Caspian Grain Logistics: Deep-Water Transshipment Eliminates Canal Draft Constraints

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Business Supply Chain Kazakhstan
Russia

A new floating transshipment complex (RPC) has begun operations in the northern Caspian Sea, shifting the point of grain loading from shallow river ports to deep-water anchorages. Operated by the Astra company within the Caspian cluster, the facility allows high-tonnage vessels to load cargo in open waters, effectively bypassing the draft constraints of the Volga-Caspian Shipping Canal (VKMSK).…

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