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May 4, 19:08 Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau traffic drops 3.5% in January-April Cargo thro...

seagull May 4, 19:08
Kazakhstan’s Port of Aktau traffic drops 3.5% in January-April

Cargo throughput at RSE Aktau International Commercial Sea Port (Port of Aktau, Kazakhstan) in January-April totaled more than 3,754,000 tons of dry bulk cargo and oil products, which is a 3.5% decline year-on-year, the company’s statistics said.


During the reporting period, crude and oil product shipments totaled 2,482,000 tons, down 13.6% from the figures in Jan-Apr 2011, while dry bulk cargo volume leaped by 27% to 1,271,000 tons, including 497,000 tons of steel products.
The ferry traffic volume reached 419,000 tons. The number of calls for the four months amounted to 656 ships.


In April, Aktau Port handled 906,000 tons of dry bulk cargo and oil products.


The Republican State Enterprise Aktau International Sea Commercial Port (Port of Aktau), located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, is the premier port of Kazakhstan. The port is a gateway for international trade flows passing through the country. The Aktau port’s terminals handle a broad range of dry cargoes, crude oil and petroleum products.

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Mar 31, 23:07 Port of Aktau starts loading wheat for Iran Kazakhstan's only grain-exporting p...

seagull Mar 31, 23:07
Port of Aktau starts loading wheat for Iran
Kazakhstan's only grain-exporting port has loaded its first 15,000 tonnes of wheat as well as 15,000 tonnes of barley, all destined for Iran, in the past 12 days, a port official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Yerkin Delmanov, deputy chairman of the Ak Bidai grain terminal in the Caspian Sea port of Aktau, said 30,000 tonnes of grain had been loaded for Iran since March 16.
Kazakhstan's relative proximity to Iran has made purchases from the former Soviet republic a viable alternative for private Iranian buyers in the face of international sanctions, although tough terms with cash payment in advance are being requested.
Kazakhstan, struggling with logistical bottlenecks to export a record post-Soviet crop of 27 million tonnes, expects to ship at least 500,000 tonnes of grain to Iran in this season, Deputy Agriculture Minister Muslim Umiryayev has said.
That level would at least match last season's shipments to the Islamic republic, which was the biggest taker of Kazakh grain in the 2009-10 marketing year before volumes dropped off last year.
"If since September only barley was being shipped, from the middle of March volumes have been split 50-50 between barley and wheat," Delmanov said.
He said the terminal would maintain this loading ratio until April 15. Thereafter, wheat would account for all remaining grain shipments from the port this season.
"There have been a number of purchases by private Iranian buyers of Kazakh wheat, which have been paid for in cash to overcome the sanctions," one European trader said. "These usually involve small shipments of about 6,000 tonnes.
"Private Iranian mills are facing an extreme disruption to their traditional supplies because of the payment problems caused by the sanctions," the trader said.
Traders said some of the wheat had been bought at over $260 a tonne free-on-board. By comparison, Egypt paid $259 per tonne for Argentine and $263 a tonne for U.S. wheat free-on-board in tender results announced on Wednesday. [ID:nL6E8ES82L[
"More buying of Kazakh wheat is expected by Iranian private and state buyers in the coming weeks as the navigation on the sea normalises after the winter freeze-up," another trader said.
"Kazakh wheat sellers have been taking a hard line with Iran and demanding payment in advance in cash," the second trader said.
"Larger shipments are required, but around 6,000 tonnes is pretty much the limit at which you can make cash payments. A 6,000 tonne consignment would cost about $1.5 million," the trader added.
KAZAKH SURPLUS, IRAN DEMAND
The sanctions, imposed by the United States and the European Union since the beginning of this year to punish Iran for its nuclear programme, have impeded the Islamic republic's ability to obtain euro- and dollar-denominated financing.
"There is maybe some haste (from Iran) as it faces mounting sanctions, but at the end of the day, their natural supplier will be Kazakhstan," a European trader said. "That's the logical origin, and Kazakhstan also needs to clear big surpluses."
The Ak Bidai terminal in Aktau is owned 100 percent by state-owned trader the Food Contract Corporation, although private traders can also use the port. Since September, almost all grain shipments from the port have been Iran-bound.
Delmanov said trans-Caspian shipments of Kazakh grain to Iran - exclusively barley - totalled around 330,000 tonnes between Sept. 1 and March 16.
In total, Kazakh officials hope to export a total of around 15 million tonnes of grain this season.. It also supplies world markets via ports on the Black and Baltic seas, although shipments are often limited by a shortage of rail cars.
Authorities plan to build a second terminal on the Caspian in 2014 or 2015, with annual capacity of between 1.5 million and 2 million tonnes of grain.

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Feb 10, 16:57 Port of Aktau throughput tops 1 million tons in January Cargo traffic at Aktau ...

seagull Feb 10, 16:57
Port of Aktau throughput tops 1 million tons in January
Cargo traffic at Aktau International Sea Commercial Port (RSE "AISCP&quot of Kazakhstan in January 2012 totaled 1,039,900 tons of dry bulk and oil products, up 5.5% from the 2011’s numbers, the stevedoring company said.

Shipments of crude oil and petroleum products fell 6.9 percent to 662,300 tons, handling of steel products declined by 12% to 140,900 tons, the monthly volume of other types of cargo dropped by 78.7% to 22,000 tons, grain exports soared by 4.7 times to 52,300 tons. Ferry traffic volumes leaped by more than twofold to 162,400 tons. The number of calls in January 2012 was up 10.8% (184 vessels), from the 2011’s figure.

The Republican State Enterprise "Aktau International Sea Commercial Port” (Port of Aktau), located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, is the premier port of Kazakhstan. The port is a gateway for international trade flows passing through the country. The Aktau port’s terminals handle a broad range of dry cargoes, crude oil and petroleum products. In 2011, cargo throughput at Aktau Port was 12,1 million tons.

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Oct 5, 14:27 Port of Aktau cargo volume down 4.8 percent in Jan-Sept Throughput of RSE Akt...

seagull Oct 5, 14:27
Port of Aktau cargo volume down 4.8 percent in Jan-Sept

Throughput of RSE Aktau International Commercial Sea Port (Port of Aktau, Kazakhstan) in January-September of 2011 amounted to 9,026,900 tons, down 4.8 percent from last year’s figures, the Port Authority statistics said.

In January-September, shipments of crude oil and petroleum products from the port’s terminal amounted to 6,140,800 tons. The nine-month volume of dry cargo totaled 2,886,100 tons, including 1,458,500 tons of metal, 246,200 tons of other cargoes and 145,000 tons of grain. The volume of ferry traffic was 1,036,400 tons. There were 1579 ship calls at the port.

In September, Port of Aktau handled 1,004.800 tons of dry and liquid bulk cargo, including 592,800 tons of oil products, 203,400 tons of metal, 138.500 tons of ferry cargo, 44,600 tons of grain and 25,500 tons of other cargoes. During the month, the port handled 184 vessels.

The Republican State Enterprise (RSE) Aktau International Commercial Sea Port is a stevedore company of the Port of Aktau, located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea. Port of Aktau, the premier port of Kazakhstan, is a gateway for international trade flows passing through the country. The port’s terminals handle a broad range of dry cargoes, crude oil and petroleum products. In 2010, the Aktau Port’s throughput rose by 26.7% year-over-year, to 13,951,000 tons.

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Sep 6, 8:30 Port of Aktau posts a 6.3% throughput decline to 8.03 m tons Freight flows pa...

seagull Sep 6, 8:30
Port of Aktau posts a 6.3% throughput decline to 8.03 m tons

Freight flows passing through Kazakhstan-based Aktau International Commercial Sea Port (Port of Aktau) in January-August of this year decreased by 6.3% year-on-year, to 8,028,100 tons, the state-owned company said.



Eight-month volume of crude oil and petroleum products totaled 5,554 thousand tons, of dry cargo - 1,576,300 tons, including metal - 1,255,100 tons, other cargo – 220,700 tons, of grain – 100,400 tons. Ferry traffic reached 897,900 tons.

During the period the port saw 1395 ship calls.



In August, the company handled 976,600 tons of dry and oil cargoes, including – 608,900 tons of oil products, 194,500 tons of metal, 117,700 tons of cargo carried by ferries, 26.1 thousand tons of grain and 29.4 tons of other goods. Last month, there were 168 calls.



The Republican State Enterprise "Aktau International Sea Commercial Port” (Port of Aktau), located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, is the premier port of Kazakhstan. The port is a gateway for international trade flows passing through the country. The Aktau port’s terminals handle a broad range of dry cargoes, crude oil and petroleum products. In 2010, the Aktau Port’s cargo throughput rose by 26.7% year-over-year, to 13.9m tons.

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Jun 7, 9:28 Kazakhstan Port of Aktau cargo volume down 13.3% to 4,96m tons Kazakhstan-based...

seagull Jun 7, 9:28
Kazakhstan Port of Aktau cargo volume down 13.3% to 4,96m tons
Kazakhstan-based state-run Port of Aktau handled in January-May 4,956,000 tons of cargo, a 13,3-percent drop from the last year’s figures, the Port of Aktau Authority said.

Shipments of crude oil and petroleum products in January-May totaled 3,597,700 tons, dry cargo – 833,400 tons, steel – 682,000 tons, other goods – 119,800 tons, grain – 31,600 tons. The volume of ferry traffic was 524,800 tons. In the reporting period, there were 848 calls at the port.

In May, the port transshipped 1 million 76,6 thousand tons of dry cargo and oil products. This includes: 725,200 tons of oil products (96% of projected figures), metal – 162,600 tons, ferry cargo – 150,100 tons, wheat - 11,600 tons, other goods – 27,200 tons. There were 195 calls at the port in the reporting period.

The Republican State Enterprise Aktau International Sea Commercial Port (Port of Aktau), located on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, is the premier port of Kazakhstan. The port is a gateway for international trade flows passing through the country. The Aktau port’s terminals handle a broad range of dry cargoes, crude oil and petroleum products. In 2010, the Aktau Port’s cargo throughput rose by 26.7% year-over-year, to 13,951,000 tons.

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