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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.

Makhachkala port seeks Russian transport hub role in the Caspian Sea

Makhachkala, Russia (PortSEurope) August 13, 2020 – The Russian government is planning to develop the infrastructure of Makhachkala port, Dagestan, on...

Baku port: Container Trains from China to Turkey arriving faster

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 28, 2020 – ADY Container, a subsidiary company of Azerbaijan Railways, the members of the Trans-Caspian International...

Secretary General of TRACECA talks with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Azerbaijan

On 16 July 2020 Mr Assavbayev A. A., Secretary-General of TRACECA, and H. E. Mr Zakhari Gross, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the...

Cargo handling of Baku International Sea Trade Port up 27% in Jan-June 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Baku Port) has published cargo figures for the first half of 2020...

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan discuss Lapis Lazuli transport corridor

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) July 14, 2020 – Yesterday, an online meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of...

Ukraine and Azerbaijan discuss further cooperation

Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Ukraine...

New record time for China-Turkey container train

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 7, 2020 – The local ADY Container has reported that together with other members of the Trans-Caspian International...

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan discuss Lapis Lazuli transport corridor

On July 2, 2020, a trilateral video meeting was held between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. The agenda of the high-level meeting...

Azerbaijan and Japan discuss cooperation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2020 – Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Japan Gursel Ismayilzada and CEO of H.I.S. Co. Ltd Hideo Sawada have...

Kyrgyzstan and EU discuss cooperation

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President...

Azerbaijan and Iran to set up a joint logistics centre in Iran’s Ardabil province

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 10, 2020 – Azerbaijan and Iran are planning to set up a joint logistics centre together with an industrial area in...

Azerbaijan and Afghanistan discuss Lapis-Lazuli transit corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar have held a...

Baku, Turkmenbashi, Aktau and Kuryk ports discuss measures to combat COVID-19

Baku, Turkmenbashi, Aktau and Kuryk ports discuss joint measures to combat COVID-19 pandemic – May 20, 2020 On May 20, at the initiative of the...

Cargo traffic through North-South Transport Corridor to be boosted

May 19, 2020 Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin tasked the participants of the regional working group for development of the International...

Caspian European Club organizes Azerbaijan-Georgia-Kazakhstan B2B Forum

May 19, 2020 Caspian European Club has organized the first international online B2B forum “Azerbaijan-Georgia-Kazakhstan”. The forum addressed...

Azerbaijan’s АDY Container LLC reveals data on cargo traffic via Central Asia

May 19, 2020 Transit container traffic of ADY Container LLC through Central Asia to Azerbaijan and in the opposite direction increased by 10% from February...

A panel on trade and logistics was held as part of the Global Web Forum, Azerbaijan

Port of Baku – May 15, 2020 Today, at the initiative of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan, a...

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway increases capacity

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 18, 2020 – The Covid-19 coronavirus crisis has forced transport companies to explore alternative methods of freight...

Azerbaijan Railways announces new cargo transportation terms

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 14, 2020 – ADY Container LLC, a division of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, is to offer more favourable terms for cargo...

Caspian European Club organizes online B2B Transport forum

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 8, 2020 – The Caspian European Club has organized an online B2B Transport forum to discuss issues and suggestions of...

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