Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan is a country on the Western coastline of the Caspian Sea and North of Iran. In recent years it has developed its energy resources and is a leading exporter of oil and gas. Its key seaport is its capital Baku which has developed into a regional trade hub between Asia and Europe.
Eco-journalists from different countries visited the Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – A group of eco-journalists from Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom visited the...
Car-ferry, Ro-Ro berth reconstruction in Makhachkala port, Russia
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) April 7, 2024 – A 32.57 million rubles (325,000 euro) tender for the development of documentation and the construction...
Azerbaijan, Romania discuss new LNG plant for Constanta Port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja has met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Parviz Shahbazov, to...
Azerbaijan’s seaports see a +30.3% rise in cargo transhipment
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – In the first two months of 2024, Azerbaijan’s seaports recorded a +30.3% increase in the volume of...
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...
German business delegation visits Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – A delegation from the German Eastern Business Association has visited Azerbaijan and met with the...
50,000 tonnes of Kazakh ammonium nitrate to be exported via Aktau-Hovsan-Batumi ports
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 21, 2024 – After exporting KazAzot’s ammonium nitrate (3,000 tonnes) through the Caspian Sea port of Aktau in...
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...
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan to eliminate Middle Corridor bottlenecks
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 11, 2024 – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have agreed an updated road map for the elimination of the bottlenecks...
Azerbaijan borrows to increase its Caspian fleet
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 2, 2024 – Azerbaijan’s ambition is to continue to dominate shipping and cargo handling in the Caspian Sea region...
Azerbaijan’s ASCO handled 4.9 mln tons of cargo in 2023
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – In 2023, tankers of Azerbaijan Caspian Sea Shipping CJSC handled 4.9 million tons of cargo. Dry cargo...
First cruise service visiting all Caspian states
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) January 21, 2024 – Moscow has decided to replace services affected by Western sanctions opportunities for Russian...
North-South corridor obstacles according to Russia
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) January 18, 2024 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) project aims to reduce the time and cost of cargo...
Vestas set to operate in Azerbaijan wind project
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Vestas Wind Systems A/S is holding talks about renewable energy projects in Azerbaijan. Energy...
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...
Azerbaijan’s ASCO announces reorganisation
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company CJSC (ASCO) has announced a corporate restructure. ASCO Logistics...
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...