Kazakhstan’s Aktau port starts operating container service from Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2019 – Kazakhstan's Aktau port has started operating a regular container service linking its docks to Azerbaijan's Baku port. The…
International North-South Transport Corridor set to expand capacity
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 7, 2019 - At a meeting of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) coordination council in Tehran, it was announced that…
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Turkmenistan to promote Black Sea-Caspian Sea multimodal corridor
Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) March 6, 2019 – The foreign ministers of Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan have signed a declaration for the promotion of a multimodal corridor…
Russian transport projects that will help Azerbaijan’s ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) February 28, 2019 - In February, the Russian government has published detailed information on Russian national projects till 2024 with a budget…
EU-supported training on implementation of Maritime Labour Convention in Black and Caspian Sea regions
Press Release - EU Neighbours East - February 4, 2018 On January 30-31, 2019, 16 representatives of maritime authorities from countries in the Black and…
60,000 TEUs via the Middle railway corridor between China and Europe in 2019
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 4, 2019 - Some 60,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)’s should be shipped along the Middle Corridor in 2019, four times more…
Caspian Sea cruises planned
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) 02.02.2019 - Azerbaijan and Russia are to develop sea cruise-based tourism between the ports of the five Caspian Sea littoral states, according…
World Bank & EU publish indicative action plan for investment in Trans-European Transport Network
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 21, 2019 - The European Commission and the World Bank have co-authored an “Indicative trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Investment Action Plan”…
Azerbaijan’s Baku port handles first cargo transit of “Lapis Lazuli” route
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 28, 2018 – Azerbaijan's Baku port handled the first cargo transit operation on the international route "Lapis Lazuli", linking Turkey to Afghanistan. …
Port of Izmir to be connected to BTK railway
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 9, 2018 - Turkey plans to connect the port of Izmir to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway corridor (BTK) by rail, the Turkish…
Barcelona port not to launch cooperation projects with Baku harbour in near future
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Barcelona port does not see any possibility of cooperation with Azerbaijan's Baku port in the near future, due…
Port of Baku transships 2 million tons of cargo for first half of 2018
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) August 12, 2018 - Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has reported that in the first half of 2018 the volume of…
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) August 12, 2018 - The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on the legal status…
IAPH comments the effect of developing dry ports on seaports
Tokyo, Japan (PortSEurope) May 22, 2018 - At the recent World Ports Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors in Baku, Azerbaijan, IAPH President…
Anaklia Deep Sea Port becomes associate member of Trans Caspian International Transit Route
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 - Anaklia Deep Sea Port has become an associate member of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, called “Middle Corridor”. "Georgia…
Hupac to connect Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan
Chiasso, Switzerland (PortSEurope) February 18, 2018 - Intermodal Express (Hupac) has started a cooperation with ADY Container and Hupac Intermodal to connect networks between Europe and…
EBRD and International Maritime Organization to jointly promote green shipping industry
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) February 9, 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have announced that they…
European Commission to allocate €1 million ($1.24 million) for technical assistance at Baku International Sea Trade Port
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 30, 2018 - The European Commission is to allocate €1 million ($1.24 million) for technical assistance for the further development of Baku International…
Event: World Ports Conference – IAPH Baku 2018 on May 8-11, 2018
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) January 29, 2018 - The IAPH World Ports Conference 2018 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 8-11, 2018. The main…
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 million tons.…