Kuryk
The Kazakh port of Kuryk is located on the Eastern coast of the Caspian Sea 50 km South of Aktau. It is currently expanding its facilities to support transport and logistics flows across the Caspian Sea, part of the new Silk Road.
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company launches new Ro-Pax-type ferry
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) has launched a service for its new Ro-Pax-type ferry, the...
Is German Martrade going to redirect its Caspian Sea investments to Kazakhstan’s Aktau from Olya in Russia?
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 24, 2022 – Experts from Germany’s Martrade Group have visited Kazakh Caspian Sea port of Aktau to assess future...
A new container hub to be created in the Port of Aktau due to sanctions against Russia
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 30, 2022 – The Kazakhstan government is planning a new container hub for the Port of Aktau. Minister of Industry and...
International sanctions against Russia leads Kazakhstan to seek port alternatives
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) March 13, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia has forced Kazakhstan to seek alternative routes to export, import...
Kazakhstan seeks greater use of ports of Aktau and Kuryk
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 10, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia means that Kazakhstan is seeking alternative routes to export...
Analysis – Will Caspian ports become stranded assets if the sea shrinks?
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 29, 2020 – The Caspian Sea started shrinking in mid-1990s and its level is projected to fall by nine to 18 metres...
Kazakh Caspian Sea ports operations unaffected by COVID-19
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – More than 1.6 million tons of cargo were handled between Kazakhstan’s ports in the Caspian Sea in the...
Aktau and Kuryk port traffic to Azerbaijan down in Q1 2020
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – Total cargo traffic transshipped to Azerbaijan via Kazakhstan’s Aktau and Kuryk ports was 475,000 tons of...
Role of Aktau and Kuryk seaports in development of transit potential of Kazakhstan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 19, 2020 – The Committee on Economic Policy, Innovative Development and Entrepreneurship of the Senate of the...
Kazakhstan’s president invites Turkish firms to invest in Aktau, Kuryk ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Kazakhstan’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev has invited Turkish companies to invest in the ports...
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan discuss use of Kuryk port in the Caspian Sea
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 –  The national railway companies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have discussed cargo transportation from...