Container handling volume at the Baku International Sea Trade Port is currently approaching 100,000 TEUs and is projected to reach approximately 123,000 TEUs by the end of the year.
Sea-news.az reports Khudayar Hasanli, Advisor to the Director of Baku International Sea Trade Port LLC, announced the figures during the German-Azerbaijani Strategic Partnership and Connectivity Conference in Baku.
Subject to developments along the Middle Corridor and regional dynamics (including Kazakhstan), container volumes are expected to reach 130,000–140,000 TEUs next year. The port’s existing infrastructure supports an upper limit of 150,000 TEUs.
Ongoing dredging operations, installation of internal rail spur lines, construction of a new container yard, and adaptation of a new berth for container handling.
One new crane has been delivered, and a second unit is on order. Under Phase II, with market research and a master plan prepared by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the port’s total throughput capacity will rise to 25 million tons, with container handling capacity reaching 500,000 TEUs.
