Duisburger Hafen AG Sets Sights On Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Route
Date
9/18/2024 3:12:14 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18.
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) route poses a particular interest to
Duisburger Hafen AG, company's Project Manager Corporate
Development & Strategy Klemens Materi said during the session,
"Seaports and terminals. Infrastructure development in the Black
and Caspian Sea region" at the Black and Caspian Freight Forum 2024
in Baku, Trend
reports.
"Our company is actively investing in the development of the
Middle Corridor and is giving this direction priority attention. We
are constructing a route through the Containment Terminal Railport,
which we began building in 2017 in collaboration with the Turkish
AKAS company.
The terminal will be fully operational this year, and by January
2025, its maximum capacity will reach 360,000 kilometers of cargo
transportation per year. We're very hopeful for the successful
development of this facility and are confident that it will be an
important contribution to the development of regional
infrastructure," he emphasized.
To note, the modernization of BTK has increased its capacity
fivefold, from one million to five million tons of cargo annually.
This improvement pertains to the segment of the corridor running
through Azerbaijan and Georgia. Further developments in Türkiye are
expected to enhance cargo volumes over time.
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