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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia, on the Northeast shores of the Caspian Sea, South of Russia and West of China. Its main Caspian posts are Aktau and Kuryk. Both ports are under development as the country seeks a role as a transit hub for cargo travelling between Asia and Europe. It is also interested in developing trade with other littoral Caspian Sea states.

Maritime authorities from Black & Caspian Sea region discuss future priorities and cooperation

EU Neighbours East – September 26, 2019 On 18 September, representatives of maritime authorities from Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and...

Kazak Prime Minister attends Fourth Meeting of Speakers of the Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments

Prime Minister Askar Mamin held bilateral talks with the speakers of the parliaments of Montenegro, Slovakia, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Oman, Qatar and...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route signs agreement with USPA of Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 11, 2019 – An agreement has been signed between Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) and the Trans-Caspian...

First private highway in Russia to connect China with Western Europe

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 29 – A very ambitious project for the first private toll highway project in Russia, which is going to provide the missing...

Singaporean company CrimsonLogic visits Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – Representatives of the Singapore company CrimsonLogic, a provider of digital government technology, have...

Aktau port visited by Harvard professors from America

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – Representatives of Harvard Business School, professors Meg Rithmire and Willy Shih, have visited the port...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route meeting takes place in Kazakhstan

June 24-25, 2019 – Sessions of the working group and general meeting of the “Trans-Caspian International Transport Route” (TITR Association)...

Kazakh President points to importance of Eurasia railway construction

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – Speaking at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Sochi, Russia, the President of...

First international transport and logistics exhibition Caspian Ports & Shipping 2019 held in Aktau port

News – Trans-Caspian International Transport (TITR) – May 15, 2019 On May 13-15, 2019, the first international transport and logistics exhibition...

Uzbekistan dispatches first transit cargo through Aktau Port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 18, 2019 – A cargo train belonging to  the Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbekiston Temir Yollari), carrying 20-foot TEU...

Georgian Prime Minister speaks about the development of country as multi-dimensional hub

News – Prime Minister’s Press Office – Mamuka Bakhtadze: We have ambition to be multi-dimensional hub in our region. We must become a hub for Doing...

Georgia and Kazakhstan to Offer Joint Logistics Projects to International Companies

News – Prime Minister’s Press Office – Georgia and Kazakhstan to Offer Joint Logistics Projects to International Companies – May 15,...

The European Union and Central Asia: New opportunities for a stronger partnership

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – The European Union (EU) has outlined its vision for a renewed partnership with Central Asia, updating its...

Kazakhstan’s Aktau port starts operating container service from Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 19, 2019 – Kazakhstan’s Aktau port has started operating a regular container service linking its docks to...

Uzbekistan joins China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Uzbekistan has joined the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor, part of the...

Carrara port to handle export of four large turbines to Kazakhstan

Carrara, Italy (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Carrara port will handle four mega turbines with destination the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan on April...

Kazak ambassador visits Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...

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