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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).

A business mission of Rostov enterprises to Azerbaijan set up

A business mission of Rostov enterprises to Azerbaijan has been organized with the support of the Azerbaijan-Russia Business Council and the Chamber of...

Port of Baku starts the construction of a strategic fertiliser terminal

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – The Port of Baku has announced the start of construction of a fertiliser terminal at its new facility...

Barys container ship makes first voyage on Aktau-Baku route within Trans-Caspian International Transport Route

News Release – Port of Baku – March 10, 2021 The container ship Barys, owned by Kazakhstan’s National Shipping Company Kazmortransflot, made...

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 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...

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...

Cargo handling of Baku International Sea Trade Port up 27% in Jan-June 2020

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Baku Port) has published cargo figures for the first half of 2020...

Memorandum of understanding signed between Baku International Sea Trade Port and Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – Genoa port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Baku International Sea Trade Port of...

Trieste and Baku ports sign agreement to boost trade

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 24, 2020 – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has returned home after a state visit to Italy, and and various...

Baku port reports increased cargo in 2019

In 2019, the volume of cargo at the “Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC (Port of Baku) increased by 7,2% compared to 2018 (3.78 million tons) reaching...

Ambassador of Azerbaijan visits Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – President Paolo Emilio Signorini, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP...

China shows interest in Baku International Sea Trade Port

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – Speaking to the local press, the Chinese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Guo Min described Azerbaijan as...

Azerbaijan see transit role to promote business for Turkic-speaking countries

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 17, 2019 – Speaking at the 7th Turkic Council in Baku, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that his country...

Port of Baku at the crossroad of global transport corridors

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 30 – The Baku International Sea Trade Port and state-owned Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure (BPI) Company will...

Baku Port signs agreement with Venlo transport hub in the Netherlands

Venlo, Netherlands (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with companies and...

Port of Baku transships 2 million tons of cargo for first half of 2018

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has reported that in the first half of 2018 the volume of cargo...

Volume of cargo transported through Baku port in 2017 was 4.4 million tons

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – The volume of cargo transported through the Baku International Sea Trade Port in 2017 amounted to 4.4...

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