A joint Kazakh-Azerbaijani intermodal terminal will be built at the Port of Alat, according to an announcement made during a meeting between Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Alim Bayel and AZCON Holding Executive Director Shahin Babayev.

The sides discussed the current state and prospects of transport and logistics cooperation between the two nations, alongside ways to expand transport connectivity and boost the handling capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor), The Caspian Post reports, citing Kazinform.

During the meeting, the Kazakh Ambassador recalled that an agreement to construct the joint intermodal terminal at the Port of Alat was reached in 2024 in the presence of the two countries' heads of state. The Azerbaijani side was informed that the Baku Port master development plan is in its final stages of updating, after which construction of the terminal is expected to commence.

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Special emphasis was placed on implementing agreements on mutual supplies of transport machinery. Kazakhstan intends to purchase vessels built in Azerbaijan, while Azerbaijan will continue to acquire locomotives manufactured in Kazakhstan.

As part of this agreement, Kazakhstan has already placed an order with the Baku Shipyard for the construction of two dry cargo vessels. In turn, the Executive Director of AZCON expressed readiness to consider purchasing Kazakh locomotives in the near future.