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BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

On September 17-19, 2024, the Four Seasons Hotel Baku a key event in the field of transport logistics in Azerbaijan took place – the international conference BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE.

The forum was attended by over 250 delegates from 25 countries.

The forum discussed topics of international transport corridors in the Black and Caspian Seas, the market of railway services and sea freight, as well as the development of infrastructure in the Black and Caspian Seas.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

🥇 The general partner was აზერბაიჯანის საზღვაო ინჟინერიისა და მშენებლობის შპს (AMEC).

🥇 Gold sponsors: Port of Hovsan, CrossChem Turkmenistan, ბაჰნოოპერატორი.

🥇 Gala Dinner was sponsored by Formag Forwarding.

🥇Sessions were sponsored by MALBI-trans s.r.o., ტრანსვექტორი, BMF პორტ ბურგასი, Port of Constanta.

An exhibition area was also organized within the framework of the forum, the exhibitors were the following companies:

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

ოფიციალური საინფორმაციო მხარდაჭერა უზრუნველყოფილი იყო:

The meeting began with an evening cocktail reception at the Art Garden restaurant.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

ფორუმის დღე ყავის შესვენებით და მშვიდ ატმოსფეროში საუბრით დაიწყო.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

The following people addressed the participants with a welcoming speech:

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Then we moved on to Session 1-1: International Transport Corridors in the Black and Caspian Seas.

პირველი მომხსენებელი იყო Emil Mammadov, Advisor to the Chairman, Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları – ADY / Azerbaijan Railways , Azerbaijan. He raised the topic of the resumption of BTK operations, talking about its new and increased freight capacity, new challenges and opportunities.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

შემდეგ ლილიანა კრუტონოგი, CEO of MALBI-trans, Czech Republic, presented new transport solutions from European freight forwarding companies along the Middle Corridor.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

ამის შემდეგ, კანატ კობესოვი, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of “ნურჟოლკომპანია“, Head of the Council of the National Association of Exporters “KazGrain”, Kazakhstan, spoke about the transit potential of Kazakhstan as an important link in the development of international transport corridors.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

And the possibilities of the Middle Corridor through the eyes of a global shipping company were revealed by ალკან ალიჯიკი, Managing Director of MSC ხმელთაშუა ზღვის გადაზიდვების კომპანია Georgia.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

სესია 1-1 დაიხურა ნატიგ ჯაფაროვი, CEO, ალიანსის მულტიმოდალური, Azerbaijan, with the topic “The role of Azerbaijan in the international transport corridors Asia-Europe (TITR)”. After that, a panel discussion took place on the issues of the Trans-Caspian international transport route (Middle Corridor), its current state, development prospects and bottlenecks.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

After a short coffee break, the second part of Session 1 began. It was opened by Irakli Danelia (Prof. PhD in Economics), Business Development Manager Central Asia and Caucasus, A.P. Moller – Maersk, Georgia, with the topic of the functionality of the Middle Corridor and opportunities for the Caucasus and Central Asia.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Zhanar Bagasharova, Head of Program Development, Global DTC (Digital Trade Corridor), Singapore/Kazakhstan, in turn, described the idea and process of creating a digital trade corridor.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Nuno Nunes, Deputy Vice President – Europe, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH, Germany, and Farid Aliyev, General Director, ALC-Interlegal, Kazakhstan, jointly presented on the topic “The Middle Corridor: “Why should business, digitalization and law go hand in hand?”

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

After lunch, we moved on to Session 2. Overview of the rail and sea freight market, მოდერატორი დიმიტრი ჰასენკამპფი, General Manager, Sales and Business Development, RTSB GmbH - რკინიგზის ტრანსპორტირების სერვისების ბროკერი, Germany.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

პირველი მომხსენებელი იყო Leonardo Vender, Owner and CEO, ბაჰნოოპერატორი, Germany, with the topic of further development of the Middle Corridor.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Yingnan Yao, ბიზნესის განვითარების ხელმძღვანელი DB Cargo Eurasia, Germany, gave an overview of the current situation in the rail transportation market connecting China with Europe.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Next, სტივენ არჩერი, აღმასრულებელი დირექტორი ბალტიის რკინიგზა, Estonia, spoke about the development of the Baltic-Adriatic corridor, taking into account all the changes around Ukraine.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Future prospects for shipping in the Black and Caspian Seas were presented by Hakan Cendik, President of KOSDER – Koster Armatörleri ve İşletmecileri Derneği, Turkey.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Alina Zizina, Director of International Relations and Marketing Department at SIGIS, Latvia, spoke about efficient rail transport, the role of digitalization in accelerating cargo flows and the trends of recent years.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

Session 3. Seaports and terminals. Infrastructure development in the Black and Caspian Seas was moderated by Igor Zhigora, Head of Commercial Department at DP World, the Netherlands.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

The first speaker in this Session was Boris Balev, General Director of BMF პორტ ბურგასი AD, Bulgaria, who spoke about new opportunities for the Eurasian transport system.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

შემდეგ დენ ჯარნეა, Head of Marketing, კონსტანცას პორტი Authority, Romania, discussed the role of the Port of Constanta in the Black Sea.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

შემდეგი მომხსენებელი იყო Cumhur Guzelciftci, Business Development Director, Albayrak Grubu/ Trabzon Port, Turkey. He spoke about the port infrastructure of Turkey, its capabilities, investments, cargo reception solutions from the point of view of the Middle Corridor.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

შემდეგ Mario Escobar, ბიზნესის განვითარების მენეჯერი, APM Terminals Poti • ეიპიემ ტერმინალს ფოთი, Georgia, raised the issue of the importance of economic hubs in the Middle Corridor.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

The forum was closed by კლემენს მატერი, Project Manager for Corporate Development and Strategy, duisport – Duisburger Hafen AG, Germany. He spoke about European transport hubs and new services for the reception and distribution of cargo from Asia.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

The forum participants spent the evening at the Gala Dinner at the FourSeasons Hotel, communicating, making new acquaintances and discussing projects.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

The third day of the forum was dedicated to visiting thePort of Hovsan. Participants listened to an interesting excursion, learned a lot of new things and spent their time informatively.

BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.
BLACK AND CASPIAN FREIGHT FORUM 2024: CORRIDORS, CARGOS, INFRASTRUCTURE – review of results.

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