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Baku

The capital of Azerbaijan, the port of Baku is located on the Western Caspian Sea coast. It is a key port on the new Silk Road and trade corridors both East-West and North-South, and Azerbaijan’s primary port. It is operated by the Port of Baku (port authority).

Baku Hovsan International Sea Trade Port joins Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) association

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – Baku Hovsan International Sea Trade Port OJSC has become a member of the Trans-Caspian International...

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...

Ports of Barcelona, Vigo and Baku receive EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS) certificate

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 23, 2019 – The ports of Barcelona Vigo (both Spain) and Baku (Azerbaijan) have been awarded EcoPorts’...

First direct container train departs from Baku to Europe

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) October 20, 2019 – A 42-container block train has recently left the Chinese city of Xi’an to Prague, in the Czech...

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...

Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan to set up INSTC working group

Sochi, Russia (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – The transport ministries of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish a working group in order...

Iran and Azerbaijan discuss International North-South Transport Corridor

Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) August 13, 2019 – Azerbaijani Economy Minister and Co-chairman of the Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission for Economic,...

Remarks by President Donald Tusk after his meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

News – Remarks by President Donald Tusk after his meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev – July 10, 2019 Thank you, dear President...

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...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev seeks investment during China visit

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 25, 2019 – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is in China and has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of...

International North-South Transport Corridor set to expand capacity

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – At a meeting of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) coordination council in Tehran,...

Russian transport projects that will help Azerbaijan’s ports

Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – In February, the Russian government has published detailed information on Russian national projects...

60,000 TEUs via the Middle railway corridor between China and Europe in 2019

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 4, 2019 – Some 60,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)’s should be shipped along the Middle Corridor in 2019,...

Caspian Sea cruises planned

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) 02.02.2019 – Azerbaijan and Russia are to develop sea cruise-based tourism between the ports of the five Caspian Sea...

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...

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...

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