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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.

New fertiliser terminal in Baku port by July

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – A new mineral fertiliser terminal of Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea Port of Baku will become operational by...

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,...

Azerbaijan and China sign logistics agreement

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 17, 2023 – Azerbaijan and China have signed a logistics agreement aimed at improving transport across Azerbaijan....

Russia’s North-South corridor is struggling and is overrated

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – The International North-South Corridor (INSTC) is sold by Moscow’s propaganda to the local audience...

KazTransOil exports oil via Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 20, 2023 – KazTransOil has shipped 6,900 tons of oil for export via Aktau for delivery to the port of Baku, the...

KazTransOil to ship Kashagan oil via Baku and Aktau

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – KazTransOil has announced a trial shipment of 7,000 tonnes of oil from the Kashagan field via the port...

Sanctions force Russia to allow foreign ships in Volga-Don Shipping Canal

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Western sanctions are forcing Russia to redirect its trade and cargo from the north-west to the south-east of...

The Middle Corridor as a preferred route

Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Geopolitical conditions suggest strongly that the Middle Corridor will see more use than the Northern...

Azerbaijan’s ports handled 11.4% more cargo YOY in January 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The Caspian Sea ports of Azerbaijan increased the transshipment of goods by 11.4% in January 2023 to...

Russia’s Astrakhan region cargo turnover with Azerbaijan increases

Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – The cargo turnover between the Caspian Sea ports of Russian Astrakhan region (Astrakhan and Olya) and...

Argentina’s ProMendoza sends trade mission to the Near East

Berlin, Germany (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – ProMendoza has started an ambitious mission on February 8, which will last until February 28 to Europe...

13 times more cargo to Latin America via Baku port in 2022

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – Cargo transportation through Azerbaijan’s Baku Port in 2022 to Latin American countries increased 13...

DP World signs digitalisation agreement with the Caspian Containers Company

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) February 22, 2023 – DP World has signed a cooperation agreement with Swiss-based Caspian Containers Company SA (CCCSA)...

Azerbaijan’s ports handled 11.75 million tonnes of cargo in 2022

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – The seaports of Azerbaijan in 2022 increased the transshipment of goods by 32.4% to 11.750 million...

Baku port handled over 6.3 million tonnes of cargo in 2022

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 21, 2023 – Cargo turnover of Baku International Sea Trade Port in 2022 was 6.314 million tonnes, which is +13.6% more...

New combined intermodal and multimodal terminal for Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 19, 2023 – By the beginning of 2024, the construction of the second phase of Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku...

First eTIR Transport – Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan

The first electronic TIR (eTIR) transport in line with the Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR...

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