BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 16. The Azerbaijan Institute of Standardization (AZSTAND), subordinate to the State Service for Antimonopoly Control and Consumer Market Supervision under the Ministry of Economy, created the Technical Committee for Standardization of Transport and Transport Infrastructure (AZSTAND/TK43), Trend reports.
The Technical Committee for Standardization of Transport and Transport Infrastructure also unanimously approved draft amendments to the standard AZS 636-2012, "Road Transport: Ecological Classes," concerning the ecological class EURO-6.
In addition, TRACECA member countries discussed the use of semi-trailers as separate transport units in multimodal transportation.
Moreover, an international scientific-practical conference, "International transport and logistics corridor: impulses of development from Zangilan," will be held in Azerbaijan on November 16–17.
In addition, a number of construction projects on highways are underway or completed in Azerbaijan.
Thus, construction work has been completed in Hajigabul district on a 39-kilometer-long highway connecting eight settlements. As part of reconstruction work carried out on the road, the road, which had been operated for a long time without major repairs and was subjected to deformations, was reconstructed according to the fourth technical class.
Reconstruction of the Ashagi Malakh-Gashgachay-Armudlu road in Gakh district is also nearing completion. At the final stage, capital work on reconstruction of the roads connecting Ashagi Malakh-Gashgachay-Armudlu settlements, which are separated from the 11th kilometer of the Gakh-Gashgachay-Armudlu road and have a length of 12.5 km, is underway.
According to the information, 87 percent of work has been completed on the Shukurbeyli-Jabrayil-Hadrut highway, which is one of the road infrastructure projects implemented by the head of state in the territory of Karabakh and East Zangezur economic regions.
It was also reported that Azerbaijan and Chinese company Yutong discussed joint production of electric buses.
In addition, Azerbaijan Railways launched an express train on the Absheron Ring railroad line. The Azerbaijan Railways also launched training for women drivers for the first time.
This week, Baku Shipyard and Dutch Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. signed a contract for the construction of the dredging vessel CSD 650.
Also, Azerbaijan's national airline, AZAL, will start flights on the Baku-Beijing-Baku route on December 19.
In addition, passenger operator Geosky Georgian Wings will increase the number of regular flights on the Baku-Tbilisi route, and as a result, passengers will be served on this route five times a week.
Moreover, Azerbaijan is completing work on the introduction of an electronic system of cargo transportation, as well as continuing measures towards the electronization of services provided by the Land Transport Agency of Azerbaijan, subordinated to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, and ensuring digital transformation in this sphere.