Astana, Kazakhstan, May 12, 2025 (AFP) - Kazakhstan to dredge port for key China-EU trade route

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2025-05-12

Kazakhstan will start dredging part of the Caspian Sea around its main port to increase capacity for a crucial transport route linking Asia and Europe, a spokesperson told AFP on Monday. The Trans-Caspian trade route, also known as the "Middle Corridor", allows goods to flow from China to Europe while bypassing Russia. The work, expected to be finished this year, will "increase the load capacity of ships in the port of Aktau and transport along t......

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