Turkic-speaking countries along TRACECA will create a single portal of customs services

The customs departments of the countries participating in the international cooperation program between the European Union and partner countries for the organization of the transport corridor "Europe - the Caucasus - Asia" (TRACECA) are preparing a framework agreement on the creation of a single transit portal for electronic services.

First 2024 issue of Arkadagly Ýaşlar Magazine released

The first 2024 issue of Arkadagly Ýaşlar e-Magazine of the Central Council of Magtymguly Youth Organisation of Turkmenistan was released.

The first book by the President of Turkmenistan was presented in Astrakhan

Marine fuels assessment tool enters next stage

More than forty IAPH members attended the Climate and Energy committee meeting held virtually on 16 January. The highlight of the agenda was the discussion over the current status and future development of the Port Readiness Levels for Marine Fuels (PRL-MF) assessment tool that has been jointly developed by the IAPH Clean Marine Fuels (CMF) working group and the World Ports Climate Action Program (WPCAP).

Russia will develop a transport corridor project through the port of Turkmenbashi to Kyrgyzstan

Russia plans to participate in the development of two promising transport corridors that are associated with the North-South ITC. Director General of the Association “Business Center for Economic Development of the CIS” Vadim Ganin spoke about this at the Second Meeting of the CIS Transport Business Dialogue.

Container shipping from Asia to Europe has doubled in price

According to the international cargo booking platform “Freightos”, since January 2024, the cost of delivering one forty-foot container from Asia to Northern Europe has doubled and reached $4,000, while the delivery of the same container to the Mediterranean countries, where ships traditionally passed through the Red Sea and Suez Canal soared to $5,175, reports Reuters.

Kazakhstan modernizes customs posts on the border with Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan is embarking on a comprehensive modernization of border crossing points with Turkmenistan, as well as China and Uzbekistan.

«Turkmendenizderyayollary» Agency was awarded a Certificate of Honor for the high level of preparedness to act in emergency situations

Based on the work plan of the State Commission of Turkmenistan for Emergency Situations for 2023, approved by Decree of the President of Turkmenistan dated December 27, 2022 No. 374, the «Turkmendenizderyayollary» agency, as the responsible executor, conducted a comprehensive training course on the topic “Prevention of natural and man-made emergencies in Turkmen side of the Caspian Sea and improving the organization of activities carried out by ministries and departmental bodies, local executive authorities to eliminate their negative consequences.” Training course objectives:

New modern autodromes will appear in a number of regions of Turkmenistan

The «Turkmenavtoulaglary» agency announced a bidding for the purchase of vehicles and training equipment, as well as materials for the construction of new modern autodromes in the Geokdepe district of the Ahal region, the cities of Balkanabat, Dashoguz, Turkmenabat and Mary.

A block train from China arrived in the port of Baku in transit through Kazakhstan

Another block train from China arrived in the port of Baku in transit through Kazakhstan. The press service of Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC reported this in its TG channel.

World Ports Conference 2024

The 2024 IAPH World Ports Conference, which will be held in Hamburg 8-10 October under the host sponsorship of Hamburg Port Authority, has a brand new portal, courtesy of our new conference partner Mercator Media.

International Maritime Organization has elected a new Secretary-General

Mr. Arsenio Dominguez was elected Secretary-General of the Organization by the 129th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in July 2023 for a four-year period beginning 1 January 2024. The election was endorsed by the IMO's Assembly at its 33rd session in December 2023.

International Maritime Organization highlights importance of the Maritime Single Window for trade by sea.

This year 2024 marks a milestone in the acceleration of digitalization in shipping.

Supplies of Russian grain to Bangladesh increased manifold

Russian grain exports from the beginning of the 2023-2024 season by February 1 increased by 23% compared to the same date of the previous season and reached 38.5 million tons. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Union of Grain Exporters.

Foreign aircraft make commercial and technical landings at international airports in Turkmenistan

At Ashgabat International Airport, passenger commercial flights are carried out on a regular basis by such foreign airlines as Turkish Airlines, Siberian Airlines, China Southern, and Flydubai, as well as cargo flights by the Luxembourg airline Cargolux. In total, in 2023, 1,088 technical landings and 860 commercial landings were performed at Ashgabat International Airport, reports «Turkmenaragatnashyk» agency.

More than 100 vessels were repaired at ASCO enterprises in a year

Over the past year, 103 vessels of various types were repaired at the “Zykh” ship repair and construction yard and the “Bibi-Heybat” ship repair yard of the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) CJSC.

Representatives of «RZD Logistics» company made a business visit to the Turkmenbashi International Seaport

On January 31, 2024, representatives of the «RZD Logistics» company made a business visit to get acquainted with the capabilities and capacities of the Turkmenbashi International Seaport. The guests got acquainted in detail with the capabilities, services and technical capabilities of the general, bulk, container and passenger-ferry terminals of the seaport.

Kazakhstan intends to transfer two ports in the Caspian Sea to the management of companies from the European Union

Kazakhstan is ready to transfer its ports of Aktau and Kuryk on the Caspian Sea to the management of companies from the European Union. KZ Insider reports this.

Overchuk: Russia will continue to participate in transport projects of Turkmenistan

Russia will continue to participate in transport projects of Turkmenistan and other countries as part of the development of the international North-South route. This statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Alexey Overchuk, commenting on the increasing importance of the transport corridor against the backdrop of various problems in other transcontinental routes, TASS reports.

Shipbuilding and repairing yard «Balkan» is capable of building sea vessels for Central Asia-EU cargo transportation

The new Shipbuilding and repairing yard «Balkan», which began construction of ships for the first time in Turkmenistan this year, together with partners plans to launch the first bulk carrier in 14 months of production and the second - three months later.