BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 23. Over the past decade, the number of vehicles and wagons transported through the Middle Corridor has doubled, Trend reports, citing Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC (ASCO).
"This growth is evident in the number of vehicles (TIR) and wagons transported by ferries. In 2015, the number stood at 38,079 units, while by 2024, the figure had increased to 77,071 units, representing a total rise of over one hundred percent, or more than twice the original number," ASCO noted.
Note that the Middle Corridor connects the networks of container rail freight transportation of China and the European Union through the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Türkiye, and Eastern Europe.
Multilateral, multimodal transportation infrastructure connects the Caspian and Black Sea ferry terminals with the railway systems of China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and Poland.
The Middle Corridor facilitates increased cargo traffic from China to Türkiye, as well as to Europe and vice versa.
The route train running along this corridor delivers cargo from China to Europe in an estimated 20-25 days on average, and that is one of the main advantages of this transport corridor.