Caspian Sea: State of the Environment 2019

services and all are navigable year-round. Ports located in Azerbaijan can receive vessels with a draught of more than 5.5 m. The maximum per- missible draught in Hovsan Port is 6.5 m. Cargo turnover at ports in Azerbaijan is current- ly lower than their carrying capacity. Zykh Port has a potential capacity of 1.15 million tons of cargo, 15,000 containers (20-foot) and 12,000 passengers, while Sangachal Oil Terminal can handle up to 20 million tons of oil and oil prod- ucts per year. Hovsan Port has a potential capac- ity of 8.603 million tons of cargo of varying types and 134,000 containers. There are three operational seaports in Kazakh- stan: Aktau International Sea Trade Port, Bau- tino Cargo District, a branch of the Aktau In- ternational Sea Trade Port, and Kuryk Port, all providing services for ships of various tonnages. In accordance with Presidential Decree No. 725, dated 13 January 2014, Kazakhstan adopted the

sociated ports. Iran and the Russian Federation are also focusing increasingly on the potential offered by the sea. It is expected that the Port of Alat, which has been designed as a Green Port (Port of Baku 2018), will reduce unwanted discharge into the Caspian Sea. The discharge will be collected and treated at the port terminal. Upgrading the old Baku port facility to a Green Port and world-class logistics centre using the latest innovative environmental technologies may also have a positive impact on the environment and biological resources in the Caspian Sea (National Contribution). Sangachal Oil Terminal, Hovsan Port and Zykh Port, all international ports, are currently of- ficially registered in the State Port Register of Azerbaijan in accordance with the 2014 Ports Act. Hovsan Port can accommodate ships of varying purposes and tonnage. Sangachal is an oil port. All of the ports provide ship-generat- ed waste reception and cargo residue disposal

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