Transport Corridor
The creation and operations of international rail, road and sea routes, co-ordinated to transport cargo long distances, usually international and designed to benefit all participating countries. For example, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor; and the European Union’s Ten-T network.
An area where one or more modes of transport operate and share a common course and specifics of freight transportation. Transport corridors can generate wider economic benefits and costs through their effects on a potentially diverse set of development outcomes.
This topic is key for ports in Southern Europe, the Caspian Sea and Central Asia – developing trade between Europe and Asia.
Armenia and Georgia discuss Persian Gulf-Black Sea transport corridor issues
On February 8, 2021, Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan received Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Giorgi Saganelidze – February 8, 2021...
Cádiz port welcomes rail link to European network
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) February 9, 2021 -The Bay of Cádiz Port Authority has announced the award by ADIF of the construction works for the railway...
Trilateral working group of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia discusses transport
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) February 1, 2021 – Deputy prime ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia have met to discuss the aims of the trilateral...
Huelva port joins Atlantic Corridor and seeks benefits
The inclusion of the Port of Huelva in the Atlantic Corridor, from January 1 of this year, positions the port of Huelva as a global node, since it places it at...
Volumes of freight traffic on the Dnieper for 1-15 January 2021
The volume of freight traffic on the Dnieper for the period 01-15 January 2021 amounted to 257,483 tons of cargo – January 26, 2021 As a result of the...
Valenciaport is at the forefront of Spain in natural gas supply operations
Last year Baleària made 291 LNG supplies in the Port of València with the multitruck-to-ship method, which facilitates faster and more efficient operations...
La Spezia port to invest in rail link to Parma
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 25, 2021 – After years of requests for attention to the strategic works necessary for the development of La Spezia...
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...
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan discuss developing Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
On January 16, 2021, a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interdepartmental group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan established to expand...
Russia predicts high cargo volumes for Northern Sea Route
The transformation of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) into a year-round route will increase the volume of cargo transportation to 700 million tons per...
Results of transportation across the Dnieper in 2020
Despite the spring quarantine measures and restrictions related to COVID-19, the inland waterway transport market was quite positive – January 12, 2021...
Iran’s Anzali and Astara ports report increased cargo traffic
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) December 30, 2020 – Gilan Province’s Ports and Maritime Department has reported that 1.033 million TEUs of goods have been...
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...
Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container rail service set to resume
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 18, 2020 – Following a meeting at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the national railways of Turkey,...
Ukraine plans new rail transport corridor with port of Gdansk
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has signed a letter of intent with the Polish port of Gdansk...
BPA statement on global container congestion
Following several days of media interest in congestion affecting some UK ports, Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive of the British Ports Association issued...
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...
EFIP welcomes the European Commission’s renewed commitment to inland waterway transport and inland ports to decarbonise transport
09 December 2020 The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) welcomes the direction and actions of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy for Europe....
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...
Turkey to boost railway investments, directly connecting industrial zones to port cities
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 28, 2020 – Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Adil Karaismailoğlu, has said that the government plans...