OREANDA-NEWS. January 11, 2011. According to the work results for 2010, Aktau port establishes new record on ferry cargo handling – were processed more than 607 thousand tonnes that in comparison with last year higher more than in 2.5 times.

Placed into operation in 2001, railway-ferry complex in port Aktau now carries out transportation by ferry of railway cars and containers on the line Aktau – Baku. Solemn ceremony of railway-ferry complex opening has taken a place on September 6, 2001 with participation of RK President Nazarbayev N.A.

As a whole, the ferry and other cargo transportation increase through port Aktau is due to business recovery and commodity turnover between countries and due to permanent work on attraction of additional cargo within the framework of international corridors passing through port.

Also in 2010, volume of container transportation has grown almost in three times and is caused by increase of non-defense cargo transit to Afghanistan. Quantity of transhipped containers in 2010 came up to 9455 units.