Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Its main seaport of Turkmenbashi which offers cargo and passenger services to other Caspian Sea littoral states.
“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...
Turkmenistan as a crossroad of transport corridors
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – A new transport strategy positions Turkmenistan as a crossroad of transport corridors. “Revival of the...
Russia’s grain to go to Persian Gulf via Turkmenbashi port
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – Turkmenistan is negotiating with Russia on the transit transportation of grain from...
New route for Russia-Iran container trains
Formachevo, Russia (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – RZD Logistics, the largest Russian multimodal logistics operator, a subsidiary of state-owned Russian...
Baku and Turkmenbashi ports to cooperate on illegal goods control
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – Baku International Seaport and Turkmenbashi International Seaport have signed an agreement to...
Another transport corridor project to link Central Asia to Indian Ocean
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) August 2, 2023 – Landlocked Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran are to open a new transport corridor, again bypassing...
Three times more containers from Turkmenbashi to Alat in H1’23
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) August 1, 2023 – Almost three times more containers (2,362 TEUs) were transported from the Caspian Sea port of...
Russia approves Turkmenistan joining INSTC
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – Russia has approved Turkmenistan joining the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). A Russian...
Russia tries to bypass Kazakhstan for a new cargo corridor from Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgistan (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new transport corridor bypassing Kazakhstan, across Uzbekistan and...
Making the Middle Corridor an eTIR Corridor
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Countries along the Middle Corridor, that connects Central Asia with Europe have agreed to accelerate...
Russia pushes for sanctions-busting cargo transport with Turkmenistan
Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Desperate Russia, looking for ways to bypass Western sanctions is pushing for a regular container ship line...
Turkmenistan’s ferries and container ships run successful lines to Baku
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Turkmen ferries Berkarar and Bagtyar made 70 voyages from the country’s largest Caspian Sea port...
Talks start over Astrakhan-Turkmenbashi shipping service
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – Astrakhan shipping companies are interested in setting up a shipping line to operate a service with...
EcoPorts certificate for Turkmenbashi port
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Tukrkmenistan’s Capsian port of Turkmenbashi was awarded a certificate for EcoPorts’...
The China-Central Asia Summit – a new Silk Road?
Xian, China (Ports Europe) May 22, 2023 – President Xi Jinpin has hosted his first-ever summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations – the...
China to build infrastructure in ex-Soviet Central Asia
Xian, China (Ports Europe) May 19, 2023 – China wants to coordinate development, from building infrastructure to boosting trade, with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
Turkmenbashi port to be used by landlocked Tajikistan
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea port of Turkmenbashi will offer cargo handling facilities to landlocked...
Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan will create a joint venture for transport
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan have agreed to create a joint venture for regional transport. JSC...
Organization of Turkic States join transport corridor conference
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – A delegation of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) joined the conference titled “International...
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to create a logistics JV for North-South Corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will create a single logistics operator on the eastern route of the...