During a visit to Tashkent, Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), a subsidiary of AZCON Holding, met with Zufar Narzullaev, Chairman of the Board of Uzbekistan Railways, and Lasha Abashidze, CEO of Georgian Railways. Following the talks, a decision was made for Georgia to join the International Association “Eurasian Transport Route.”
The first container train from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, crossed the Kazakh border through the Khorgos border crossing and transited through the country toward the port of Aktau. The cargo will then be shipped across the Caspian Sea to Baku, onward to Turkey and other countries. The new service is organized as part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR).
A delegation from Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), a subsidiary of AZCON Holding, held meetings in Tashkent with representatives of leading Uzbek freight transportation companies. The main topic of the talks was strengthening the strategic role of the Middle Corridor in the Eurasian transport system.
ADY Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, launched an express container block train service on the Azerbaijan-Georgia route. The first train under the new service was successfully dispatched on January 30 in accordance with a bilateral agreement signed between Azerbaijan Railways and Georgian Railways. The launch of the service is viewed by both parties as a new stage in the development of regional transport and logistics cooperation.
Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), held working meetings with the management of PACE Group, Georgia’s leading logistics company responsible for terminal operations at the Port of Poti, as well as with the management of the Batumi Seaport. The parties discussed the current state and prospects for cooperation between the railway and port structures of the two countries.
On January 30, the Poti-Baku Express Block Train ceremony was held at the port of Poti, Georgia, with the participation of the management of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC and Georgian Railways JSC. The new service marks another step in the development of rail service between the Black Sea and Azerbaijan and the strengthening of regional logistics links.
On January 29, in Tbilisi, Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY), a subsidiary of AZCON Holding, met with Lasha Abashidze, Director General of Georgian Railways JSC, and Tamara Ioseliani, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The parties discussed the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in rail transport.
On January 29, in Tbilisi, BTKI Railways LLC, a joint venture between Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) and Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway LLC, signed a package of agreements with Georgian Railways JSC aimed at fully operationalizing the joint management of transportation on the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway line.
Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), part of the AZCON holding, and Turkish State Railways (TCDD) signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing bilateral cooperation in the railway sector. The document was signed by ADY Chairman Rovshan Rustamov and TCDD CEO and Chairman of the Board Veysi Kurt.
The Zykh Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Yard, a subsidiary of ASCO and AZCON Holding, completed repairs on 26 vessels of various types in 2025. As part of the production program, eight vessels underwent major repairs, 16 units underwent dock repairs, and two more underwent routine repairs.
