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 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...
Second Caspian feeder line Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan starts with Uzbek cargo
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – More than 100 (40-foot) containers were transshipped through Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea port...
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...
Second feeder container line across Caspian from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Turkmenistan’s Merchant Marine Fleet will provide its Balkan vessel for the second feeder container...
EBRD to provide a $100 million loan to Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will finance the development of...
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...
Uzbekistan to open container terminals and storage facilities in Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan is looking for opportunities to open container terminals and storage facilities at...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping has ordered another vessel from Baku Shipyard
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC (ASCO) has ordered another Ro-pax vessel from Baku Shipyard LLC....
Four countries sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – The countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary have signed an agreement to construct an...
Sanctions force Russia to ask for inclusion of its Caspian ports in the Lapis Lazuli corridor
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Hard pressed to move its trade in the southeast direction due to western sanctions, Russia is...
Trade turnover between Russia and China increased by 32% following western sanctions
Beijing, China (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – Following western sanctions against Russia for its invasion in Ukraine, Russia-China trade turnover in...
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, RCG and Cabooter Group to increase cargo transportation from Europe to China
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 6, 2022 – Port of Baku, Rail Cargo Group (ÖBB RCG, the freight division of Austrian Federal Railways) and...
Port of Baku and EU cooperate on “Green Port Concept”
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 5, 2022 – The Port of Baku and EU cooperate on the “Support for the implementation of the Green Port...
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey JV for TITR transport corridor
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 27, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey want to create a joint venture within the framework of...
Georgia, Azerbaijan discuss LNG terminal
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 22, 2022 – Officials from Georgia and Azerbaijan have been discussing the joint set-up of an liquefied natural...
Russia dreams of a North-South corridor as a competitor to the Suez Canal
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 1, 2022 – The International North-South International Transport Corridor (INSTC) can in the future become a real...