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.
First private highway in Russia to connect China with Western Europe
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 29 – A very ambitious project for the first private toll highway project in Russia, which is going to provide the missing...
Singaporean company CrimsonLogic visits Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – Representatives of the Singapore company CrimsonLogic, a provider of digital government technology, have...
Aktau port visited by Harvard professors from America
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – Representatives of Harvard Business School, professors Meg Rithmire and Willy Shih, have visited the port...
Trans-Caspian International Transport Route meeting takes place in Kazakhstan
June 24-25, 2019 – Sessions of the working group and general meeting of the “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR Association)...
Port of Baku and OSCE launch “digital route” project in the Caspian ports
OSCE project on green ports and connectivity, for security and economic growth in the Caspian Sea region, launched in Baku – June 14, 2019 The project...
Kazakh President points to importance of Eurasia railway construction
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – Speaking at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Sochi, Russia, the President of...
First international transport and logistics exhibition Caspian Ports & Shipping 2019 held in Aktau port
News – Trans-Caspian International Transport (TITR) – May 15, 2019 On May 13-15, 2019, the first international transport and logistics exhibition...
Uzbekistan dispatches first transit cargo through Aktau Port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 18, 2019 – A cargo train belonging to the Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbekiston Temir Yollari), carrying 20-foot TEU...
Georgian Prime Minister speaks about the development of country as multi-dimensional hub
News – Prime Minister’s Press Office – Mamuka Bakhtadze: We have ambition to be multi-dimensional hub in our region. We must become a hub for Doing...
Georgia and Kazakhstan to Offer Joint Logistics Projects to International Companies
News – Prime Minister’s Press Office – Georgia and Kazakhstan to Offer Joint Logistics Projects to International Companies – May 15,...
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 – 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 – Aktau International Sea Trade Port has been renamed as the Aktau Sea Trade Port. The Aktau port is...