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Baku International Sea Trade Port

Baku International Sea Trade Port is the operator of Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku. The Port of Baku is situated at the crossroads of the new Silk Road and major transport corridors. It is becoming a major intermodal logistics hub at the heart of Eurasia. Baku and its port form part of the East-West TRACECA, the East-West Middle Corridor and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

AD Ports Group, KazMorTransFlot acquire two tankers for Caspian

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – AD Ports Group and KazMorTransFlot (KMTF) have announced the acquisition and start of operations of...

Azerbaijan’s ports handled 7.45 million tonnes of cargo in Jan-Jul’23

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea ports increased the transshipment of goods in the first seven months of the year...

Baku and Turkmenbashi ports to cooperate on illegal goods control

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 10, 2023 – Baku International Seaport and Turkmenbashi International Seaport have signed an agreement to...

EU delegation visits Alat Free Economic Zone, Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – On May 31, 2023, a delegation of European Union (EU) diplomats paid a visit to the Alat Free Economic Zone,...

Port of Baku signs contract with Damen Shipyards Gorinchem

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – A contract has been signed by Baku International Sea Trade Port JSC, Baku Shipbuilding Plant LLC and Damen...

Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to create a logistics JV for North-South Corridor

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will create a single logistics operator on the eastern route of the...

Baku International Sea Trade Port signs agreement with Qingdao Port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 21, 2023 – Baku International Sea Trade Port JSC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qingdao Port,...

Port of Baku to buy loaders for over €1 million

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Port of Baku, Azerbaijan’s largest port on the Caspian Sea, has signed two contracts with local company...

Baku Port joins UN Global Compact

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 7, 2022 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has announced that it has been accepted as a member of the...

Port of Baku increases car handling

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – The Port of Baku increases car handling in the first 9 months of this year; 9,316 pieces of vehicles...

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...

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...

Port of Baku awarded two ISO certificates

Port of Baku awarded two ISO certificates: ISO 50001: 2018 – Energy management and ISO 45001: 2018 – Occupational safety and health management...

Port of Baku looks for more company investment

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has held talks with companies operating at the port. The aim of...

EU helps develop Port of Baku into green and smart complex

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 15, 2022 – The “Support to Capacity Building of Baku Port” project implemented by the European Union with the...

Port of Baku increase cargo throughput by over 14% in 2021

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 10, 2022 – Last year, the volume of total cargo handled by Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Baku Port)...

David Cullen, Head of EU Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Division of the EU Directorate General, visited the Port of Baku

A delegation led by David Cullen, Head of the EU Directorate General’s Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Division, visited the new Port of Baku in Alat...

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