ASTANA, Kazakhstan, November 12. Kazakhstan is
planning a large-scale modernization of its Caspian ports of Kuryk
and Aktau, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated at
the plenary session of the nineteenth Forum of Interregional Cooperation
between Kazakhstan and Russia, Trend reviews.

“We have promising markets – China, India, and the Middle East.
Given their rising meals wants, the position of the North-South
transport hall may even improve,” he stated.

As Tokayev famous, one of the priorities of interplay between
Kazakhstan and Russia would be the improvement of new logistics
instructions by means of Central Asia and rising the capability of
current routes to China.

“In this regard, we have now deliberate a large-scale modernization of
the Caspian ports of Kuryk and Aktau. In the Chinese course, we
are already implementing a venture to construct second tracks on the
Dostyk-Moyynty part of the railway,” he stated.

He identified that over 1,300 kilometers of railways will likely be
in-built Kazakhstan in three years.

Over 2.6 million tons of dry and oil cargo have been transshipped
by means of Kazakhstan’s Aktau Commercial Seaport within the first seven
months of 2023, which is 24 % increased than the identical interval
final 12 months. The port dealt with 142,000 tons of grain, 114,000 tons of
metallic, and over 13,000 containers.

At the tip of 2022, the cargo turnover on the seaport of Aktau
amounted to three.8 million tons, which is 9 % increased than the
stage of the earlier 12 months. Of these, 2.5 million tons accounted
for oil, 447,000 tons for grain, 119,000 tons for metallic, and about
786,000 tons have been different cargoes.

About 1.5 million tons of cargo have been transshipped by means of the
seaport of Kuryk from January by means of August 2023, which is 15
% increased than the identical interval final 12 months. Including over 1
million tons delivered by rail, greater than 430,000 by highway.

Over the eight months of 2023, the port dealt with 480 ferries,
over 13,800 wagons, and greater than 18,000 freight autos.