President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev highlighted the country’s strategic role in the Eurasian region and emphasized the necessity for Armenia to fulfill its obligations during a meeting dedicated to transportation issues.
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The Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), is quickly becoming a key trade link between Western China and Europe, bypassing both Russia’s Northern Corridor and the Suez Canal.
Due to global turmoil, the importance of the Middle Corridor has grown exponentially. However, the Caspian Sea continues to pose a significant obstacle to the realization of the corridor’s economic potential.
The German Hellman Worldwide Logistics and the Azerbaijani ADY Express have launched a joint Middle Corridor shipment. Part of the freight was destined for Georgia and Eastern Europe, while the remaining parts continued onwards to Türkiye and Germany.
The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) could become a competitor to the Suez Canal for transporting goods from the UAE to Russia, according to Gennady Chichin, Director of the European-Asian Division at "PEC: Global."
Construction of the terminal will not only enhance the Middle Corridor’s capacity but also foster stronger economic ties among its participants.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport has outlined ambitious goals for the corridor, aiming to increase cargo traffic to 600 container trains per year in both 2025 and 2026.
Türkiye seems to be pulling through with plans to build a railway to Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave, which is separated from its mainland by Armenia.
Azerbaijan marks a historic milestone in trade with China as the first container train carrying export goods departs from Baku to Xi'an.
Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (AR) is actively working on developing international transport corridors and strengthening international cooperation.
Azerbaijan’s strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia has long drawn the attention of the EU, China, and Türkiye, all of which support Baku’s efforts to develop the Middle Corridor as a major transport and logistics hub.
Silk Way Group has announced plans to develop a new cargo airport in the Alat Free Economic Zone in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, during a working visit to Turkey, participated in and spoke at the regional consultative meeting of the "3+3" format.
Recently, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu stated in an interview with Kanal7 that the transport corridor connecting Azerbaijan's eastern regions with Nakhchivan could pass through both Iran and Armenia.
Rovshan Rustamov, head of Azerbaijan Railways, says he and his Iranian opposite number, Ali Zaqeri Sardrudi, have agreed on the construction of a railway from Azerbaijan proper to the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan via Iranian territory.
In September, it was announced that China has joined Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia as a partner in the Middle Corridor Initiative, with the China Railway Container Transport Corporation (CRTC) participating in the project.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $47 million loan to support Azerbaijan in digitalising its railway system, according to its statement published on Tuesday.
Despite the sanctions imposed by the West, Russia continues to generate massive revenues from its oil sales.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani dispute has always been about more than Karabakh. It has also been about transit routes.
On September 10, the USA and the UK imposed sanctions on companies involved in cargo transportation between Russia and Iran via the Caspian Sea.
After Moscow made it clear that it supports Baku's Zangezur Corridor project, Tehran reacted sharply, reviving its threatening rhetoric about the inadmissibility of redrawing borders in the region.
On August 30, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov participated in a panel discussion titled “Middle Corridor: Reshaping the Euro-Asia Connectivity,” as part of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual meetings in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The Northern Sea Route, while shorter than the route through the Suez Canal, requires icebreaker support, which increases transportation costs.
The Kazakh government is working to implement the Roadmap to eliminate bottlenecks and develop the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) until 2027 between Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye and between Kazakhstan and Georgia.