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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).

Three more container ships to double the cargo capacity of the Middle Corridor between Aktau and Baku

Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – As of September the number of ships that operate the Caspian Sea line between the Aktau in Kazakhstan and...

Two feeder vessels to double the capacity of Turkmenbashi-Baku container line

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – Two feeder vessels started regular sailing between the Turkmen port of Turkmenbashi and the Azerbaijani...

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan visits Port of Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan Bahram Ashrafkhanov has visited the Port of Baku. Baku...

Port of Baku awarded two ISO certificates

Port of Baku awarded two ISO certificates: ISO 50001: 2018 – Energy management and ISO 45001: 2018 – Occupational safety and health management...

Azerbaijan Railways changes exports routes to avoid Russia

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 17, 2022 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine means that exporters, companies and countries, are diverting cargo...

Port of Baku looks for more company investment

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC has held talks with companies operating at the port. The aim of...

EU helps develop Port of Baku into green and smart complex

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) March 15, 2022 – The “Support to Capacity Building of Baku Port” project implemented by the European Union with the...

Baku Port receives recertification of ISO 14001: 2015 “Environmental Protection Management Standard”

As Baku Port, we strive to improve port services, sustain our operations and create transparency in the business process by applying modern standards and...

Kazakhstan seeks greater use of ports of Aktau and Kuryk

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 10, 2022 – International sanctions against Russia means that Kazakhstan is seeking alternative routes to export...

Poti increased its cargo handling capacity just in time to take over cargo destined to Russian and Ukrainian ports

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 6, 2022 – The Georgian-American transport company PACE Group, the country’s largest, opened on January 29 a new...

Kazakhstan’s cargo is a collateral damage of sanctions against Russia; Caspian ports are a solution to the problem

Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) March 5, 2022 – After the introduction of comprehensive sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, and in the...

Baku Port signs agreement with Egyptian Port of Alexandria

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 4, 2022 – Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and Director General of Baku International...

Port of Baku increase cargo throughput by over 14% in 2021

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 10, 2022 – Last year, the volume of total cargo handled by Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Baku Port)...

ADY Container delivers the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – The first block train, operated by ADY Container LLC, consisting of 50 containers departing from the...

Port of Baku welcomes delegation from Euroports group

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 31, 2022 – Last week, a delegation led by Euroports Group CEO Frederic Platini visited to the Port of Baku Port....

Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia agree on a transit route connecting Persian Gulf with Black Sea

Amirabad, Iran (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – In a desperate need of trade links severely curtailed under Western sanctions, Iran has agreed with...

Total cargo turnover of Baku Port increased by 21% in the first three quarters of 2021

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 22, 2021 – In the first nine months of 2021, the Port of Baku handled 4.29 million tons of cargo, a 21% increase...

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