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.
Uzbek government official visits Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – The Port of Baku has welcomed Akramjon Nematov, deputy head of the Institute of Strategic and Regional...
International delegation visits Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – An international delegation led by Ambassador Kairat Sarybay, executive director of the Council on...
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey sign the Baku declaration
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 29, 2022 – Representatives of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey have held the first trilateral meeting in Baku where...
Batumi International Container Terminal delivers the first cargo via the new ADY Container feeder service.
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Georgia’s Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT), part of International Container Terminal Services...
Azerbaijan expects up to five times more cargo from China to Europe and back
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Transport infrastructure of Azerbaijan is ready for a sharp increase of the flow of transit cargo,...
Port of Baku imports raw materials for aluminum industry from China
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – ADY Container has delivered anode blocks from China to Azerbaijan. Anode blocks are materials needed in...
Green corridor between ports in the Caspian Sea
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Port, Azerbaijan’s largest port in the Caspian Sea, continues development of its...
Baku Port plays a major role in the main corridors of the region – IFC
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – Last week, a delegation from International Finance Corporation (IFC) visited the Port of Baku. The...
Nippon Express launches new intermodal transport service from China to Europe via the Caspian Sea
Tokyo, Japan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd., a Group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. on Friday, April 1 launched...
Kuryk to triple its cargo handling and increase the transport of vehicles
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The war in Ukraine and the massive Western sanctions against Russia are redrawing the transport map of...
Maersk introduces new rail-sea connection between Asia and Europe together with APM Terminals
In response to customers’ ever-changing supply chain needs in the current extraordinary times, Maersk introduces a new rail-sea offer connecting Asia to...
Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone plans expansion
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 20, 2022 – The Alat Free Economic Zone (FEZ) is planning an expansion, Board Chairman of the Alat FEZ Authority Valeh...
TRACECA and USAID will hold a Study Tour for carriers along the Central Asia
News Release – TRACECA and USAID will hold a Study Tour for carriers along the Central Asia – May 4, 2022 Starting from May 16, 2022, the Road...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company launches new Ro-Pax-type ferry
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) May 9, 2022 – The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) has launched a service for its new Ro-Pax-type ferry, the...
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics starts new container train service between China and Europe
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 29, 2022 – German company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics will start a new container train service linking the Chinese...
Azertelecom and Sparkle to cooperate on the digital Silk Way project
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy, and AzerTelecom, a leading wholesale telecommunications operator of Azerbaijan, signed a...
Three more container ships to double the cargo capacity of the Middle Corridor between Aktau and Baku
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – As of September the number of ships that operate the Caspian Sea line between the Aktau in Kazakhstan and...
Two feeder vessels to double the capacity of Turkmenbashi-Baku container line
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – Two feeder vessels started regular sailing between the Turkmen port of Turkmenbashi and the Azerbaijani...
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan visits Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan Bahram Ashrafkhanov has visited the Port of Baku. Baku...
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan agree to joint logistics projects
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop projects in the...