AD Ports Group has acquired a majority share in the Tbilisi Dry Port. The logistics company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, purchased sixty per cent of shares. Construction on the dry port is still ongoing, but...Read more
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line (BTK), spanning the territories of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, has been undergoing a major ‘facelift’ since last year. The goal is for the line to regain its past prestige and become...Read more
Lithuania’s national rail freight company LTG Cargo will stop re-exporting luxury cars to third countries from 1 December. From now until then, these services will be subject to enhanced checks. The decision was taken among...Read more
For forwarders focusing on containerised cargo volumes, using the Middle Corridor between China and Europe costs more than it brings. The route gained much exposure because of the war in Ukraine as an option to...Read more
Is the Middle Corridor growing? In theory, it looks like so. The port of Poti witnessed an 80 per cent increase in containerised cargo volumes eastbound alone. Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) experienced an 86 per cent...Read more
After a long time, Maersk returned to the forefront of Eurasian connections. The global shipping player launched a new intermodal service connecting the port of Poti in Georgia with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan using the Middle...Read more
The Middle Corridor is gaining popularity in Scandinavian countries as a route connecting the region to Central Asian markets. As sanctions tighten and Scandinavians keep avoiding the Russian route, the alternative corridor is experiencing a...Read more
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, connecting Turkey to Azerbaijan via Georgia, has been experiencing disruptions due to maintenance work. While there seem to be disagreements on who is keeping the infrastructure to reopen, companies still have...Read more
ANALYSISThe ports of Baku and Poti, in Azerbaijan and Georgia, respectively, are on track to increase their significance for cargo flows directed to Europe. Both hubs are currently undergoing transformational processes that could facilitate and...Read more
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to establish a single company operating in the Middle Corridor. The two parties expect Georgia to join them as well soon. The result will be a new tripartite...Read more
Uzbekistan and Georgia want to increase bilateral trade to 500 million US dollars in the next few years. At the same time, they will attempt to develop their transport and logistics synergies further. The main...Read more
Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) sent the first trans-Caspian China-Europe train from Jiaozhou, in eastern China, to the port of Koper, in Slovenia. The convoy, loaded with new electric vehicles, covered the 13,000-kilometre route in 45 days....Read more
Port connectionsCMA CGM is eager to link Central Asia and the Caucasus to its sea services. A new intermodal product will directly connect trains from the Middle Corridor to Georgia and forward cargo towards Piraeus and...Read more
INTERVIEW2022 was a highlight year for the port of Poti in Georgia. The location has been involved in the bulk of transport projects linking China and Central Asia to Europe via the Black Sea. According...Read more
The potential of the Middle Corridor should be seen from a more regional perspective. The potential for northern and western markets is relatively small, but for central and eastern Europe, and for Central Asia, the...Read more
Turkmenistan will join India, Russia, and Iran on the International North-South Corridor (INSTC). The countries signed agreements towards this end last week during the Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries, held in Avaza, in...Read more
The Trans-Caucasus Transport Corridor (CTC) can reach a high-efficiency level if Georgia and Azerbaijan coordinate and follow specific actions. The World Bank has come up with a Strategy and Action plan highlighting the focus areas...Read more
Iran is negotiating with Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Greece to launch a new multimodal corridor. The Persian Gulf-Black Sea project will connect the two regions using rail and sea links. It is an ambitious...Read more
A bunch of 40-foot containers were transported from the port of Alexandria (Egypt) to the port of Poti (Georgia) and from there to Kazakhstan (Kostanay station) by rail. The specific transport route was used for...Read more
The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line connecting Azerbaijan to Turkey saw the longest freight train since its opening on its tracks last week. A 940-metre-long freight train consisting of 82 containers ran from Turkey via Georgia to...Read more
For Kazakhstan, the Caucasian states have already become an important region in terms of transport. It operates the seaport facilities in Georgia, engages the region into its multimodal logistics solutions such as the Middle Corridor...Read more