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.
Sanctions change Kazakhstan’s cargo transport geography
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – The transport industry of Kazakhstan faces an increase in cargo volumes and periodic shortages of...
First cruise service visiting all Caspian states
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – Moscow has decided to replace services affected by Western sanctions opportunities for Russian...
World Bank: Middle Corridor can invigorate regional trade
Astana, Kazakhstan (Porta Europe) January 8, 2024 – With the right policies, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle Corridor), a...
Kazakhstan plans dredging of Ural-Caspian Canal
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Kazakhstan plans to start dredging of the Ural River-Caspian Sea Canal in 2024 and include the...
EBRD to help develop major logistics hub in Kazakhstan
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to help develop Kazakhstan’s major...
Kazakh ports’ cargo statistics for Jan-Nov don’t make sense
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports increased by 10% to 6.5 million tonnes in the...
Shrinking Caspian Sea forces Kazakhstan to dredge its ports
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – Faced with a shrinking Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan’s port of Kuryk starts urgent dredging works. They...
New service links Aktau, Turkmenbashi & Constanta ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – ADY Container LLC is launching a new service connecting Kazakhstan’s Aktau and Turkmenbashi...
Kazakhstan increase oil exports via Port of Aktau
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – In January-November 2023, Kazakhstan exported 3.62 million tons of oil via the port of Aktau. This...
Chinese state-owned behemoths to develop Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) wants to build container hubs in Kazakhstan’s Caspian...
AD Ports Group, Kazakhstan Railways sign transport agreement
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – AD Ports Group has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC (Kazakhstan Railways) to form a joint...
Chinese giant CCECC interested in Kazakhstan’s transport infrastructure
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) wants to participate in the development of...
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk port handled 1.8 mln tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’23
Kuryk, Kazakstan (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea port of Kuryk processed more than 1.8 million tonnes of cargo during...
AD Ports Group, KazMorTransFlot acquire two tankers for Caspian
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – AD Ports Group and KazMorTransFlot (KMTF) have announced the acquisition and start of operations of...
30 mln tonnes port capacity in Kazakhstan by 2030
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – The capacity of Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea ports will be increased to more than 30 million tonnes...
Port of Aktau increases cargo handling +22% in Jan-Oct 2023
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – In January-October 2023, the Port of Aktau handled 3.8 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of +22%...
Kazakhstan’s Middle Corridor ambitions, new ships for Caspian
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The Caspian Sea might be shrinking, but its littoral states still hope it’s a solution to their...
Kazakhstan increases oil exports from Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – In January-October 2023, Kazakhstan exported 2.8 million tons of oil from the Caspian Sea port of...
New sanctions-busting corridor to Russia bypasses Kazakhstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new Southern Transport Corridor across Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and...
“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...