Construction of Baku sea port speeding up
The first phase of the construction of a new international seaport in Alat settlement near the Azerbaijani capital Baku is ongoing at a heightened pace and will be completed in 2-2.5 years, a transport sector source told Trend news agency.
According to the source, it will be possible to transfer Baku International Sea Port from the center of the capital after the completion of the first phase.
Construction of a new international seaport, located 65 kilometers south of Baku, began in November 2010.
Construction work, which will be implemented in three phases, will cost the Azerbaijani government over $1.1 billion. The first phase of the project involves the construction of two ferries, three cargo berths for receiving containers and conventional bulk carriers. The second phase of the project envisions the construction of three additional cargo berths and the third one - the construction of two more cargo berths.
The port can receive up to 11.6 million tons of cargo.
A free economic zone will be created in the territory of the port in the future besides a logistics center.