Baku Port handles 4.8 million tonnes of cargo in seven months FIGURES

The Baku International Sea Trade Port handled 4.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first seven months of this year, marking a 3% increase compared with the same period in 2025, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC has said.

It noted that 72,000 TEUs of containers were handled at the port in January-July, up 20% year-on-year, Caliber.Az reports.

The port also handled 1.4 million tonnes of dry bulk cargo during the period, an 82% increase compared with the first seven months of 2025.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov