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Container Routes to Connect the Black and Caspian Seas

14.10.2025

Container Routes to Connect the Black and Caspian Seas

Azerbaijan Railways modernize fleet and infrastructure

12.09.2025

Azerbaijan Railways modernize fleet and infrastructure

Middle Corridor growth reshapes trade between Asia and Europe

11.09.2025

Middle Corridor growth reshapes trade between Asia and Europe

Container Routes to Connect the Black and Caspian Seas

14.10.2025

Container Routes to Connect the Black and Caspian Seas

Container routes between the Caspian and Black Seas will develop an odern transport corridor connecting Georgia’s and Azerbaijan’s sea and land centers, providing steady deliveries and shortening delivery terms.
Azerbaijan Railways modernize fleet and infrastructure

12.09.2025

Azerbaijan Railways modernize fleet and infrastructure

Azerbaijan Railways fast-tracked development in 2025 by upgrading their wagon and locomotive fleet and increasing the pace of priority line electrification to boost transportation capacity and expand the strategic importance of the Middle Corridor.
Middle Corridor growth reshapes trade between Asia and Europe

11.09.2025

Middle Corridor growth reshapes trade between Asia and Europe

The Middle Corridor is being established as a regional strategic trade corridor linking China and Europe through Central Asia, the Caspian Sea, South Caucasus, and Türkiye.
Azerbaijan is actively developing its railway sector and investing in domestic logistics infrastructure, expanding its freight wagon fleet to enhance transport efficiency and support key transit routes

25.08.2025

Azerbaijan upgrades fleet with 300 new freight wagons

Azerbaijan is actively developing its railway sector and investing in domestic logistics infrastructure, expanding its freight wagon fleet to enhance transport efficiency and support key transit routes.
Turkiye accelerates construction on the Zangezur Corridor to strengthen trade between Asia and Europe, boosting regional connectivity and economic growth through a 224-kilometer modern railway project.

23.08.2025

Zangezur Corridor boosts Turkiye’s regional trade ambitions

Turkiye accelerates construction on the Zangezur Corridor to strengthen trade between Asia and Europe, boosting regional connectivity and economic growth through a 224-kilometer modern railway project.
Iran and Azerbaijan Fast-Track North-South Corridor Work

29.07.2025

Iran and Azerbaijan Fast-Track North-South Corridor Work

The governments of Iran and Azerbaijan have agreed to accelerate construction along the western section of the North-South Corridor to enhance regional freight connectivity and trade capacity.
China Strengthens Middle Corridor Cooperation for Growth

22.07.2025

China Expands Role in Middle Corridor Development and Trade

China is expanding its participation in developing the Middle Corridor to enhance Eurasian trade connectivity, focusing on key agreements that prioritize rail modernization, logistics upgrades, and digital solutions for faster freight operations.
President Ilham Aliyev has inaugurated the Aghdam Railway and Bus Terminal, marking a major step toward Aghdam’s transformation into a regional transport and development hub

10.05.2025

President Opens Modern Aghdam Railway and Bus Terminal

President Ilham Aliyev has inaugurated the Aghdam Railway and Bus Terminal, marking a major step toward Aghdam’s transformation into a regional transport and development hub.
Azerbaijan has signed a $26 million contract with China’s CRRC Ziyang to purchase seven mainline AC50 locomotives and spare parts.

01.05.2025

Azerbaijan Buys CRRC Locomotives to Modernize Network

Azerbaijan has signed a $26 million contract with China’s CRRC Ziyang to purchase seven mainline AC50 locomotives and spare parts.
The construction of the 245-kilometer Alat-Osmanli-Astara railway line has begun, aiming to enhance Azerbaijan’s transport infrastructure and contribute to the Zangezur Corridor

25.04.2025

Construction of Alat-Osmanli-Astara Railway Line Section Underway

The construction of the 245-kilometer Alat-Osmanli-Astara railway line has begun, aiming to enhance Azerbaijan’s transport infrastructure and contribute to the Zangezur Corridor.
Azerbaijan has received $1.25 million from the Asian Development Bank to implement its railway decarbonization program

22.04.2025

Azerbaijan Secures $1.25 Million for Railway Decarbonization

Azerbaijan has received $1. 25 million from the Asian Development Bank to implement its railway decarbonization program.
Azerbaijan is rapidly expanding its railway infrastructure to strengthen its position as a major transit hub between Europe and Asia.

17.04.2025

Strategic Railway Expansion in Azerbaijan to Boost Transit

Azerbaijan is rapidly expanding its railway infrastructure to strengthen its position as a major transit hub between Europe and Asia.