In the wake of disruptions across traditional maritime and overland trade routes, Azerbaijan has emerged as one of Eurasia’s most critical transit hubs. Nestled between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, the country now functions as the linchpin of the Middle Corridor, also known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) - a multimodal trade corridor connecting China to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Türkiye. The center of this transformation is the Port of Alat (Port of Baku) - a state-of-the-art logistics complex located about 70 kilometers south of Baku. Since its operational launch in 2018, Alat has become the beating heart of Eurasia’s east-west connectivity, linking sea, rail, and road transport into one seamless chain. Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the war between Russia and Ukraine have significantly disrupted global trade routes, forcing a major realignment of international logistics systems. The Northern Corridor through Russia became untenable for many Western and East Asian........

© AzerNews