Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

Transport Corridor

The creation and operations of international rail, road and sea routes, co-ordinated to transport cargo long distances, usually international and designed to benefit all participating countries. For example, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor; and the European Union’s Ten-T network.

An area where one or more modes of transport operate and share a common course and specifics of freight transportation. Transport corridors can generate wider economic benefits and costs through their effects on a potentially diverse set of development outcomes.

This topic is key for ports in Southern Europe, the Caspian Sea and Central Asia – developing trade between Europe and Asia.

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...

Kazakhstan pushing Kuryk and Aktau ports projects

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Kazakhstan pushing through projects to develop te ports of Kuryk and Aktau. A pre-ferry sorting facility to...

Anaklia port saga (3): International consultants and ongoing arbitration

Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – The saga with the construction of Georgia’s first deep sea port near the Black Sea town of Anaklia...

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 and China build sanctions-busting rail bridge in the Far East

Mohe, China (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – As a result of Western sanctions, Russia is fast becoming dependent on China for everything it was previously...

Russia and Iran: Sanctions busting in focus during port visit

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Russia and Iran, the two most sanctioned countries in the world, continue their attempts to improve cargo...

Sanctions-busting port of Makhachkala to be privatised by September

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – The long delayed privatisation of Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala is to be completed by the end...

First Romania-Georgia ferry line

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 2, 2023 – A regular ferry line was opened between Romania’s biggest Black Sea port of Constanta and the Georgian...

Strong cargo figures in Russia’s Rostov and Azov ports

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – In the ports of Rostov-on-Don (Don River) and Azov (Azov Sea) cargo turnover in the first five months of...

Heavy winter cargo workload for Azov ports

Azov, Russia (PortSEurope) July 2, 2023 – During the winter navigation period (December 6, 2022-March 10, 2023), 3,329 vessels were processed by the...

Iran and Russia: The game of (free) zones

Tehran (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – Iran and Russia will sign a memorandum for establishing mutual free economic zones (FEZ, SEZ – special economic...

Iran completes one more section of railway from Strait of Hormuz to Caspian Sea

Rasht, Iran (PortSEurope)June 27, 2023 – The long-delayed railway 160 km section between Qazvin and Rasht in Iran will become operational by early July,...

EU transport official visits Port of Koper

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) June 27, 2023 – The European Union (EU) Baltic-Adriatic Corridor coordinator Anne E. Jensen and colleagues visited the port...

Discrepancies in financing Russia’s inland waterways

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The deficit of funds in Russia’s budget for the maintenance of inland waterways (IWW) and navigational...

Georgia, Kazakhstan increase mutual trade, plan rail, port investment

Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov, has been on an official visit to Georgia, where he was...

Kazakh-Azeri-Georgian logistics company for the Middle Corridor

Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia will create a logistics company whose activities will help ensure the...

Russia begs Iran for Volga River dredging help

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia, unable to complete the critically important dredging of the Volga-Caspian Sea...

Rostov-on-Don and port controlled by mutinous Russian mercenary fighters

Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) June 24, 2023 – Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters from the Wagner private army have full control over the...

Rhenus and KTZ to enhance transhipment of Caspian Sea

Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 23, 2023 – Germany’s transport and logistics service provider Rhenus Logistics Group and Kazakhstan Railways...

Russian Railways keeps investing in cargo terminals along the INSTC

Volzhsky, Russia (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – Russian Railways (RZD) continues its investment drive along the International North-South Transport...

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.