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New rail-sea option from China to Europe

[ June 27, 2022   //   ]

Georgia-based Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) is now handling ADY Container LLC’s rail-sea service.

It connects Asia to Europe via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor, which has seen increased freight traffic due to the growing volume transiting through Azerbaijan, mostly exports from China.

For the sea leg, ADY Container and Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company deployed a feeder vessel to operate between the port of Batumi and Constanța in Romania every 10 days. From Romania, cargo is transported by rail to destinations in Europe.

More than 9,000 TEU have passed through the Trans-Caspian route during the first four months of 2022 – a 30% increase compared to the same period last year. With the current geopolitical situation in Europe, ADY Container expects traffic through the Middle Corridor to further increase, which would also require adding more vessels to service the route.

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