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Azerbaijan and Morocco sign port memorandum

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – Following bilateral government talks, Azerbaijan and Morocco have agreed cooperation in the port...

Port of Aktau increases cargo handling +22% in Jan-Oct 2023

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – In January-October 2023, the Port of Aktau handled 3.8 million tonnes of cargo, an increase of +22%...

Kazakhstan’s Middle Corridor ambitions, new ships for Caspian

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The Caspian Sea might be shrinking, but its littoral states still hope it’s a solution to their...

New sanctions-busting corridor to Russia bypasses Kazakhstan

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new Southern Transport Corridor across Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and...

€50 mln for the project for Russia’s North-South corridor

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – Russia’s giant state-owned VTB Bank will pay 4-5 billion rubles (41.2-51.5 million euro) for the...

Russia plans port development in occupied Crimea

Feodosia, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – A second berth should be constructed in the Black Sea port of Feodosia on the illegally Russia-occupied...

Russia with 1.4 billion tonnes port capacity – a third of its surplus

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – The surplus of port capacity in Russia will reach 483 million tonnes per year by the end of 2023, the...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Oct’23

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 14, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-October 2023 period increased by 7.8% compared to the...

Russian ports handled 749.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Oct’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in the January-October period increased by 7.8% compared to the first 10...

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...

Middle Volga-Caspian-Persian Gulf corridor within the INSTC

Ulyanovsk, Russia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Facing logistics and infrastructure difficulties in its attempt to redirect foreign trade towards the...

“Game of Corridors” in Central Asia

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The “Game of Corridors” continues to be played in Central Asia, following the Western sanctions...

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,...

Turkmenistan as a crossroad of transport corridors

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – A new transport strategy positions Turkmenistan as a crossroad of transport corridors. “Revival of the...

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...

Egypt seeks role as trade hub in the new Silk Road

Beijing, China (PortSEurope) October 19, 2023 – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly of Egypt has attended the Belt and Road Forum for International...

Update: Russian seaports cargo by category and port in Jan-Sep’23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Russian seaports in the January-September 2023 period increased by 9% compared to the first...

Russian ports handled 675.3 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Sep 23

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – Cargo handled by Russian seaports in January-September increased by +9% compared to the first nine months of...

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