Dredging work has begun at the Aktau port to deepen the
Caspian seabed. This will create conditions for further expansion of terminal
capacity and enhance the safety of maritime traffic. The seabed is planned to
be deepened by 1.5 to 2 meters, with work scheduled for completion by the end
of this year. According to the Ministry of Transport, the deepening of the
Caspian Sea is part of a set of measures aimed at developing the Trans-Caspian
International Transport Route and is intended to support growing freight
volumes. Currently, the throughput capacity of Kazakhstan’s Aktau port stands
at around 15 million tonnes of cargo per year. In the first three months of
2025, container shipments along the Trans-Caspian corridor increased 3.5-fold.
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