Baku: A meeting attended by senior representatives of the ports of Aktau, Kuryk, Turkmenbashi, Poti, and Batumi was held as part of the Conference of Heads of Ports of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Organized by the Baku International Sea Port, owned by Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY), the meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation in transforming the Caspian and Black Sea basins into a more efficient, reliable, and competitive transport and logistics space.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, during the discussions, participants reviewed the growing strategic importance of the Middle Corridor, strengthening coordination among regional ports, organizing cargo flows in a faster and more predictable manner, as well as opportunities for joint cooperation. Preliminary figures for the first eight months of 2026 indicated a significant increase in cargo turnover, with the Port of Baku and Turkmenistan’s ports seeing a 34.6 percent rise, while cargo turnover with Kazakhstan’s ports increased by 6 percent compared with the same period last year.