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Kazakhstan Begins Construction of First Container Ship to Boost Middle Corridor Capacity

By Dana Omirgazy on 6 June 2026

ASTANA – Construction of Kazakhstan’s first specialized 780 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) container ship has officially begun at the Baku Shipyard, a significant step in expanding the country’s maritime transport capacity and strengthening the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor. The keel-laying ceremony was attended...