In the first quarter of 2024, the total volume of international cargo traffic through the port of Turkmenbashi increased by 14.1% year-on-year to 586,500 tons.
The Agency of Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan reports that the number of TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers transported increased by 184.4% year-on-year to 1,879 units.
The modern Caspian port, which has improved access to European countries and Middle Eastern markets, became operational in 2018. The $1.5bn project was implemented by Gap Inşaat (Turkey).
Its total capacity, excluding oil products, is 17mn tons 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.
Experts told Daryo that Ashgabat and Tashkent are discussing ways to create favorable conditions for cooperation, suggesting that Turkmenbashi port could be used as part of a transnational route between China - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan - Turkmenistan - Azerbaijan - Georgia - Turkey - Europe.
Recently, Turkmenbashi International Sea Port announced a 50% discount for all types of transit cargo shipments.
Eziz Boyarov
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