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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).

Ports of Constanta and Baku to push Middle Corridor development

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Romania’s Black Sea Port of Constanta and Caspian Sea Port of Baku in Azerbaijan are developing a...

Kazakh grain terminal in Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 30, 2023 – The construction of a grain terminal for Kazakhstan is to start soon in the Azerbaijani Caspian Sea port of...

Evrascon awarded contract to expand  infrastructure in Alyat port

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has awarded the Evrascon company a contract to expand the general...

EU to ban transit of goods via Russia – here comes the Middle Corridor

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – As part of the 11th package of European Union (EU) sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of...

First Kazakh oil transported to Romania

Ceyhan, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The first shipment of Kazakh oil has left the Turkish Black Sea port of Ceyhan for the oil refinery of...

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...

Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan to create a logistics JV for North-South Corridor

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will create a single logistics operator on the eastern route of the...

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....

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...

Azerbaijan to increase transport facilities for regional trade corridors

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The number of logistics centres and customs warehouses will be increased along two regional trade...

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...

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...

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...

Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in January 2023

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – Below are the 10 most read articles in January 2023 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Of these...

Analysis: Sanctions busting Caspian Sea is drying up, new ships needed

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) January 26, 2023 – Recently, the lowering water level in the Caspian Sea has accelerated so much that it is jeopardising...

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