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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.

Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia agree on a transit route connecting Persian Gulf with Black Sea

Amirabad, Iran (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – In a desperate need of trade links severely curtailed under Western sanctions, Iran has agreed with...

David Cullen, Head of EU Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Division of the EU Directorate General, visited the Port of Baku

A delegation led by David Cullen, Head of the EU Directorate General’s Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Division, visited the new Port of Baku in Alat...

Unlocking transport connectivity in the Trans-Caspian corridor – new book

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 24, 2021 – The newly published, free book Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor examines...

Ports and logistics scoping study in CAREC countries

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 24, 2021 – A scoping study analyses seaports and multimodal corridors serving Central Asia Regional Economic...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route holds meeting in Baku

Field sessions of the Working Group and the General Meeting of Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) were held in Baku September 23-24, 2021 Due...

Azerbaijan traffic on TRACECA transport corridor reaches 23.6 million tons

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – In the period January-July 2021, the total volume of cargo transportation through the Azerbaijani...

ADB Institute – Regional Economic Impacts of Trans-Caspian Infrastructure Improvement: Implications for the Post-COVID-19 Era

Tokyo, Japan (Ports Europe) September 28, 2021 – Last July, the Asian Development Bank Institute published the working paper “Regional Economic...

Trans-Caspian International Transport Route members discuss progess

Country representatives of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route International Union (TITR International Union) met in Baku, Azerbaijan –...

Port of Ashdod to provide Azerbaijan port with cyber and security assistance

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – Dr. Tala Ziadov, chairman of the Azerbaijani Ports Association, and Bernard Ben Yishai from the Port...

Port of Baku awarded the Eco Ports certificate

Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Baku Port) has once again been awarded the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) Port Environmental Analysis System...

Azerbaijan and China discuss transport cooperation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) September 13, 2021 – Azerbaijan’s Transport, Communications and High Technologies Minister Rashad Nabiyev and China’s...

Port of Novorossiysk to lose Turkmen oil shipments

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) September 9, 2021 – Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR and international community trader Vitol have come...

Port of Baku achieves Green Port status

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 24, 2021 – The Port of Baku has successfully completed a number of international environmental projects and has...

TRACECA and the European Commission hold talks in Brussels

The main purpose of the visit is to deepen cooperation with the EU in the context of the initiatives implemented by the EU with the TRACECA member states, and...

President of the European Council Charles Michel briefed on the capabilities of the Baku Port

President of the European Council Charles Michel, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, was given a presentation on the capabilities of the Baku International Sea...

EU-funded workshop on Baku Port Climate Change Plan for 2035

On June 10, 2021, an online seminar on “Review of Baku Port’s Climate Change Plan and Road Map for 2035” was organized within the framework of the...

TURKUAZ rail service increases Baku-Turkey rail cargo traffic

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – Last month, the TURKUAZ rail service transported a total of 222 containers were transported in both...

Turkey-Azerbaijan Land Transport Joint Commission meets in Istanbul

The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported that the Turkey-Azerbaijan Land Transport Joint Commission (KUKK) meeting has been held in...

A business mission of Rostov enterprises to Azerbaijan set up

A business mission of Rostov enterprises to Azerbaijan has been organized with the support of the Azerbaijan-Russia Business Council and the Chamber of...

The Algerian ambassador to Azerbaijan visits AZPROMO

A meeting with Ambassador of the Algeria to Azerbaijan Salima Abdelhak was held at the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) –...

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