Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a country on the Western coastline of the Caspian Sea and North of Iran. In recent years it has developed its energy resources and is a leading exporter of oil and gas. Its key seaport is its capital Baku which has developed into a regional trade hub between Asia and Europe.
Port of Baku handled 7.6 mln tonnes of cargo in 2024
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 22, 2025 – Azerbaijan’s main Caspian Sea port of Baku handled 7.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2024, which is 3.2%...
Baku Shipyard builds Damen dredger
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – Baku Shipyard is constructing a Damen Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650. Damen Shipyards Group has...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company adds tanker to fleet
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) has added another “Aframax” type tanker to its fleet....
World Bank discusses second phase development of Alat port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – The World Bank, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and Baku International...
Baku port launches first container train to China
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 27, 2024 – The first container train on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route’s return trip from...
Plagen plans methanol plant near Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – South Korean clean energy company Plagen has signed an initial agreement to develop a green methanol...
New intermodal cargo terminal in Azerbaijan’s Alyat port
Alyat, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China created a joint venture to build a new 40-hectare large intermodal...
Mega state holding to control Azerbaijan transport
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024—To establish even greater control over businesses in the country, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev...
Russia and Azerbaijan create committee on Caspian shallowing
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) October 6, 2024 – “Want to kill an idea? Form a committee”. Caspian Sea shallowing has led to reduced load of ships and...
Port of Baku joins Climate Action Week
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Port of Baku has joined the Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW), being held between September...
Landlocked Uzbekistan increasing cargo transport via Azerbaijan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Cargo transportation between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan will grow 20-30% in 2024, according to...
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to invest $150 mln in transport
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are developing measures worth some $150 million to expand cooperation...
China Railway and port of Baku discuss Middle Corridor
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – The management of the Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP) and a delegation of Chinese railway...
Organization of Turkic States supports regaional trade corridors
Karabakh, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – The Organization of Turkic States held a summit last weekend in Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The presidents...
China started regular truck service to Europe via Middle Corridor
Kurik, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) July 6, 2024 – China has begun the regular lorries cargo service via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route...
Azerbaijan Railways considers operating a terminal in China
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) is considering operating a terminal in China. The aim is to improve land...
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan keep talking North-South corridor
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – Russia is pressing ahead with the creation of a key sanctions-busting route linking it with Asia –...
Baku hosts inaugural Caspian Blue Horizons Workshop
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC, ADA University and IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental...
Sustainable development goals of Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – Azerbaijan’s Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP), the oldest and biggest one on the Caspian Sea,...
First truck transit the route China-Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan-Georgia
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 26, 2024 – In the first trial for the transit road transport of goods along the route...