The Caspian Air Cargo Summit summit opens in Baku with a strong focus on the middle corridor and logistical integration

• The tenth Caspian Air Cargo summit in Baku was opened on September 23, with senior government leaders and executives in the industry who confirm Azerbaijan’s ambitions to become a major center for European logistics services.
• It is hosted by Silk Way West Airlines at the BAKU Conference Center, the assembly collects for three days of stakeholders from all over the world to discuss the dynamics of the transformation of shipping, the elasticity of the supply chain and the role of the expanding region in international trade.

The opening session started with Lars-Gunnar Comén, the director of Euroavia International, which was reflected in the subversive forces that experience global aviation over and over again.

He said: “There is always a kind of turmoil in trade, political geography, global turmoil, Covid-19, or anything else that affects the aviation industry.” Emphasizing the importance of maintaining open markets, repeat a message that was delivered in previous versions: “Good free trade. Change management will be decisive.”

Kumin also admitted the long -term support of Silk Way West Airlines as a host holder, along with the Boeing Platinum and a wide range of industry partners. The delegates reminded that the purpose of the summit was not only a discussion of changing the industry, but also to strengthen “many new trade relationships and many fruitful discussions here in Baku.”

Rashad Nabeif, Minister of Development and Digital Transport, Minister of Development and Digital Transport, Minister of Development and Digital Transport, Minister of Development and Digital Transport and Minister of Development and Digital Transport presented welcoming observations on behalf of the Azerbaijani government, Rashad Nabif, Minister of Development and Digital Transport, in the broader transport strategy in the country. The Azerbaijan Sector described the logistical sector as an increasingly “creative agent for global trade”, which was accelerated by geopolitical reorganization that focused on the middle corridor as an alternative road between East and West.

Nabeif indicated that Azerbaijan dealt with nearly 15 million tons of goods last year, an increase of 8.5 percent on an annual basis. Air Cargo was essential for this growth, as Way Way works on one of the largest and most modern fleets in the region. He said that about 95 percent of the folders are transit flows, which confirms the role of Azerbaijan as a bridge between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

The Nabev is the most prominent development of a new international shipping airport within the free economic zone, which is scheduled to start operations in 2027. The axis will integrate air connection, sea, roads and railways, and to consolidate the vision of Azerbaijan to become a multimedia gate through the Caspian and Central Asia basin. With incentives such as special economic areas and tax advantages, he argued that the country attracts the main players of logistics from DHL to Amazon.

Silk group is a road that represents a contract from the summit

With the next theater, Zoridov, the president of the Silk Way Group, celebrated the tenth anniversary of the summit as a regional and international platform. He pointed out that the first edition in 2006 hosted only 80 delegates; This year, the event welcomes hundreds of participants from the United States, Europe, and the International Association of Migration, Middle East, India and China.

“The story of the summit is closely reflected in our airline’s flight.”

Akundov emphasized the Airport and Cargo Village project as a teacher in developing the airline. It is covered by 750 hectares, the axis is built through a partnership between the public and private sectors and will provide “unprecedented chances of trade along the middle path” while strengthening the role of Azerbaijan as a strategic aviation center. The signed agreements include a joint venture with NAVOI to work as a new airport treatment operator, Memoranda with Execujet and GULFSTREAM to expand flight and commercial maintenance services.

“The summit will again provide a platform to discuss the future of the goods flying, the driving forces in our industry, the daily challenges we face and the next opportunities,” said Akundov, pointing to digitization and sustainability as priorities for discussion in the coming days.