| Agency Name: | Turkmendenizderyayollary Agency (Turkmen Sea and River Routes) |
| Nativename: | «Türkmendeňizderýaýollary» agentligi |
| Formed: | [1] |
| Headquarters: | 745000, Turkmenistan Turkmenbashi, Shagadam street 8A[2] |
| Parent Agency: | Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan |
Turkmendenizderyayollary Agency (Turkmen: «Türkmendeňizderýaýollary» agentligi/«Түркмендеңиздеряёллары» агентлиги) is a state agency in Turkmenistan that owns several state companies.[3] It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan. The main office is located in the city of Turkmenbashi. It is entrusted to manage state property, maintain transport security-related tasks and provide services in the field of maritime and inland waterway transport.
Agency Turkmendenizderyayollary (Turkmen: «Türkmendeňizderýaýollary» agentligi) was established on August 5, 1992.[4]
In April 2003, an Directorate of sea and river transport Turkmendenizderyayollary (Turkmen: «Türkmendeňizderýaýollary» müdirligi) was established by merging the river and maritime departments of Turkmenistan.[5]
On July 10, 2010, the Directorate of sea and river transport[6] Turkmendenizderyayollary (Turkmen: «Türkmendenizderýaýollary» müdirligi) was transformed into the State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň deňiz we derýa ulaglary Döwlet gullugy).[7]
On January 29, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Communication was established in Turkmenistan. State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan became part of the ministry as an agency [8] [9] [10] with name Turkmendenizderyayollary (Turkmen: «Türkmendeňizderýaýollary» agentligi).
The structure of the agency includes:[11]
Since 1993 Turkmenistan has been a member of the International Maritime Organization,https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/ERO/Pages/MemberStates.aspx which is responsible for enhancing the reliability and safety of navigation in international trade and for preventing marine pollution from ships.
The agency cooperates with the European Maritime Safety Agency, the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Bureau Veritas.[12]