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Iranian ships run aground in Volga-Caspian Canal
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – Two Iranian flagged ships ran aground at the 170th km of the Volga River – Caspian Sea Marine...
Makhachkala port – Russia’s Caspian Sea champion
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – In 2022, Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port became the leader among Russian ports in the Caspian Sea in...
Kazakhstan: New terminal in Kuryk; increase of container transit
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – The Concept for the Development of the Transport and Logistics Potential of Kazakhstan has been approved...
Seven berths in Makhachkala port to be repaired
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – Urgent repair of decades old hydraulic structures has started in Makhachkala – Russia’s only...
Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port increases handling of Iranian cargo
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port handled twice as much cement from Iran and exported 20% more grain...
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...
Makhachkala port: cargo handled up 38% in 2023
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) January 25, 2023 – Some 450,000 tonnes of general cargo were handled by Makhachkala port since the start of the year,...
North-South Corridor – anti-sanctions solution or a pipe dream?
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is critical to Moscow’s plans to redirect its...
Russia’s Caspian Sea ports’ cargo statistics for 2022 is confusing
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) January 21, 2023 – Cargo turnover of the Russian Caspian Sea-Volga river ports of Astrakhan and Olya for 2022 was 3...
Transit through Kazakhstan in 2022 increased – containers by 6%, cargo by 12.6%
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 22, 2023 – Transit container traffic through Kazakhstan in 2022 increased by 6%, the Minister of Industry and...
Russian Railways delivers paper products overland to Chennai, India
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 18, 2023 – Russian Railways has delivered paper products overland to Chennai, India, using the International...
Port of Olya, the new pet project of President Putin
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) January 17, 2023 – Aside from waging a war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin personally took over the projects that...
Putin asked for help for new Agidel port
Agidel, Russia (Ports Europe) January 16, 2022 – The leader of the Russian republic of Bashkiria (Bashkortostan), Radiy Khabirov, has asked Russian President...
Kazakhstan’s ports handled +19% cargo, +24% containers in Jan-Nov 22
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – Cargo handled by the Caspian Sea ports of Kazakhstan in January-November 2022 increased by 19% compared to...
Iran orders ship to operate from Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Solyanka
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has ordered a new cargo vessel from Russia to operate...
Moscow to build new roads for the North-South Corridor to Iran
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 4, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia is prioritizing road construction projects along the International North-South Corridor...
EBRD to provide a $100 million loan to Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will finance the development of...
Port of Baku to buy loaders for over €1 million
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Port of Baku, Azerbaijan’s largest port on the Caspian Sea, has signed two contracts with local company...
Russia and Iran – a logistics match made by sanctions
Rostov-on-Don, Russia (PortSEurope) December 27, 2022 – In February Russia invaded Ukraine. The west responded with wide ranging sanctions affecting Russian...
Reference – Volga-Don Canal (VCSNC – Volga-Caspian Sea Navigation Canal)
Russia’s Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal connects the Volga and Don rivers (both in Russia) at their closest points. The canal, together with...