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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.

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be launched at the end of October

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) October 7, 2017 – The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will be launched at the end of October, Ahmet Arslan, Turkish...

Event – Argus Caspian-Black Sea Transport Corridor – 2017, Batumi, September 14-15, 2017

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi is hosting the international conference “Argus...

Event – IAPH Conference 2018 – Baku, My 8-11, 2018

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – The 2018 IAPH (International Association of Ports and Harbors) World Ports Conference will be held...

Caspian Energy Transport Forum and Caspian Energy ICT Forum to be held in September

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 29, 2017 – On September 20, 2017, Caspian European Club and Caspian American Club will host the Caspian Energy...

Baku International Sea Trade Port attends Silk Road conference

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – China has hosted an international conference dedicated to the Chinese transcontinental project...

Azeri oil exports through Novorossiysk port rise 31% y/y in H1 2017

Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 2, 2017 – The exports of Azeri oil through Russia’s Novorossiysk port rose by 31% on the year in the first...

Investors of maritime projects discuss potential of Kazakhstan’s ports

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – On July 20, a forum took place in Aktau to discuss increasing cargo in Azeri ports. An international...

Railways of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan agreed to strengthen ties

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 12, 2017 – The head of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kanat Alpysbayev has held talks with Deputy Prime Minister of...

Washington hosts Trans Caspian Forum

Washington, United States (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – The second annual Trans-Caspian Forum – East-West Trade and Transit Corridor has taken...

Georgia, Iran & Azerbaijan to launch south-west transport corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – The heads of Georgian, Iranian and Azerbaijani railways have discussed launching a new South-West...

Baku’s new port can become hub for Asia-Europe trade – analyst

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Azerbaijan’s Center for Sustainable Development Studies president Nariman Agayev has recommended the...

Baku port head says more harbours to join Trans-Caspian International Transport Route

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – The number of ports that will join the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TMTM) will be increased,...

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia sign agreement on Trans-Caspian transport corridor

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 2, 2017 – At a meeting of the Union of Legal Entities of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route...

Baku International Sea Trade Port increases cargo trade in 2016

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 9, 2016 – In 2016 Baku International Sea Trade Port unloaded 4.5 million tons of cargo, up by 47% compared to...

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