Which ports are on the Caspian crossing?
On the Kazakhstan side, Aktau or Kuryk. On the Azerbaijan side, Baku or Alat. The port depends on the ferry, the ramp and the cargo.
Routes
Kazakhstan — Azerbaijan across the Caspian
Road plus ferry: Aktau or Kuryk to Baku or Alat. The portfolio includes Masdar’s solar plant in Bilasuvar.
How the haul runs
The combination reaches the Caspian port of Aktau or Kuryk, boards a ferry and lands at Baku or Alat, then runs to the site in Azerbaijan. A confirmed haul on this corridor: Khorgos → Kazakhstan → Caspian ferry to Baku → the Bilasuvar site. The ferry slot and the permits are arranged for the cargo.
Cargo
Energy and project equipment, steel, tanks and other oversized cargo that can take the ferry ramp. For the Bilasuvar solar plant the contractors were Chinese and the financing was Masdar.
Combination
The 45 t, 5-axle lowbed and the 90 t, 10-axle lowbed take OOG and heavy cargo. The curtainsider road train of about 145 m³ is for volume cargo.
Turnkey
Turnkey: permits in each country on the route, a route survey, securing, and an escort when the dimensions or the country’s rule requires one.
OOG: frequent questions
What was the Bilasuvar haul?
A solar plant in Bilasuvar, Azerbaijan. Masdar financing, Chinese contractors. Route: Khorgos → Kazakhstan → Caspian ferry to Baku → site.
Which lowbed goes on the ferry?
The 45 t, 5-axle lowbed and the 90 t, 10-axle lowbed take OOG and heavy cargo. The curtainsider road train of about 145 m³ is for volume cargo.
What is included besides the ferry?
Turnkey: permits in each country on the route, a route survey, securing, and an escort when the dimensions or the country’s rule requires one.
How do we request a haul to Azerbaijan?
Send origin, destination, a description of the cargo, dimensions and mass, and a phone number. Email is optional. We reply within an hour during working time. Phones +7 701 444 93 27 and +7 701 888 83 97.