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Baku

The capital of Azerbaijan, the port of Baku is located on the Western Caspian Sea coast. It is a key port on the new Silk Road and trade corridors both East-West and North-South, and Azerbaijan’s primary port. It is operated by the Port of Baku (port authority).

Analysis – New container and breakbulk shipping line: from Yarimca, via Don-Volga rivers canal, into Aktau and Turkmenbashi, then to China and back

Yarimca, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 7, 2021 – The big losers of the yet to be launched new container and breakbulk shipping line, linking Marmara (Yarimca...

Azeri cargo using the TRACECA transport corridor declines in 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021, Azerbaijan transported 10.1 million tons of cargo along the transport...

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway Line sees increased cargo traffic in 2021

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – In the first quarter of 2021, the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway Line transported 154,000 tons (2,468...

Turkic Council holds meetings on Trans-Caspian Corridor

Consultations on facilitating transportation through Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor (Middle Corridor) were held on 5-7 April 2021 in Baku with the...

Port of Baku seeks to increase cargo handling in 2021

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – The Port of Baku has said the total cargo handled in 2020 was 4.85 million tons, compared to 4.057...

Baku International Sea Trade Port sees cargo turnover up 20% in 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – Director General of Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC Taleh Ziyadov has held an online meeting with...

Port of Baku official joins University of Cambridge Central Asia Forum

News Release – Director General of Baku Port Taleh Ziyadov took part in an online meeting on “Prospects for Regional Development and...

Export cargo from Turkey and China was transported in Baku Port

News Release – Port of Baku – Export cargo from Turkey and China was transported in Baku Port on February 6 We would like to note that...

First China-Azerbaijan container block train of 2021 departs from China

The first container train China – Azerbaijan departed from Qingdao (China) – February 1, 2021 Despite the COVID 19 pandemic difficulties in the...

Port of Baku increases cargo traffic by 20% in 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (Baku Port) registered total cargo of 4.8 million tons in 2020, up...

ADY Express increases transport of export-oriented goods by the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK)

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – On January 12, ADY Express LLC, part of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, started transporting export-oriented...

Analysis – Will Caspian ports become stranded assets if the sea shrinks?

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 29, 2020 – The Caspian Sea started shrinking in mid-1990s and its level is projected to fall by nine to 18 metres...

First container train carrying cargo from Turkey to China arrived in Baku Port on December 10

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 11, 2020 – A train, which will cover a total of 8,693 kilometers, has passed through the Baku Port and headed for...

Analysis – Central Asia to help China bypass Russia en route to Europe

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) December 3 – It is China, again, that is emerging as an unlikely winner from the agreed direct link between Turkey and...

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline exported about 21.4 million tons of crude oil loaded at Ceyhan terminal in first three quarters of 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 23, 2020 – The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline exported 21.4 million tons of crude oil loaded on 214 tankers...

Newly appointed ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan visited Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 23, 2020 – On November 16, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to...

Azerbaijan and Turkey gain a direct road link from the Nagorno-Karabakh war

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – Lost in the small print of the ceasefire deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, that ended six weeks of...

Baku port supports the “Middle Corridor”

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) September 23, 2020 – Speaking at the “Eurasian Knot and the growing role of the Middle Corridor during the COVID-19...

Baku port could benefit from Swiss interest

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has said that it sees the country’s...

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan discuss Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor project

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 28, 2020 – Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have discussed joint projects related to Trans-Caspian International Transport...

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