The Azerbaijani government is ready to assist all participants of the international North-South transport corridor in every way possible, Sahil Babayev, Azerbaijan’s deputy economy minister, said. “Azerbaijan, being a member of such multimodal projects as North-South and West-East transport corridors, sees itself as a regional hub. Logistics and infrastructure development is necessary for development of…
Addressing the International Rail Business Forum titled “Strategic Partnership 1520: Caspian region”, Head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov spoke about priorities of the company’s activities. The priority directions of the activity of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC for 2017-2018 includes the development of the North-South transport corridor, renewal of infrastructure from Yalama to Astara in order…
A Turkmen delegation presented the country’s transit and transport opportunities at the seaport of Constanta, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. According to the message, the embassy of Turkmenistan in Romania and the administration of the port of Constanta were the organizers of the “round table”. The representatives of the seaport of Constanta,…
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed the further cooperation prospects at the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili. Stressing that Georgia played an important role in the integration of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, President Margvelashvili confirmed the readiness to act as a reliable partner in the implementation of joint transport projects, the…
One of the important goals of the dialogue aimed at development of transportation in the world is to create an appropriate transport, transit and logistics system in Central Asia and the Caspian region, the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said. He made the remarks addressing the opening ceremony of the UN global conference on sustainable transport.…
Public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia seeks to boost capital investment 2.4 times in 2017, to 27.4 billion UAH from 11.2 billion UAH expected in 2016, according to a company presentation shown during the phone conference with investors. According to the document, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to send 46% of funds to purchase property assets, 33% for major construction…
Construction of a railway bridge across the Astarachay river at the border of Azerbaijan and Iran as part of the North-South Transport Corridor will be completed in December, Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways, reported. Gurbanov said the 8.3-kilometer section of the railway from the Astara Station to the bridge at the border with Iran…