Turkmenistan is opening a new route for the transit of grain from southern Russian regions across the Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf countries and other markets.
The administration of the Caspian Sea international port of Turkmenbashi says that "new opportunities are opening up for the transport of grain crops from Russia". According to the information, the bulk cargo terminal has 14 silos with a total capacity of 35,000 m3 for storing various grain crops, including wheat, barley and maize. In addition, up to 350 tonnes of grain per hour can be unloaded from the ship directly into wagons/cars/warehouses thanks to a modern automatic conveyor system.
The Turkmen side considers it important to improve the infrastructure of sea ports on the Caspian Sea, customs policy, use multimodal mechanisms, remove barriers and simplify formalities.
"On the Caspian Sea, an opportunity will be created for shipowners who regularly transport grain and other cargoes to Iranian seaports to pick up return cargoes from the port of Turkmenbashi when returning to ports of the Russian Federation." With the potential for increased traffic, there are a number of benefits for exporters and forwarders. The seaport will be able to store goods in a free zone without paying customs duties for up to three years.
Negotiations are also underway to create conditions for sending cargoes from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to Russia and Europe from the port of Turkmenbashi.
The modern Caspian port, which has expanded access to European countries and markets in the Middle East, became operational in 2018. The $1.5bn project was implemented by Gap Inşaat (Turkey).
The total capacity of the port, excluding oil products, is 17mn tonnes of various cargoes per year. There are four terminals on an area of more than 150 hectares: general cargo, containers, bulk cargo and car ferries.
Eziz Boyarov
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