Middle Corridor
Logistics and trade corridors: Baku port cut vessel handling to 4-5 hours, but full cargo delivery time depends on the Kuryk crossing. Plus: bus terminals on holiday footing, AYNA route tender results and TransportTech, and Kazakhstan's trade growth plans with Tajikistan and Pakistan and its grain exports.
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← All live topicsBaku port cut vessel handling to five hours. A shipment runs on a different clock
Handling takes four to five hours, while the crossing to Kuryk alone takes about 18 in good weather. Neither figure measures end-to-end freight delivery.
Transport · November 5, 2026Azerbaijan’s bus terminals to operate in holiday mode from November 6 to 10
Operators have been told to maintain scheduled services and observe approved fares. Online tickets are available for 97 routes serving 61 destinations.
Transport · November 5, 2026AYNA names operators for bus routes from Baku to Quba, Qusar and Khudat
One operator won two northern routes. The agency also announced the winners for Zaqatala services and suburban bus route 567.
IT · November 5, 2026Three Baku teams propose ways to connect bus, metro and cycling trips
Fifteen of 510 applicant teams reached the TransportTech final. The winners used public transport data to tackle transfers, fares and passenger feedback.
Economy · November 7, 2026Kazakhstan and Tajikistan adopt trade roadmap to 2030
Food supplies, processing and freight logistics are among the priorities.
Economy · November 3, 2026Kazakhstan and Pakistan identify $645 million trade growth potential
The estimate covers potential additional trade across 218 product lines.
Economy · November 3, 2026Kazakhstan ships 2.262 million tonnes of new-crop grain
Shipments to China rose 2.6-fold and deliveries to Afghanistan increased 1.9-fold.