Brief history of the Atyrau river port
Regular inland waterway between Uralsk and Guryev was opened in 1916.
The river port was opened on the Ural right shore in Guryev city in 1926, and with navigation in 1927 regular river transportations have started on the river section Ural Guryev – Uralsk.
Guryev shipping agency of the State Caspian Shipping Company was established on July 1, 1929 on the basis of the river port.
Guryev directorate of Ural-Caspian Shipping Company was established on February 5, 1931.
In 1964 Guryev river port separated from Ural Shipping Company and became independent enterprise. Equipment of the river port with load lifting machinery has started.
In 1992, Guryev river port was reorganized into a joint-stock company "Atyrauozenporty".
In 2008 there was a change in the minority shareholders in the joint stock company. Operations on modernization and equipment of the port infrastructure began.
Complete reconstruction of port facilities was carried out in 2009-2010. Berth walls, infrastructure objects, auxiliary buildings and facilities were built anew; life support system was completely refurbished.
In 2011, JSC "Atyrauozenporty" and "ISKER" consortium at their own expense with support of local executive bodies, hoisted 7 sunken ships from the waters of the Ural River adjacent to the port quay wall, which allowed not only to improve navigation in the Ural River, but significantly reduced environmental hazard in the Ural river basin.
Following the results of the port operation, during the navigation of 2011 shiftment of 6733 tons of cargo arrived on 19 ships of various classes was performed. Upon resuming its work after the reconstruction, the port together with the "ISKER" Consortium and its partners, completed the contract for fabrication, assembly and delivery of 12 modular buildings for marine complex of Kashagan oil field. As a result of this project, large modules with total weight of 1893 tons were shipped on 6 self-propelled barges from port berths to the address of the "D" island of Kashagan oil field. Starting this year works on regular delivery of materials and equipment for "Agip" company contractors performing construction and development of the Kashagan oil field on artificial islands began. During the year a total of 2,294 tons of equipment and materials had been delivered on 9 barges. In May of this year the cargo ship "Omskiy-105" delivered to Atyrau port bulky manufacturing equipment and turbines for the expansion of the Atyrau CHPP capacity with total weight of 656 tons. Starting this delivery, works on shiftment of cargo arriving from outside the Republic of Kazakhstan thorugh the Volga-Don canal began.
Works on participating of the port in tenders of major oil companies and projects on international waterway transportations continued. In August 2011 the port performed works on export shipment of general cargo river-sea class vessel "Propus" with machinery and equipment of "Punj Lloyd" Company with a total weight of 913 tons. During 2011 it also carried out reception of two non-self-propelled barges with 573 tons of bulky and large-capacity cargo - rectification columns for Chinese company "Sinopec Engineering" engaged in a construction project of a complex for aromatic hydrocarbons production by the Atyrau refinery.
Following the results of the port operation, during the navigation of 2012 shiftment of 13 897 tons of cargo arrived on 48 ships of various classes was performed. Works on regular delivery of materials and equipment for "Agip" company contractors performing construction and development of the Kashagan oil field on artificial islands continued. Unlike the previous year, in 2012, cargos began to be carried in the reverse mode in both directions. During this year a total of 8 468 tons of equipment and materials had been delivered on 40 barges. In June bulky manufacturing equipment and turbines for the expansion of the Atyrau CHPP capacity with total weight of 557 tons were delivered to Atyrau port on non-self-propelled barge M-43. Works on reception of bulky and large-capacity cargo arriving to the address of Chinese company "Sinopec Engineering" resumed. Dry-cargo vessel "Dmitriy Yegorov" with cargo - heat exchangers with total weight of 242 tons was received in August. During October-November 2012 6 non-self-propelled barges with 4 629 tons of bulky and large-capacity cargo intended for reconstruction of Atyrau had been shifted through port quays...
Following the results of the port operation, during the navigation of 2013 shiftment of 13 928 tons of cargo arrived on 58 non-self-propelled barges with equipment, materials and wastes was performed by requests of "Agip" company for service support of operations on artificial island "D" of the Kashagan oil field. Cargos to addresses of other consignees during 2013 had not been received.
Following the results of the port operation, during the navigation of 2014 shiftment of 3233 tons of cargo arrived on 19 non-self-propelled barges with equipment, materials and wastes was performed by requests of "Agip" company for service support of operations on artificial island "D" of the Kashagan oil field.
Bulky manufacturing equipment and turbines for the expansion of BATYS POWER (Uralsk) capacity with total weight of 745 tons were delivered to Atyrau port on non-self-propelled barge APK-8 in May. Part of oversized cargo from this barge with weight of 383 tons was further transshipped on a type 901 river barge and sent to Uralsk by Ural River.
Works on reception of bulky and large-capacity cargo arriving to the address of Chinese company "Sinopec Engineering" resumed. A barge APK-1 was received in November. The port also received the first cargo arrived to the address of TCO in this month - barge 3610 with a total weight of 631 tons.