Transit freight traffic through Azerbaijan exceeded 12 million tonnes in January-September 2026, reaching its highest level in five years, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Digital Development and Transport reported.
Conflicts and climate change have led to a sharp rise in the cost of maritime and river transportation along key routes, including the Panama Canal, the Rhine, and the Red and Black Seas, the Financial Times reported, citing analysts.
Russian and Iranian maritime shipping market participants are looking in detail at creating a maritime container line, head of the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) Andrei Tarasenko said.
The airport will handle passenger flights and cargo shipping
