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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).

Reducing transit time in Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – With the geopolitical situation heavily impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Western...

Ports of Baku, Batumi, Aktau, Kuryk and Turkmenbashi visit Valencia

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – Aiming at enhancing the safety, resilience, and sustainability of supply chains between Asia and Europe,...

Sanctions? Georgia as Russia’s “Auto Heaven”

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2024 – Hundreds of cars are supplied to Russia from Georgia every day, directly or through intermediary...

Baku Shipyard adopts SSI ShipConstructor design solution

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 –  Baku Shipyard (BSY Engineering) has adopted the ShipConstructor design and modelling solution of...

Swiss ambassador visits Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – Switzerland’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Thomas Stehlin visited the country’s Caspian Sea port of...

KazTransOil exported 287,000 tons of oil via the port of Aktau

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – In January 2024, KazTransOil exported 287,000 tons of oil via the Caspian Sea port of Aktau. This is...

World Bank, HR Wallingford step into shrinking Caspian problem

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – Alarmed by the shrinking waters of the Caspian, Kazakhstan invited the World Bank (WB) to conduct a...

China block train arrives at Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – The latest block train sent from Xi’an, China, arrived at Baku Port on January 11, 2024. The...

Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...

China’s NDRC visited Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) visited the Port of Baku at the end of...

Baku port handles 6 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Nov’23

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Azerbaijan’s largest Caspian Sea port of Baku handled over 6 million tonnes of cargo during the first 11...

China Railways delegation visits Baku port, Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 12, 2023 – A delegation from Xi’an International Trade and Logistic Park and China Railways, China, has...

Azerbaijan and Morocco sign port memorandum

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – Following bilateral government talks, Azerbaijan and Morocco have agreed cooperation in the port...

Kazakhstan increases oil exports from Aktau port

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 17, 2023 – In January-October 2023, Kazakhstan exported 2.8 million tons of oil from the Caspian Sea port of...

Cooperation between Baku port and Moroccan ports agency

Rabat, Morocco (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea Baku International...

China’s Shangdong Port delegation visits Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A delegation from China’s Shandong Port Group has visited the Port of Baku. Shandong Port Group...

SAFEEN Group, SOCAR sign maritime and shipping agreement

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Oil...

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