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The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has secured a 3.2 million euro European grant to implement a shore power installation for cruise ships at Zeebrugge. By 2026, cruise ships docking at the port will have the option to access green electricity, a move expected to become mandatory across Europe in four years. This initiative aligns with the port’s goal to drive the energy transition in the maritime sector, leveraging its unique position as the operator of the cruise terminal at Zweedse Kaai in Zeebrugge.

At the Kazakhstan Transport and Logistics Forum, which was held on March 5-6 in Astana, Alibek Utegenov, Executive Director for Marketing and Logistics of the Kuryk Port, presented the development strategy of the Kuryk port in the system of international corridors.

At the Kazakhstan Transport and Logistics Forum: Transit Potential and Infrastructure, Kairat Kalliola presented a detailed description and development strategy for the port of Aktau, a key element of the Trans-Caspian Multimodal Transport Route (TMTM). Speaking about the current situation, there was a decrease in the volume of cargo along the TMTM route last year, caused by a reorientation to the southern direction due to a decrease in freight costs and the end of subsidies for shippers. However, on November 25, 2022, road maps were signed between Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, providing for an increase in the corridor’s throughput capacity to 10 million tons per year by 2027.

In March 2024, Batumi Oil Terminal LLC resumed loading dark oil products produced at Kazakh plants onto Aframax tankers for shipment to Europe. It is planned to carry out loadings on a regular basis, which is associated with the expansion of transit routes for cargo transportation.