Regular lines serve routes to Baku (Azerbaijan),[7] Aktau (Kazakhstan) and Astrakhan (Russia).
Cargo traffic increased over the years, therefore, an idea occurred to build a ferry terminal.
[9] At the groundbreaking ceremony was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
[11] The project involves the construction of the ferry, passenger and cargo terminals in 1 mln 200 thousand square meters.
Being on the trade route Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA), it is able to accommodate vessels throughout the year, around the clock to carry out loading and unloading operations.