Semurg Invest Group is a private infrastructure holding established to advance projects that diversify Kazakhstan’s economy and support long-term sustainable development. “We are seen as a company creating new industries, new employment and new value,” says General Director Nurzhan Marabayev.

That approach is reflected in the group’s flagship project, the Sarzha Multifunctional Marine Terminal, aiming at tripling capacities at the Port of Kuryk, which anchors a broader platform spanning shipping, aquaculture, critical metals and infrastructure. First conceived in 2010, the port was developed in partnership with national rail and logistics operator KTZ, enabling subsequent investment in privately operated terminals within the wider port complex.

Today, one terminal is being implemented together with Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group: the Sarzha Grain Terminal, scheduled for completion in 2027 – while partners are also discussing a second project: a multipurpose terminal designed to handle containerised, dry bulk…