Makhachkala Sea-Commercial Port

Ports of Special Economic Zones in Russia

Russia and Iran have many ports for sea transportation. To facilitate this, ports that are closest to each other are used. This has a positive effect on both speed and transportation costs. The greater the distance between the two selected ports, the longer the time it takes for the cargo to reach its destination and the related costs also increase.

Among the special port economic zones, the two Astrakhan Lotus zones and the Makhachkala port are of particular importance since they are located on the Caspian Sea and have trade relations with Iran.

Astrakhan and Makhachkala ports

The difference in air temperature between summer and winter in Astrakhan is huge and reaches 70 degrees Celsius. So that the air temperature on the hottest days of the year reaches 45 degrees above zero and on the coldest days of the season reaches 25 degrees below zero. The severity of the cold is such that the water freezes from the second decade of December. And sometimes the ice diameter reaches more than 40 centimeters, and this situation usually continues until March.

This also prolongs the time for ships to go back and forth in this port. So that a round trip in the best conditions takes at least 20 days. It is worth noting that the Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port is the only port in the Caspian Sea that is located in a relatively deep sea area and does not freeze in winter. The problem of ice creates restrictions on traffic for ships passing through and reaching the port of Astrakhan in the winter. However, the port of Makhachkala is an exception to this due to suitable weather conditions.

Republic of Dagestan, Port of Makhachkala

The Republic of Dagestan is one of the 85 federal subjects of Russia, which is governed as an autonomous region. Its capital and largest city is Makhachkala. This port city is located on the western coast of the Caspian Sea.

The commercial seaport of Makhachkala is the only ice-free and deepest Russian port on the Caspian Sea. It is an important strategic link in the transport system of southern Russia with the countries of Central Asia, Iran, the Caucasus and other countries of the region.

Makhachkala is a strategic link in the transport network of Russia and Central Asia, Transcaucasia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and other Caspian littoral countries and is one of the most important parts of the main transport hub in southern Russia.

The Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port mainly serves trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. In order to improve services to cargo owners, container lines, including regular, refrigerated and transit containers, from the ports of the North of the country to the Makhachkala Port of Russia have been launched and put into operation by the Caspian Shipping Company.

With the operation of this line, the cost and duration of transporting goods from Iran to Moscow will be reduced by more than 30% compared to road transport through the Azerbaijani border. In addition, due to transit in the North-South corridor in the cold seasons of the year, which leads to ice formation in the Volga and Astrakhan Canals, the use of the Makhachkala Port capacities will be more economical. And with this, the two factors of time and cost in the transit of the North-South corridor show their importance more than ever.

Navigation in the Makhachkala Port is carried out in four seasons. The Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port has a border crossing. The Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port accounts for about 60 percent of the total cargo turnover in the Caspian Sea basin.

Container liner lines initially operate from three main ports, including Anzali, Nowshahr, and Amirabad. If there are containers, the two ports of Astara and Fereydunkenar will also be added as traffic sources, and according to the plan, 9 ships will travel from Anzali, Nowshahr, and Amirabad to Astrakhan, Aktau, and Makhachkala.

A port rail sorting center next to the Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port is an important issue at the federal level. In addition, with the aim of effectively using the existing capacities of this port, a plan is being proposed to reduce rail transportation tariffs along the route to the Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port.

The presence of truck, sea, and rail customs on the one hand and Access to the international airport and the port of Makhachkala and its proximity to Iran, on the other hand, make it clearer why Makhachkala was chosen as a strategic location.

The ports of the Caspian Sea are of strategic importance for Russia because they can. Launch the transportation of goods from India, China, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and back on new international routes. In addition, sea transport is economically the most profitable type of transport and reduces the cost of transporting exported goods.

Iran-Russia Trade House

Fardad Group of Companies is in the process of opening a permanent Iranian trade center in Russia, under the title of “Iran-Russia Trade House”, within the framework of a permanent exhibition of Iranian goods and services, for the Eurasian-Russian markets, located in southern Russia – Makhachkala. Our goal is to launch a “commercial embassy” of the Islamic Republic of Iran alongside the “political embassy” of Iran in Russia. In fact, to activate economic diplomacy, we have launched the largest “Iranian brand center” in Russia.

In the “Iranian Trade Center in Russia”, with the benefit of two truck customs, two sea customs and one rail customs as. A large logistics center, we have provided all areas for storing and distributing Iranian goods in a ten-hectare area in Russia, in order to be the agent for distributing all Iranian goods and services to other regions of Russia, in proximity to the rail, sea and North-South corridor.

“Iran-Russia Trade House” as the export arm of Iranian companies and factories will contribute significantly to increasing the operating profit of Iranian brands by reducing export costs. And as a “smart export management platform” it seeks to intelligently export Iranian goods and services to Russia and other member states of the Eurasian Economic Union, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

Makhachkala’s strategic location in Russia and the reason for establishing “Iran-Russia Trade House” in Makhachkala

In a word, Makhachkala is a strategic region in Eurasia that lowers the cost of exporting Iranian goods and acts as a strategic hub for distributing Iranian goods in Eurasia.

Makhachkala is known as an international regional hub in Eurasia, in a way that traders and merchants from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran have convenient access to it.

Makhachkala, as an export port for Iranian goods, is located adjacent to the strategic North-South corridor. In fact, Fardad Group of Companies in Makhachkala is a smart goods distribution platform in Russia.

Fardad Group of Companies markets Iranian goods and services throughout the Russian Federation. Therefore, Makhachkala has been selected as a high-speed port for storing and distributing Iranian goods, so that after marketing, it can intelligently distribute Iranian goods in Russia.

Makhachkala, with the benefit of 4-season ports, an international airport, and its location adjacent to the North-South corridor, has earned the title of a golden region for the export of Iranian goods.