Regular meeting of the Working Group on the Development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Sea-news.az reports citing ASCO, that CJSC “Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping” (ASCO), one of the companies of AZCON Holding, was represented at the event by Mahammad Topalov, Head of the Operations and Commercial Department, and Niyamaddin Aslanov, a leading specialist of the department, during the regular meeting of the Working Group on the Development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on September 14–15.
A number of important issues related to increasing the efficiency of TITR and strengthening strategic cooperation were included in the agenda of the meeting.
First, a report on the volume of cargo transportation carried out along the route during the 8 months of 2026 was heard at the meeting, and existing problematic issues were analyzed in detail. The parties held extensive discussions around the organization of cargo transportation as part of container trains using container ships in order to increase the efficiency of transportations, as well as the optimization of cargo transportation tariffs.
At the conclusion of the discussions, a relevant protocol was signed.
