THE NEW PORT OF BAKU
YOUR HUB IN EURASIA
Baku International Sea Trade Port is anticipated to be the largest logistics zone in the Caspian region and operate as a major regional transportation distribution hub within Azerbaijan’s Grand Hub Vision
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or centuries, the Port of Baku has served as a link between East and West, alongside the ancient Silk Road, as well as a North-South transport corridor that connects North Europe and Russia with the Middle East and South Asia. Azerbaijan has worked to strengthen and redefine the historically important Silk Road in the region by increasing its connectivity through new road, rail and port projects such as the Southern Gas Corridor and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway. In 2007, due to a limited expansion capacity of the port at its original site, the Government of Azerbaijan decided to move the Port to a new
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Focus
AZERBAIJAN 2018
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT PHASE IN 2018, THE PORT OF BAKU HAS A TOTAL THROUGHPUT CAPACITY OF 15 MILLION TONS OF GENERAL CARGO, INCLUDING 100,000 TEU IN CONTAINERS
location near Alat, in the township of Baku, 70km south of downtown. Alat is a part of the Greater Baku area and located at the strategic crossroads of the East-West and North-South transportation corridors.
MISSION
To contribute to sustainable growth and diversification of Azerbaijan’s economy through the development of a world-class port.
VISION
To become the major intermodal port and logistics hub in the heart of Eurasia.
