A China-Germany freight train was transported from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan on the dry cargo ship Maestro Niyazi, the Azerbaijani Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) says.
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In the midst of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Europe is looking for alternatives to Russian gas, it is possible to say that Azerbaijan may become a lifeline for Europe in terms of gas supplies.
Container transportation on the Middle Corridor increased by 28 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, compared with the same three months last year.
Kazakhstan’s delegation led by deputy head of the Presidential Administration – Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan paid a working visit to Baku, Kazinform correspondent reports.
The China-Europe Railway welcomed a new train connection between the Xi’an International Dry Port and Mannheim in Germany. The new multimodal service commenced on 13 April. It crosses the Caspian and Black Seas, passing through Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The Romanian port of Constanta will be the gateway to Europe.
Azerbaijan Airlines will resume flights between Baku and Berlin from May 29, AZAL says.
According to the press service of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the company will start operating flights to the capital of the Czech Republic Prague as part of its summer 2022 schedule.
The increasing dynamics of containers transported via the BTK railway were also stressed during the discussion, with the two officials reviewing cooperation in the fields of communication and information technologies as well.
The rail freight volumes passing through the Middle Corridor (via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia) increased by 52 per cent last year. This surge is expected to be even higher this year, due to the increased interest in the corridor as an alternative multimodal route between Europe and China.
Recent geo-political processes in the South Caucasus and around the world significantly affect Eurasia’s transportation network by changing the roles and positions of its participants.
The Memorandum was concluded between Azerbaijan and Iran, but it is not difficult to calculate how important this new line of communication will be for other countries in the region and for international logistics.
Silk Way West Airlines (7L, Baku) has taken over both B747-400(FSCD)s formerly operated by Sky Gates Airlines (U3, Moscow Vnukovo) following their repossession and has since re-registered them in Azerbaijan, ch-aviation research has revealed.
Ghasemi is in Azerbaijan on top of a high-ranking delegation to attend the two countries’ 15th Joint Economic Committee meeting.
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan agreed to establish a joint venture to develop the Trans-Caspian international transport route. This was announced during the meeting between the Chair of the Board of Samruk Kazyna Wealth Fund Almassadam Satkaliev and Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov on March 9 in Baku.
The Zangezur Corridor will not only contribute to the growth of bilateral trade between regional countries, but it will also open up regional development opportunities and strengthen the South Caucasus' position as a transportation hub, writes Orkhan Baghirov in this op-ed for KarabakhSpace.
The EKZ electric locomotive manufacturing joint venture of Alstom and Transmashholding has delivered the last of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A heavy freight locos which were ordered by national railway ADY in 2014.
Secretariat of Organization of Turkic States welcomes the decision of Uzbekistan taken unilaterally by its respective law that provides reduction of road fees for Azerbaijani transporters from January 1, 2022, by up to four times depending on the carrying capacity of vehicles (up to 10 tons – 100 USD, from 10 to 20 tons – 150 USD, over 20 tons – 200 USD).
ADY Containers has launched a new service between Xi’an in China and Baku in Azerbaijan. The first train commenced from China on 6 December and arrived in Azerbaijan on 29 December through the Trans-Caspian route.
The geopolitical situation in the Caucasus between Armenia and Azerbaijan has hindered the development of rail links in the region.
The Sumqayit-Yalama railway line in Azerbaijan saw the first trains running after its reconstruction. The line is part of the North-South transport corridor passing through Azerbaijan.
Following the Protocols signed in 2009 to normalise relations between Turkey and Armenia, Turkey took the initiative as of 2010 to implement a holistic cooperative project, which aimed at supporting regional ties in the South Caucasus through economic-commercial means reacting effects on a regional as well as global scale.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, will resume its direct flights to Baku, with two weekly flights starting from 06 January 2022.
A railway line from the liberated Azerbaijani territories to the Armenian border is expected to be ready toward the end of 2023, President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday, indicating that Baku already started work.
Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Port of Baku) has seen a significant increase of 21% in total cargo volumes during the first nine months.
