Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a seaport in Astrakhan Region, Russia. The Astrakhan Region is located in the southeast of the European part of Russia in the Caspian Lowland in the lower reaches of the Volga River. The southern part of the region is washed by the Caspian Sea. The region borders on the Republic of Kalmykia and the Volgograd Region, and has a state border with the Republic of Kazakhstan. The region has grown in importance in the last eight months. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent international sanctions mean that the Astrakhan region is set for development as it becomes part of new trade routes targeting Asia. (Update: November 14, 2022)
Belarus exports cargo via Astrakhan port
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – Two years ago, Belarus started exporting cargo via the Russian Caspian Sea port of Astrakhan. This...
Iran’s logistics center in Astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 31, 2024 – Russia’s Astrakhan region has identified a plot of land near the Caspian port of Astrakhan special...
Astrakhan is a centre of Russia’s Caspian logistics
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Hard pressed by Western sanctions, Russia is trying to find alternative transport routes towards...
Iran is now exporting citrus products to Russia via Solyanka port
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2024 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) is now exporting citrus products to Russia via...
Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...
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...
Restart of cargo ferry between Astrakhan and Turkmenbashi
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) December 20, 2023 – The Caspian Sea regular ferry line between the ports of Russia’s Astrakhan region (Astrakhan and...
Russia’s Volga-Caspian Canal dredged to 4.5 m depth, but…
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – After heavy dredging, involving 17 dredgers and a fleet of 40 support vessels, the draft on the...
Belarus, Russia free economic zones plan cooperation
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – The management of the free economic zone (SEZ) “Brest” in Bealrus and the special...
Low water level in Volga, Don adds to Caspian Sea problem for INSTC
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Sharply reduced water levels of Russia’s giant Volga and Don rivers endangers the operations of the...
Iran to provide ships for Russian North-South corridor via Caspian Sea
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 31, 2023 – PJSC Astrakhan Port (Solyanka) on Russia’s Caspian Sea cost, controlled (53.1%) by Iranian shipping...
Update: Huge free cargo capacity in Russia’s Caspian ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2023 – The design capacities of the three Russian Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan, Makhachkala and Olya are loaded...
Huge free cargo capacity in Russia’s Caspian Sea ports
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – The consolidated capacity of Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya is 16 million tonnes,...
Iran helps Russia by increasing Caspian cargo fleet
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – Iran is again helping and working with Russia to increase Caspian Sea cargo traffic. State-owned Islamic...
Iran launches refrigerated container ship to work in Caspian Sea
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Iran has launched a refrigerated container ship to export horticultural products to other countries,...
Russia’s Solyanka port is controlled by Iranian sanctioned entity
Solyanka, Russia (PortSEurope) September 27, 2023 – The Iran-controlled Russian Caspian Sea port of Solyanka is Iran’s strategic base in the International...
INSTC – Russia’s hopes and the reality
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 19, 2023 – Deprived of Western markets due to sanctions, Russia is desperate to redirect its trade to Asia,...
Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Aug’23
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 16, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-August 2023 period increased by 8.7% compared to 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...
Russia’s Caspian ports of Astrakhan, Olya increase cargo turnover in Jan-Jul 23 by 69.5%
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – Russia’s Caspian Sea ports of Astrakhan and Olya increased cargo turnover in the January-July 23 by...