Caspian Sea is top
According to the government of the Astrakhan region (Russia), traffic at the port of Astrakhan at the northern end of the Caspian Sea posted a significant growth year-on-year, with throughput rising five-fold compared to the year before. This surge is attributed to the increase of logistics activities on the north-south and the middle corridor.
Port director Anatoly Ulyanov saw the re-routing of cargo and the rise of transits via Iran as the main reasons. While container shipping went up, Ulyanov also said that "with Iran having increased transits we intensified our cooperation with India."
The port of Astrakhan handles 50-70 containers per month last year and volumes have been steadily increasing since May 2022. In July, the port handled 350 containers and the trend continues. (sh)