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AZERBAIJAN CASPIAN SHIPPING COULD ACQUIRE OR LEASE UKRZALIZNYTSIA’S FERRIES

29 April , 2017  

KYIV. April 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping has said that the company could buy or lease railway ferries Heroi Shypky and Heroi Plevny operated by Liski of public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia.
According to a press release of state-run enterprise Chornomorsk maritime merchandise port (Odesa region), the issue was discussed during a trip of a delegation from Azerbaijan to the port and a meeting of Port Director Serhiy Kryzhanivsky with Board Chairman of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Rauf Valiyev.
Valiyev said that the government of his country set a task to establish cooperation with Ukraine in relation to the quick implementation of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. Today Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping is a link in the Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor.
Representatives of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping plans will visit the Chornomorsk port in summer 2017.