Azerbaijan eyes to increase container transportation by rail

Container transportation by rail in Azerbaijan may grow by over 50 percent this year, said Rashad Majidov, director for business development at ADY Container LLC, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC.

He was speaking on the sidelines of the Transport B2B Forum held with the support of the Caspian European Club, Report informs.

Majidov said the volume of container transportation last year grew 43 percent compared to 2018.

He noted that 45,000 containers were transported by rail in 2019.

“It means a 56 percent increase compared to 2018,” he said. “This year, we also forecast an increase of more than 50 percent, that is, the transportation of 75,000-80,000 containers.”