Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group recently launched two new connections from Munich, in southern Germany, and from Tekirdag, in northwestern Türkiye. The centre of this initiative is Curtici, in western Romania, as the two new services are Munich-Curtici and Curtici-Tekirdag.
An equally-owned binational joint venture is to be set up to manage the Azeri and Georgian sections of the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway once current upgrading works are completed.
Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines said Monday it has added a sixth 777 freighter to its order from Boeing.
The International North-South Transport Corridor, which represents a multimodal route from St. Petersburg to the port of Mumbai in India, will be out of reach for Western sanctions, writes The New York Times.
These days, the President of Kazakhstan is paying a visit to Azerbaijan. The two states of the Caspian region are strengthening not only political cooperation but also transport links, which is especially important for Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine and attacks by pro-Iranian Houthis on European ships in the Red Sea.
In a significant stride towards enhancing their logistical and economic cooperation, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan celebrated the arrival of the first containers from China to Azerbaijan via a novel train route that spans the extensive territory of Kazakhstan.
The Baku-based freight airline is optimistic about reaching a bilateral agreement to increase its flights on the Baku-Hahn route. Today, the operations are limited to five services per week.
Initially, the airline will offer three flights per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Starting in April, the frequency will increase to 9 flights per week.
Both sides agreed to expedite the Digital Silk Road project by finalizing the construction of the Caspian underwater optical line connecting Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
Eurasian rail freight services are witnessing significant growth, with a notable increase in cargo volumes between Azerbaijan and Iran, alongside plans for a new logistics hub involving China, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
Azerbaijani cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines has signed a component pool agreement with Istanbul-based MRO provider Turkish Technic for its Boeing 777F fleet.
During a regional conference on the Middle Corridor held in Georgia, Rahman Hummatov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, highlighted the Zangazur Corridor's potential to significantly enhance the transportation capabilities of the Middle Corridor.
Rahman Hummatov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport, recently spoke about the significance of the Middle Corridor at a regional conference held in Georgia.
The Middle Corridor transits through the South Caucasus, over the Caspian Sea, and into Central Asia following routes that were once the primary means of regional trade dating back to the Silk Road.
The capital of Azerbaijan welcomed a new scheduled train carrying 55 forty-foot containers from China’s Xi’an, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
As Russia experiences the impact of sanctions and restrictions in trade and economic relations with a number of countries, Central Asian countries and China are exploring new routes to increase their exports to Europe, bypassing Russia.
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank plan to invest 1.5 billion euros in strategic transportation infrastructure projects in Central Asia to establish a transportation corridor from the region bypassing Russia.
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), in collaboration with the Azerbaijan Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) - Azeraeronavigation (AZANS), hosted the inaugural CANSO Euro-Asia Summit this week in Azerbaijan.
Good news from Baku. The Caspian Air Cargo Summit, which Michael Mackey attended for the ITJ at the end of last year, had two clear messages for the industry.
As Azerbaijan and Armenia head into 2024, the hopes are high that these two South Caucasus nations will finally achieve peace.
US and its allies essentially forced the route through Iran by rejecting or failing to assist Zangezur.
The “Middle Corridor” connecting Europe and Asia has been very much in the limelight ever since the start of the war in Ukraine as buyers and sellers tried to anticipate the implications of sanctions against Russia and other problems in the supply chain.
National railway ADY took delivery of four Stadler Flirt diesel multiple-units during December.
In a recent conversation with Tvnet, Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Türkiye's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, announced plans for the completion of the Zangazur Corridor by 2028.