investment contract with Kazakhstan Railways
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 17, 2018 – Cosco Shipping has signed a contract with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways) to develop...
Hupac to connect Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan
Chiasso, Switzerland (Ports Europe) February 18, 2018 –Â Intermodal Express (Hupac) has started a cooperation with ADY Container and Hupac Intermodal to...
Anaklia Development Consortium signs agreements on with Baku and Kuryk ports
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 29, 2017 – Anaklia Development Consortium has signed agreements on corridor with Baku International Port and...
Estonian delegation visit Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 – AÂ delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Astana, Ambassador Extraordinary and...
President of Aktau Port attends business forum in Tashkent
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 28, 2017 –Â Aktau Port President A. Turikpenbayev attended an exhibition of Kazakh goods and Uzbek-Kazakh...