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.
Kazakhstan will build large trade and logistics hubs with five neighbours
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – By 2026, Kazakhstan will build five border trade centers with neighbouring countries, the Ministry...
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...
Second Caspian feeder line Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan starts with Uzbek cargo
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – More than 100 (40-foot) containers were transshipped through Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea port...
Turkmenbashi International Seaport more than doubles cargo in 2022
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – Last year, the amount of transit cargo transported through the Turkmenbashi International...
Second feeder container line across Caspian from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Turkmenistan’s Merchant Marine Fleet will provide its Balkan vessel for the second feeder container...
88 times more cargo via Turkmenistan’s part of the INSTC
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – Some 62,000 tonnes of cargo and 220 containers were transported via the eastern route of the International...
Sanctions force Russia to look for partners in Central Asia; Turkmenistan on the railway cargo agenda
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Russian Railways (RZD) and TurkmenDemirellary Agency (Turkmen Railways) have signed a 2023-2025...
Sanctions force Russia to ask for inclusion of its Caspian ports in the Lapis Lazuli corridor
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Hard pressed to move its trade in the southeast direction due to western sanctions, Russia is...
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...
Russia launches first regular container train along the North-South corridor
Chekhov, Russia (PortSEurope) November 1, 2022 – After a successful test trip in July, RZD Logistika, a subsidiary of state owned Russian Railways...
Russian Railways is to launch a container service along the INSTC corridor
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 21, 2022 – Russian Railways is to launch a container service along the International North-South International...
Iran attends Caspian Economic Forum seeking regional agreements
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Iran has attended the Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow seeking regional agreements. Tehran’s seeks...
Port of Constanta receives intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Constanta has received intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan via a co-ordinated...
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan improve transport links
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) August 29, 2022 – New bridge and highway will improve transport links between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan....
Caspian Sea – From logistics periphery to sanctions busting
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – Since the decline of the trade caravans in the era of the Arab conquests, the Caspian Sea region became...
Two feeder vessels to double the capacity of Turkmenbashi-Baku container line
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – Two feeder vessels started regular sailing between the Turkmen port of Turkmenbashi and the Azerbaijani...
Delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement on “Priorities of Turkmenistan”
Delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement on “Priorities of Turkmenistan in the fields of economy and environment” – February 1, 2022...
ADY Container delivers the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – The first block train, operated by ADY Container LLC, consisting of 50 containers departing from the...
Port of Turkmenbashi to receive finance from Islamic Development Bank
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) January 20, 2022 – The Port of Turkmenbashi is set to receive $90.15 million (€79.5 million) in financing...
OPEC Fund for International Development to loan $45 million for the Marine Merchant Fleet Project in Turkmenistan
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) December 17, 2021 – The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) will loan $45 million (€39.8 million) for...