Transport Corridor
The creation and operations of international rail, road and sea routes, co-ordinated to transport cargo long distances, usually international and designed to benefit all participating countries. For example, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor; and the European Union’s Ten-T network.
An area where one or more modes of transport operate and share a common course and specifics of freight transportation. Transport corridors can generate wider economic benefits and costs through their effects on a potentially diverse set of development outcomes.
This topic is key for ports in Southern Europe, the Caspian Sea and Central Asia – developing trade between Europe and Asia.
New Kazakh logistics center in China’s Xian
Xian, China (Ports Europe) May 18, 2023 – The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev participated in the ceremony for the launch of construction of a...
Bulgaria pushes for a key position in the Middle Corridor
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 18, 2023 – Bulgaria looks for ways to insert itself into the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, Middle...
Free economic zone status paves the way for a container hub in Aktau port
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) May 18, 2023 – Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea Port of Aktau was registered by the government as part of the special economic...
Sanctions: New port and logistics hub in Samara region
Samara, Russia (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – A new port and logistics hub will be built in Russia’s Samara region, following a positive opinion for the...
Landlocked Armenia wants a new transnational transport corridor to Chabahar
Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) May 15, 2023 – s In October 2021, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam...
Armenia wants to operate a terminal in Iran’s Chabahar port
Yerevan, Armenia (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Landlocked Armenia intends to become a terminal operator in the Iranian port of Chabahar, according to a...
Cargo throughput of Makhachkala port to triple by 2026
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) May 8, 2023 – Cargo throughput of Russian Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala will increase to 9 million tonnes per year by...
Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan will create a joint venture for transport
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan have agreed to create a joint venture for regional transport. JSC...
Organization of Turkic States join transport corridor conference
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 4, 2023 – A delegation of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) joined the conference titled “International...
Russia begs Indian businesses to move to its SEZ
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia is trying to lure India into helping it replace Western goods as well as equipment and...
Putin pushes for investments in INSTC
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – Frustrated with the lacklustre performance of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), the slow...
80% less containers in Russia’s Baltic ports – growth in Far East
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) May 3, 2023 – In 2023, port container terminals of Northwest Russia will have only 20% of their capacity utilised....
Batumi Sea Port attends trade promotion in Uzbekistan
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – On April 28, 2023, a conference “Trade relations of Uzbekistan: the role of alternative...
German ambassador visits Batumi Seaport
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 – Ulan Tleugali, General Director of Batumi Seaport LLC, has met with Peter Fischer, Ambassador of the...
Reference – The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
The EU’s trans-European transport network policy, the TEN-T policy, is a key instrument for the development of coherent, efficient, multimodal, and...
Russia and India discussing joint shipbuilding programme
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – Russia and India are discussing an intergovernmental agreement covering shipbuilding and ship repair,...
New logistics center to be built in Novorossiysk port
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – A new logistics center with an area of 20,000 m² has opened in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk,...