Ziyadov noted that the construction within the first phase of the Port, which will increase the transshipment capacity up to 15 million tons of cargo or 100,000 TEU (20-feet containers), will be completed in mid-2018.
"Within the second phase, the capacities will then be brought up to 500,000 TEU. Today, 15,000-17,000 TEU are passing through our port, but in the next three to five years, especially with the commissioning of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and the implementation China's One Belt-One Route initiative, we expect a serious growth in container shipments, "Ziyadov said.
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