Kazakhstan
2.1.1 Kazakhstan Port of Aktau


Key port information can also be found at: Maritime Database Information on KJazakstan Port of Aktau

Port Overview:

At present time the Aktau Port is the modern multipurpose terminal, having the technological resources, which provide future development of the port, as follows:
Availability of extensive areas (over 50000 m2 of open areas and covered transit storehouse - 6000 m2), enabling to safely store any goods and materials, including heavyweight goods, and providing effective management for containers park, which is a key link in the modern port operation.
Reconstruction has provided the port with three multifunctional berths for handling of general and bulked cargoes, one berth for grain export and heavy goods handling and service «PO-PO» type vessels, with total length of new berths - 550 м and possibility of four vessels simultaneous handling.
Ferry complex, enabling to process any wagons for the special-purpose ferries.
Four oil-loading terminals, which enable to provide handling of 4 tankers with 12 000 tons of displacement.
The Aktau port has renewed the equipment that provides with possibility to operate using all types of general and bulked cargos and cargos in containers.
The port has the characteristics in terms of vessel draft as follows:

  • Permissible vessel draft in vessel channel is - 6 м.
  • Permissible vessel draft to oil berths (4,5) - 6 м.
  • Permissible vessel draft to oil berths (9,10) - 7 м.
  • Permissible vessel draft to dry cargo berths (1,2,3)- 6,7 м.
  • Permissible vessel draft to ferryboat passage (8th berth) - 5,3 м.

Port website: Website for Port of Aktau

Port Location and Contacts

Country

Kazakhstan

Province or District

Mangystau Province

Town or City (Closest location) with Distance (km)

Name: n/a

km: n/a

Port's Complete Name

Port of Aktau

Latitude

44.41667

Longitude

50.14972

Managing Company or Port Authority (If more than one operator, break down by area of operation)

“NC “Aktau ISCP” JSC

Management Contact Person

Uandikov Berik Kusmanovich

Mangystau region, Aktau, 130000, Umirzak settlement

Tel: 7292 514549

Fax:  7292 445101

Email:aktauport@aktauport.kz

Web: http://www.portaktau.kz/eng

Closest Airport and Frequent Airlines to / from International Destinations

Airport Name: n/a

Airlines: n/a

Description and Contacts of Key Companies

For information on Kazakhstan Port of Aktau contact details, please see the following link: 

4.4 Kazakhstan Port and Waterways Company Contact List

Port Performance

In April 2013, “NC “Aktau ISCP” JSC handled 649,000 tons of dry and oil-bulk cargoes, what came up to 83,5% of the target, including:

  • Oil-bulk cargo – 409 ,000 tons
  • Metal products – 49,000 tons
  • Ferry cargoes – 93,000 tons
  • Grain – 17,000 tons
  • Other cargoes – 81,000 tons
  • Number of ships’ calls – 122

Since the beginning of 2013 Aktau international sea commercial port has handled over 4,157,000 tons of dry and oil-bulk cargoes that came to 106,3 % of the target.
Total volume of shipment of oil and oil products came to 2,968,400 tons, dry cargoes 1,118,500 tons, including shipment of metal products 299,300 tons, other cargoes 255,200 tons, grain 193,000 tons.

The volume of ferry transportations came up to 441,000 tons.

In December of the 2012, RSE AISCP transshipped 799,000 tons of dry and oil-bulk cargo, what came up to 86,7 % of the target, including:

  • Oil-bulk cargo – 540,000 tons
  • Metal products – 59,000 tons
  • Ferry cargoes – 93,000 tons
  • Grain – 74,000 tons
  • Other cargoes – 33,000 tons
  • Number of ships’ calls – 146


Since the beginning of 2012 Aktau International Sea Commercial Port has handled over 10, 950,000 tons of dry and oil-bulk cargo, what came to 105.3% of the target.
Total transshipment of crude oil and oil products came to 7,591,000 tons, dry cargoes 3,359,000 tons, including transshipment of metal products 1,398,000 tons, other cargoes 381,000 tons, grain  644,000 tons, the volume of ferry transportations came up to 936,000 tons.
Number of ships’ calls since the beginning of 2012 is 1,855.

Handling Figures

Year 2012

Vessel Calls

1855

Container Traffic (TEUs)

n/a

NOTE: 

Total Cargo Handling: 10,950,000 tons (2012)

Total Annual Capacity of the Port: 22,000,000 tons (2012)

Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges

Conventional Cargo  - Fees for cargo storage at port

Payment for storage of goods arrived at the port shall not be collected during 60 days (non-full days are accounted as full days when storing in storage yards and 20 days, when storing in the covered storehouse).
After expiration of the mentioned time and up to the moment of cargo removal from the port, payment for storage of goods shall be collected from cargo owner:
29,16 tenge per 24 hours for first 30 calendar days of storage ;
43,74 tenge for every following days of storage after 30 calendar days.
For storing of perishable cargos arrived at the port (flour and other foodstuff) payment shall be collected at the same rates beginning from the first day of storing.
For containers storing arrived at the port payment shall not be collected during the first days from the moment of their arrival (non-full days are accounted as full days).
After expiration of the mentioned time and up to the moment of containers removal from the port, payment for storage shall be collected from cargo owner at the following rates:

Containerised Cargo  - Fees for cargo storage at port

For the containers weighing from 3 to 10 tons :
145,79 tenge for 1 container per 24 hours during first 10 calendar days of storage;
291,59 tenge for 1 container per 24 hours during following 20 calendar days of storage;
583,18 tenge for 1 container for every following days of storage after 20 calendar days.


For the containers weighing 20 tons:
291,59 tenge for 1 container per 24 hours during first 10calendar days of storage;
583,18 tenge for 1 container per 24 hours during following 20 calendar days of storage;
874,77 tenge for 1 container for every following days of storage after 20 calendar days.


For the containers weighing 40 tons:
583,18 tenge for 1 container per 24 hours during first 10 calendar days of storage;
1166,35 tenge for 1 container per 24 hours during following 20 calendar days of storage;
1457,94 tenge for 1 container for every following days of storage after 20 calendar days. All rates of payments of the present regulation are given without VAT.

For information on Kazakhstan Port of Aktau Tariffs, please see the following document: 

Kazakhstan Port of Aktau Tariffs

Berthing Specifications

For information on Kazakhstan Port of Aktau berthing detasil, please see the following link: 

Port of Aktau Website

Type of Berth

Quantity

Length (m)

Maximum Draft (m)

Conventional Berth:

General cargo/containers

General cargo /ore

Oil-loading berth

Multipurpose (grain loading, heavy-weights and berthing of "Ро-Ро" type ferry)

Fleet of the port

Ferry berth

Oil-loading terminal

Boom

Small size vessels

 

2

1

2

1

 

1

1

2

1

1

 

150

100

188

150

 

70

140

150

60

80

 

4.6

4.6

5.5

4.6

 

4

5.3

6.2

n/a

n/a

Container Berth

n/a n/a n/a

Silo Berth

n/a n/a n/a

Berthing Tugs

2

Water Barges

n/a

Other:

Collecting vessel of bilge and feces waters

Oil skimmer

Ecological equipment for oil spill response

 

1

1

1

General Cargo Handling Berths

Regarding Branch Cargo area of RSE AISCP the Commercial Sea Port Bautino, Sea commercial port Bautino – is a branch of the Republican State Enterprise «Aktau International Sea Commercial Port» situated in Bautino village, of Tupkaragan district, of Mangystau oblast, in the water area of the Bautino bay of the Tubkaragan creek.
In the present form the port exists since 1997, built up on the basis of the Bautino sea commercial port (which existed in different forms since 1887).
The port is a point of passage across the State border of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Border, customs, sanitary control and port control offices are situated directly in Bautino village. Ships of overseas routes have the opportunity to execute border, customs, port’s and other formalities at one time, directly on the berth of the port.
The port area is fenced and protected.
Natural protection of the port’s water area from wave disturbance, enables to perform vessels handling in any weather conditions.
The port’s operation is possible for a full year, with few exceptions (in the period January-February in specially severe winters).
The port is able to accept vessels for handling in length up to 150 m and with a draft up to 5 m.
The port within the bounds of its allocated premises and water area on the basis of contracts (agreements) with companies effects the following services:
accept vessels for handling in length up to 150 m and with a draft up to 5 m;
effect transshipment of all kinds of goods weighing up to 25 tons (containers, scrap metals, shell stone, crushed aggregate and other bulk goods, vessel’s supply, provisions, equipment, rabbet, metal-roll, pipes, goods in small and big packages etc.) according to schemes vessel-warehouse, vessel-motor transport and vice versa;
cargo storage on the port’s premises (for storage of containers a payment shall not be collected within first 20 days, in storage of other goods in open yards a payment shall not be collected within first 60 days;
providing a berth:

  • for ship’s agency service (bunkering, supplying vessel with water, ship’s supply, discharge of garbage, sewage and bilge waters and the like);
  • for moorage in inter-navigation period (October-March);
  • for execution of border, customs and other formalities to ships of overseas routes.

Port Handling Equipment

Is the port equipment managed by the government or privately? n/a

 

Equipment

Available

(Yes / No)

Total Quantity and Capacity Available

Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage

Dockside Crane

Yes

4 x 10-20 t

1 x 16/20/32 t.

n/a

Container Gantries

n/a

n/a

n/a

Mobile Cranes

Yes

1 x 36t (Mobile Dock Crane)

1 x 64t (Mobile Dock Crane)

1 x 80t

n/a

Reachstacker

n/a

n/a

n/a

RoRo Tugmaster (w/ Trailer)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Grain Elevator w/ Bagging Machines

n/a

n/a

n/a

Transtrainer

n/a

n/a

n/a

Forklifts

Yes

Fork lift truck (Sisu) 1 x 28t

Fork lift truck (Kalmar) 1 x 28t

Fork lift truck (Komatsu) 2 x 16t

Fork lift truck (Kalmar) 5 x 16t

Fork lift truck (Komatsu) 2 x 5t

Fork lift truck (Komatsu) 2 x 3.5t

Fork lift truck (Komatsu) 4 x 1.8t

n/a

Other Yes

Semitrailer (Buiscar) - 12 x 50t

Dock movers (Sisu) - 4 x 35t

Bucket auto-loader (Komatsu) - 1 x 28t

n/a

Container Facilities

Facilities

20 ft

40 ft

Container Facilities Available

Yes

Yes

Container Freight Station (CFS)

Yes Yes

Refrigerated Container Stations

no no

Other Capacity Details

Daily Take Off Capacity (Containers per day)

n/a

Number of Reefer Stations (connection points)

n/a

Emergency Take-off Capacity (Give an indication)

n/a

Off take capacity of gang shift (in Containers per shift)

n/a n/a

Customs Guidance

For information on Kazakhstan Port of Aktau Customs, please see the following link: 

Website for Port of Aktau

Terminal Information

Multipurpose Terminal

At present time the Aktau Port is the modern multipurpose terminal, having the technological resources, which provide future development of the port, as it has Four oil-loading terminals, which enable to provide handling of 4 tankers with 12 000 tons of displacement.

The port has the characteristics in terms of vessel draft , as follows :
Permissible vessel draft to oil berths (4,5) - 6 м.
Permissible vessel draft to oil berths (9,10) - 7 м.


The port has the following berths:

Length Draft Assignment
2 x 188m 5.5m Oil-loading berth
2 x 150m 6.2m Oil-loading terminal
150m 4.6m General cargo/containers
150m 4.6m General cargo/containers
100m 4.6m General cargo /ore

Grain and Bulk Handling

The port has a grain and bulk handling berth of:

150m length, 4.6m draft suitable for grain loading, heavy-weights and berthing of "Ро-Ро" type ferry

Main Storage Terminal

Availability of extensive areas (over 50000 m2 of open areas and covered transit storehouse - 6000 m2), enabling to safely store any goods and materials, including heavyweight goods, and providing effective management for containers park, which is a key link in the modern port operation.
Reconstruction has provided the port with three multifunctional berths for handling of general and bulked cargoes, one berth for grain export and heavy goods handling and service «PO-PO» type vessels, with total length of new berths - 550 м and possibility of four vessels simultaneous handling.
Four oil-loading terminals, which enable to provide handling of 4 tankers with 12 000 tons of displacement.

Availability of extensive areas (over 50000 m2 of open areas and covered transit storehouse - 6000 m2), enabling to safely store any goods and materials, including heavyweight goods, and providing effective management for containers park, which is a key link in the modern port operation.
Reconstruction has provided the port with three multifunctional berths for handling of general and bulked cargoes, one berth for grain export and heavy goods handling and service «PO-PO» type vessels, with total length of new berths - 550 м and possibility of four vessels simultaneous handling.
Four oil-loading terminals, which enable to provide handling of 4 tankers with 12 000 tons of displacement.

Port Security

Security

ISPS Compliant

(Yes / No)

Yes

Current ISPS Level

1

Level 1 = Normal, Level 2 = Heightened, Level 3 = Exceptional

Police Boats

n/a

Fire Engines

n/a
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