Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Jan. 17
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
Turkey’s Gap Insaat company plans to complete construction of the international sea port in the city of Turkmenbashi in December 2017, Turkmenistan State News Agency reported Jan. 17.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the city of Turkmenbashi to inspect and review the construction of the port, according to the agency. The project’s implementation will create over 2,500 jobs. The annual capacity of the port will be 17-18 million tons.
The cost of the project is more than $1.5 billion.
The project of the new port in the city of Turkmenbashi envisages construction of ferry, passenger and container terminals. The complex will include general loading terminal, bulk cargo terminal, polypropylene terminal, as well as shipbuilding and ship repair plants. Motorway with trestle flyovers will be also erected, and railroad tracks will be laid.
The total area of the new port will be over 1.4 million square meters. The total length of the mooring line will be 3,800 meters.
The international ferry and passenger port in the city of Turkmenbashi will be able to serve 300,000 passengers and 75,000 trailers a year. The container terminal has an average annual capacity of 400,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units).
It is also expected that the new port will boost the development of industrial and transport infrastructure, attraction of investments, and will help to increase the flow of tourists to Turkmenistan.