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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.

Georgia, Ukraine join EU’s Connecting Europe Days event

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – Representatives from Georgia and Ukraine joined the European Union’s Connecting Europe Days 2024...

Eurasian Development Bank sees regional infrastructure needs

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – Last month, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) published a report entitled “Infrastructure in...

New rates for Batumi/Poti transport to Turkmenbashi

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – Transport and Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan (TULM) JSC has introduced special preferential...

A new rail cargo service – Shijiazhuang, northern China, Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – A new rail cargo service between Shijiazhuang (capital of Hebei Province in northern China) and Belgrade...

Kazakhstan to begin the delayed construction of container hub in Aktau

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – After a lot of talk and announcements in the past year, Kazakhstan is finally about to begin the...

First train leaves Kazak terminal in Xian, China for Kazakhstan

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – The first train has departed a Kazakhstan-owned logistics centre in China’s dry port of Xian along...

Russia’s North-South corridor lacks infrastructure, Caspian sinking

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – There were no changes in the transit of goods from/to India and Southeast Asia to Russia in 2023 via...

AD Ports acquired a majority stake in Tbilisi Dry Port

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – Port and logistics operator AD Ports Group (ADP, Abu Dhabi, UAE) has acquired a 60% stake in Tbilisi Dry...

Without figures, Moscow claims cargo rise via the INSTC Corridor

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 23, 2024 – Cargo turnover in 2023 in the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which is key for...

Greece, Bulgaria, Romania hold transport talks

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Last week, the Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, joined a tripartite...

NYT: Russia’s tries to pivot away from the West for good

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2024 – For centuries, trade with Europe was the main pillar of Russia’s economy. The war in Ukraine ended that,...

2Africa submarine cable system moors at Carcavelos, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024—The 2Africa submarine cable system has moored at Carcavelos, Cascais, to Altice Portugal’s submarine cable...

Stockholm Norvik Port in TEN-T

Stockholm, Sweden (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – The new Sweden’s Baltic Sea’s deep sea port Stockholm Norvik Port with RoRo and container...

Russia’s problems with dredging in Arctic and elsewhere

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 2, 2024 – “Definitely bad” is how Nikolay Tyrtyshny, General Director of Rostov central design bureau Stapel that...

Georgia hosts World Bank presentation on TITR-Middle Corridor

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 1, 2024 – Earlier this week, Tbilisi hosted a World Bank event entitled: “The Middle Trade and Transport...

Putin: Soviet-style transport and logistics promises

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – In true Soviet style, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Russia‘s Federal Assembly, the...

Russia to dredge Northern Sea Route with Chinese help

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – The transportation of the dredging fleet from Southeast Asia through the Suez Canal to the Northern Sea...

Kazakhstan develops the Middle and North-South corridors

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – Kazakhstan must intensify work to expand and increase the capacity of the International North-South...

Irtysh River as a sanctions-busting route China-Russia

Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Under pressure from Russia, Kazakhstan is planning a multimodal transit corridor...

Tender for new Albanian port in Porto Romano

Durres, Albania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – In March, Albania will announce an international tender for the construction of a new commercial port to...

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