On January 22, 2020, the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan, James Sharp, visited the Port of Baku in Alat settlement. Deputy Director-General of the Port of Baku Farid Ahmadov introduced the guest to the port, familiarized him with its operational capabilities and briefed that the port covers an area of 400 hectares and has 12 berths.
Mr. Ambassador was informed that the Port of Baku recently was awarded with PERS – EcoPorts certificate and that it is the first port of the region acquiring this certificate