A seaport with a capacity of 12.5m tonnes will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, near the city of Lagan.
The new port in the Caspian Sea will connect the operating ports of Iran, India, and Kazakhstan with Russia, significantly reducing the time it takes to deliver goods from China and other Asian countries to Europe.
The development will comprise 32 off-loading terminals and other facilities, such as elevators, with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes of simultaneous storage for grain crops, as well as terminals for storing and shipping vegetable oils, fruits, vegetables, and other goods.
The grain and container terminals will have a capacity of five million tonnes each, while the liquid cargo terminal will have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes.
Container transportation is one of the directions the new port will take, as existing sea transport hubs in the neighboring regions are not currently adapted for this. Container traffic is planned to operate mainly from India and the Persian Gulf countries, through Iran.
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