Azerbaijani vessels shipping pipes for TAPI gas pipeline PHOTO

Vessels belonging to the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) are transporting pipes intended for the construction of the TAPI pipeline (Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India).

ASCO spokesman Mehman Mehdiyev told Caliber.Az the shipments are being carried out from the Baku Port to the Turkmenbashi Port.

The operation involves ASCO’s multipurpose dry cargo vessels: Natavan, Rasul Rza, Garadagh, Teymur Ahmadov, and Maestro Niyazi.

By the end of the year, these vessels are expected to deliver 11,700 pipes.

By Khagan Isayev