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.
Analysis: Sanctions busting Caspian Sea is drying up, new ships needed
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – Recently, the lowering water level in the Caspian Sea has accelerated so much that it is jeopardising...
Transit through Kazakhstan in 2022 increased – containers by 6%, cargo by 12.6%
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 22, 2023 – Transit container traffic through Kazakhstan in 2022 increased by 6%, the Minister of Industry and...
AD Ports signs maritime agreements with Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 18, 2023 – Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports has signed two agreements in Kazakhstan. Firstly, a strategic partnership...
Kazakhstan wants more of its oil to bypass Russia
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) January 18, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s state owned oil company KazMunayGas (KMG) and Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports, UAE) will...
Kazakh port of Aktau handles 3.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2022
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – Turnover of Kazakhstan’s Aktau Port in the Caspian Sea in 2022 increased by 9%, compared to 2021 to...
Kazakhstan’s ports handled +19% cargo, +24% containers in Jan-Nov 22
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Cargo handled by the Caspian Sea ports of Kazakhstan in January-November 2022 increased by 19% compared to...
Two Kazakh ships to transit Volga-Don canal between Caspian, Azov Seas in 2023
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The Russian government will allow in two Kazakhstan’s ships to operate (transit) from the Caspian...
KazAtomProm delivered natural uranium to Canada via the Middle Corridor bypassing Russia
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) December 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s National Atomic Company KazAtomProm delivered natural uranium through...
Very keen to bypass unreliable Russia, Kazakhstan has identified alternative oil export routes
Tengis, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 17, 2022 – Very keen to bypass sanctions-hit Russia as a transit country, Kazakhstan has identified alternative oil...
Middle Corridor cargo transit tripled in the first nine months of 2022
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and western sanctions against Moscow created an opportunity for...
Sanctions strapped Russia pushing for development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 29, 2022 – Sanctions-strapped Russia is pushing for the development of logistics infrastructure with Kazakhstan....
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey JV for TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey want to create a joint venture within the framework of...
Kazakhstan expands railway links with China, adds options to bypass sanctioned Russia
Dostyk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – Kazakhstan is expanding railway links with China, adding a further option for traders to bypass a...
Aktau Sea Commercial Port receives EBRD loan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 24, 2022 – JSC National Company Aktau Sea Commercial Port is to receive a senior $15 million loan from the...
Port of Aktau handles more trade along TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 23, 2022 – In January-October 2022, 3.2 million tons of cargo were transshipped through the Caspian Sea port of...
Desperate Moscow seeks unified rules for Caspian Sea corridor ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2022 – A desperate Moscow is seeking unified commercial and conventional rules for the ports in its sanctions...
PSA delegation in Kazakhstan to discuss digital transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – Earlier this month, a PSA delegation met with Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) to discuss a digital...
Kazakhstan ports to increase oil exports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 8, 2022 – The Kazakhstan ports of Aktau and Kuryk will increase oil exports to 20 million tons annually....
EBRD researches sustainable transport connections between Central Asia and Europe
As trade volumes, particularly container traffic, between Asia and Europe continue to grow and as geopolitical events disrupt existing trade corridors, major...
Ports of the Turkic states meet in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2022 – On the eve of the 6th Meeting of Ministers of Transport of the Organization of Turkic States, the Fifth...