Port of Baku intends to carry out new projects with EU 

Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (Port of Baku) intends to implement new projects with the financial support of the European Union (EU), Director General of the Port of Baku Taleh Ziyadov said at the closing ceremony of the second part of the "Support to strengthen the capacity of the Port of Baku" project, Report informs.

"We expect the EU to continue projects. We started to cooperate with the EU in 2016 and have benefited in many areas. The world is changing. It will be different in 2030-2035. We must have a plan for the next 10 years. Together with the EU, Azerbaijan has set a goal of "Net Zero Emission" by 2035. We are working to achieve this goal. The goal will allow our country to become a "green economy"," he added.

The "Support to strengthen the capacity of the Port of Baku" project jointly implemented by the European Union and the Port of Baku was launched in November 2016, and the second part has been completed.

The main goal of the project was to expand the Port's capabilities in the implementation of the strategic plan of the Port of Baku and the Green Port concept. The project also includes the acquisition of new international certificates, digitization of port operations, strengthening trade and investment activities, development of a specially integrated logistics management system and significant work has been done to expand the digital platform to connect the entire supply chain along the Middle Corridor. A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the Port of Baku Training Center and the Port of Barcelona Training Center at the closing ceremony of the project. The goal is to implement an institutional development strategy to transform the Port of Baku Training Center into a regional port and logistics training centre.

At the same time, as a result of the project, the Port of Baku again received ISO 14001: 2015 certification. This certificate is a management standard for environmental protection and includes the establishment of systematic operations in the enterprise to ensure the protection of the environment and the implementation of sustainable activities to protect the ecosystem.

In addition, the Port of Baku was awarded the EcoPorts certificate of the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) for the first time in the region in 2019, and last year the Port successfully passed this recertification within the project. Thus, Azerbaijan is among the 24 countries in the world that have received this certificate, and the Port of Baku has been awarded the status of the first "Green Port" in the region.

A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the Port of Baku Training Center and the Port of Barcelona Training Center at the closing ceremony of the project. The goal is to implement an institutional development strategy to transform the Port of Baku Training Center into a regional port and logistics training centre.